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Tips For Coming Up With Money To Pay Your Attorney

31 December 2015

Deann Miles

If you are in need of legal representation and you are not eligible for any type of free legal counsel through your state, then you are going to need to come up with a significant amount of money. You will generally need a retainer, which is an amount that will vary from one criminal attorney to the next, and you will need money to cover their hourly fee should the need for legal assistance continue after you have used up the time that your initial retainer payment covered. To help make sure that you are going to be able to cover such fees, you might want to consider the following suggestions.

Ask To Work Off Some Of The Bill

While there is no guarantee that all attorneys are willing to work with their clients, because this is a creative tip that reaches outside the normal realm of how people usually pay their debts, some small town attorneys might be willing to work something out with you. It never hurts to ask. If you can, explain to your attorney that you are experiencing a financial hardship and you are in need of some creative solutions in order to cover his or her bill. Ask if you can clean their law office, shovel snow from their parking lot, or answer phones when the secretary needs a day off in exchange for a reduction on your bill. You might not be able to work enough to pay off the entire debt, but every bit helps. 

Sell Your Gold Jewelry For What It's Worth

If you are getting ready to sell your gold jewelry, you will want to make sure that you are getting what it is worth. When selling to private buyers, you might want to first have your jewelry appraised. Sure, you might have to pay a small fee to have it appraised, but if you are then able to request a lot more for your jewelry, the initial investment for an appraisal will be more than worth it. If you are thinking of selling your gold jewelry to a business that buys gold according to its weight and pays in cash, then you want to look at the trends in the gold market. These companies pay you according to the current value of gold on the day that you take it in. There are plenty of websites and even some apps for your smart phone that can keep you updated in real time as to the current market value of your home. Sell when the value is high and hold on to it when the value is low.

Set Up An Online Donation Account

If you are willing to share your personal situation with your friends and family, then you might want to set up an online donation account that you can link to your social media pages and email to friends and family that are not on those pages. You generally explain your situation and then set a monetary goal that you are trying to reach. People can send their contribution anonymously and send any dollar amount that they want.

With those three unique tips for coming up with the money you need for legal assistance, you should be able to pay an attorney in no time at all.

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