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Please feel free to contact me in the manner most convenient for you.
If you have not made an appointment, please complete our Simple Case Form.

Telephone: (219) 308-1673
Email: LawFirm@TonyZirkle.com

1. Lake County
   7580 E. 109th St.
   Crown Point, Indiana 46307
   (219) 308-1673
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2. Lake County
   533 W. Ridge Rd., Ste. C
   Munster, IN 46321
   (219) 836-2200
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3. St. Joseph County
   110 N. Main St.
   South Bend, Indiana 46601
   (574) 386-7960
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4. Marion County
   3500 DePauw Blvd.
   Pyramid 2, Suite 2042
   Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
   (317) 658-0107
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5. Allen County
   702 W. Coliseum Blvd. Suite 2A
   Fort Wayne, Indiana 46808 
   (260) 804-4928
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6. Tippecanoe County
   200 Ferry St., Suite L
   P.O. Box 1132
   Lafayette, IN 47902-1132
   (765) 409-9629
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7. Monroe County Bloomington, Indiana (812) 391-0899
   
8. Elkhart County Elkhart, Indiana (574) 386-2050
   
9. Porter County Valparaiso, Indiana (219) 916-1715
10. Hamilton County Carmel, Indiana (317) 663-7703
11. Lake County Gary, Indiana (219) 805-6006
12. Lake County Hammond, Indiana (219) 803-4413
13. Lake County Merrillville, Indiana (219) 714-7625
14. St. Joseph County (574) 968-85579
15. Illinois Chicago (312) 593-6696
    

Retainers:

When clients call me, often the first question they ask is "What are your fees?"  I believe in full disclosure so that clients are not confused about their bills.  Here are my rates and a brief explanation of how my retainers work.

Accident and injury case can often be handled on a contingent plus costs basis, and the initial office consultation fee is waived if you retain my office.  My injury contingent rates are 25% if the case settles before the complaint is filed with a $100/month fee as long as the case pends; otherwise, you can waive the $100 monthly fee and contract for the standard 33% plus costs rate.  If the case proceeds to trial, my rate is 40% and 50% if an appeal must be instituted.  All costs, such as filing fees, depositions, witness fees, etc., must be paid in advance unless waived in writing.

Estate cases can also be handled on a contingent plus costs basis.  The rates are regulated and start at 6% and are are reduced as the value of the estate increases.  Feel free to call me for current rates.

Most other cases, such as Automobile Accidents, family (Automobile Accidents, custody, child support, visitation, etc.), bankruptcy, immigration, and wills are billed as flat fee, non-refundable retainers (not deposits) for up to a particular number of hours that my clients and I estimate are needed to complete the particular case.  The retainer is agreed to be considered fully earned once work has commenced, since it represents substantial initial value of experience and advice over the course of the entire case.  The client then gets credit for the retainer/$200/hour. 

For example, a $1,950 retainer for a Automobile Accidents/custody/support case would cover up to 9.75 hours of work on the case that is billled in 1/4 hour increments.  Additional time above 9.75 hours would be billed at my current rate of $200/hour.  If the case settles in 9 hours, you would owe nothing and no refund would be due.

The retainers for Automobile Accidents and traffic cases are determined by the seriousness of the charge, the expectations of the client, (ie "Get the best plea you can to keep me out of or minimize jail time" vs. "Get the case thrown out by a motion to suppress or go to trial, and I'm not pleading to anything"), and the expected time involved.  My past retainers have been from $450 for a speeding ticket to $15,000 for a motion to suppress and trial retainer in a major drug dealing case or in a U.S. Supreme Court appeal.

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