McCarthy’s Fee Schedule

(Subject to change without notice)

Services:

Retainer (per project in advance) Retainer to be applied to final invoice. $1,500.00
Minimum per project $600.00
Testimony Minimum (covers first 2 hours) $500.00
Engineering $200.00/hr.
Travel (trips one hour or longer) $175.00/hr.
Travel advance (per day or partial day expenses not prepaid) $2,000.00
Travel advance (per day or partial day expenses prepaid) $1,000.00
Testimony at deposition or trial (includes waiting) $250.00/hr.
Technician $50.00/hr.
Clerical $40.00/hr.

Expenses not prepaid:

Meals, lodging, consultants, publications, special tools, laboratory analysis, parts, models, car rental, air fare, drafting services, postage, parking, etc.

Income tax deductible cost plus 10%
Non-deductible cost plus 60%
Photographic
Color (2 – 4×6 prints per image) $2.50 ea.
Reprints ($10.00 minimum) $2.00 ea.
Copies $0.25 ea.
Long distance calls $5.00 ea.
Mileage $0.60/mi.

Evidence Storage:

First two months No Charge

Each succeeding six-month period (in advance)

Supervised access to evidence same as professional services.

$30.00

Notes:

  1. McCarthy must decline to testify until the $500 testimony minimum is paid.
  2. McCarthy must decline to travel until a travel advance (including tickets if appropriate) is paid.
  3. Any unused portion of a travel advance is fully refundable.
  4. The travel advance is not a per diem.
  5. McCarthy requires aisle, exit row or first class seating. (Delta #2202422313 US Airways #68L5T48)

Invoice Terms:

Net 30 days from date of invoice. (Overdue 1.5% per month)

Rev. July 2008

Fee Schedule in PDF format

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