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Litigation I

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Hourly Rate Biling   Amount billed based on hours worked  
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Tasked Based Biling   Price set for task depending on nature or degree of difficulty  
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Flat Fee Billing   Set price to handle matter from start to finish  
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Contingency Fee   Amount to be paid only if client wins  
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Retainer Fee   Amount paid upfront to secure legal services and to cover anticipated costs  
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Value Biling   Law firm estimates what representation will cost  
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Multi-jurisdiction Practice   The practice of legal services in states other than which the attorney is licensed to practice  
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Antitrust Caases   Involve unfair trade practices  
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Security Cases   Disputes over stocks, bonds, certificates, and other financial property  
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Trial Court   Decide questions of law and fact  
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Trial Court Names   District Court, County Court, Superior Court, Common Pleas, Traffic Court, City Court, Justice of the Peace, Family Court, Probate, Juvenile Court, Criminal Court  
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Appellate Court   Consider question of law only  
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Appellate Court Names   Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Supreme Judicial Court, Supreme Court of Appeals  
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Intermediate Appellate Court   Court in some states between Trial Court and Appellate Court  
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Jurisdiction   Power or authority of a court to hear and decide a case  
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Geographical Jurisdiction   Hear cases that arise within a specific boundary  
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Personal Jurisdiction   Power over person named in lawsuit gained by serving a summons against person  
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In Rem Jurisdiction   Authority of court to seize property within its geographical jurisdiction  
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Quasi In Rem Jurisdiction   Authority of court to seize and use property of defendant to pay a judgement against the defendant  
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Subject Matter Jurisdiction   Authority of court based on type of case being tried  
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General Jurisdiction   Authority to hear all types of cases  
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Original Jurisdiction   Where the case originated  
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Limited Jurisdiction   Limits authority to specific types of cases  
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Jurisdictional Amount   Authority limited based on the amount of money claimed  
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Removal Jurisdiction   Authority to remove a case from state court to federal court if federal court has jurisdiction  
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Federal Court   Constitutional Court Judges are tenured for life United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals, and United States District Courts All have limited jurisdiction  
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United States District Court   Federal Trial Court  
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Federal Question   Civil actions involving constitutional law, treaties, citizenship-money claimed exceeds $75,000 and is citizens of different states  
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United States Court of Appeals   Federal Intermediate Appellate Court Subject matter jurisdiction over patent, trademark, plant variety protection, U.S. claims appeals, governmental employment, and international trade.  
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United States Supreme Court   Highest level appellate federal court Has authority over constitution and supremacy of federal law, contorversy between states, foreign states, U.S. and state, state against citzens of another state or aliens. Requires writ of certiorari  
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State Courts   Also have intermediate and final appellate courts General jurisdiction Judges can be elected or appointed  
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Venue   Determines where case should be heard Usually county in which defendant resides or where incident happened  
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