[WSBAPT] Fee Agreement Provision

[Heather deVrieze]

Paul,

My client agreement says:
"We maintain a file for every client matter for a time, as required by law, and may destroy your file without notice in the future. If you would like copies of the file, or any portion thereof, please ask. We may require payment for extraordinary copying or shipping costs"

Heather


Heather S. de Vrieze
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From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Paul Neumiller
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 9:59 AM
To: wsbapt at lists.wsbarppt.com
Subject: [WSBAPT] Fee Agreement Provision

As I spend hours in the basement deciding which old files to shred, a thought came to mind.  Does anyone out there in lawyerland use a provision/paragraph in his or her fee agreement that says, basically, the attorney has the right to destroy the file after say, 7 years.  I know one attorney's fee agreement says that the attorney will retain the file for one year but is not obligated beyond the one year (BUT, he holds onto the file for at least seven years.)  I am hoping this posting will address the nature of a fee agreement provision and NOT the topic of how many years to retain files, based on type of file, etc.

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