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<br />In addition to professional fees, an invoice may include charges for expenses the firm incurs in the <br />engagement, but not limited to, photocopying charges (.20 per page, if an outside service is used, the <br />actual cost thereof), messenger services, long distance telephone and facsimile transmission tolls, <br />Federal Express and similar overnight delivery services, all travel expenses (including mileage, <br />parking, airfare, lodging, meals and ground transportation), outside professional services such as title <br />searches and UCC searches, Westlaw and other computerized research charges, secretarial and staff <br />overtime as necessary, court costs and filing fees, and any other similar types of charges. A certain <br />percent of such items may be charged at more than our direct cost to cover our overhead. The firm <br />periodically modifies its charges for these services. <br /> <br />It is this firm's policy to require clients to pay in advance to our firm or directly to the provider any <br />out-of-pocket charges over $200 (such asfilingfees). <br /> <br />ESTIMATES <br /> <br />Clients may request advance estimates of fees. At the earlier stages of an engagement, the estimate <br />may be simply a guess. An estimate, although based on the attorney's professional judgment, may be <br />affected by factors outside the control of the firm, such as the time or effort expended by the <br />opposing party in litigation or negotiation. An estimate should not be considered a fixed rate or <br />maximum fee. It is possible in certain situations to quote a fixed fee. In these instances, the firm <br />provides a letter specifically quoting the fixed fee, setting forth the services to be performed for such <br />fee and providing any limitations on such fixed fee arrangements. <br /> <br />CLIENT TRUST ACCOUNT <br /> <br />All trust deposits from clients are held in a client trust account. In Texas, funds deposited in a trust <br />account are subject to IOL T A (Interest on Lawyer's Trust Account) participation. IOL T A funds are <br />used to support law-related charitable and educational activities. The only exception is if the deposit <br />is large enough to earn interest in excess of bank and administrative costs. In these situations, at the <br />client's request, the firm opens an interest-bearing account and interest is credited to the client until <br />the deposit is applied. <br /> <br />F: \Carson- TML-2125 .00 I \Ccrrespondence\englgementltr.doc <br />