"Flat Fee" Arrangements and "Non-Refundable" Legal Fees: With the billable hour coming under closer scrutiny, flat fee arrangements are again being explored by corporate general counsel. Currently the ethics of such arrangements are being questioned. A review of a 1999 Arizona State Bar Ethics Opinion allowing flat and non-refundable fees may provide some insight into the answers to those ethical questions. [See Arizona Ethics Opinion #99-02: Fees; Retainer Fees; Fee Agreements; Retainer Agreements].

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