[WSBAPT] Personal Representative Acceptable Hourly Rate

[Melinda]

Out here in Snohomish County I have generally found $25/hr to be acceptable to all involved - the Court, the client (PR), and the heirs.  Have sometimes divided the type of work up - $15/hr for grunt work  (the going rate for day laborers), $40/hr for more involved work, or more if PR is taking time away from paying job, etc.  have had up to $75/Hr approved in certain circumstances but m conversation with my PR is usually what they can live with that will not encourage challenge by heirs, for obvious reasons...

Melinda

Misspelled from my iPhone, which spells as it pleases and is not grammar correctly.

Law Office of Melinda K Grout
PO Box 1360
Monroe, WA 98272
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> On Nov 5, 2019, at 1:11 PM, Dalynne Singleton <dalynne at glgmail.com> wrote:
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> I asked this about a year ago and received responses from $15/hr for menial tasks such as cleaning out apartments, drives to the dump or bank, etc.  The reason was – could the PR have hired someone else to do these tasks and the answer was yes.
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> For more professional tasks such as dealing with attorney/CPA, sorting documents, meeting with professionals – $35 - $50 an hour depending on the education of the PR and their line of work in “real” life if they are non-lawyers.  As for attorneys, $200 - 300/hr seems to be the going rate as a professional PR/Estate counsel.  I do not offer flat fees at all – I did this once and regret it.  Make sure the person you are appointing as PR has some knowledge and understanding of what the position involves – it is not always simple.
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> At a seminar with King County judges, these seemed to be rates they could agree to and basically, they indicated they wanted to award the fees as “reasonable”.
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> Dalynne Singleton
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> Gourley Law Group
> Snohomish Escrow
> The Exchange Connection
> 1002 10th Street / PO Box 1091
> Snohomish, WA 98291
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> 360.568.5065
> 360.329.4079
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> From: wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> On Behalf Of Rich McEntee
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> Hello Listmates
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> I am interested to find out what are the lists experience with hourly rates that are acceptable for a personal representative? In particular, I would be interested to hear what fees are acceptable in Pierce County. 
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> Thanks
> Rich
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