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Civil Litigation Corporate Criminal Family NATIONAL FEE RANGES (Sample size 598) Civil action trial (two days) Secured financing agreement Civil action appeal only Simple, small business incorporation Simple prospectus Summary criminal offence (one-day trial) Bail hearing Criminal offence (one-day trial) Uncontested divorce Contested divorce Separation agreement Immigration Intellectual Property Real Estate Child custody and support agreement Work permit Spousal sponsorship Skilled worker application Simple patent application Simple trademark registration Patent audit Residential real estate purchase Wills and Estates Residential real estate sale and purchase Commercial property purchase Commercial lease agreement Simple will Complex will Power of attorney Probate MIN $18,185 10,180 2,493 725 12,250 2,294 732 2,931 1,049 5,998 1,158 1,419 1,287 2,340 2,636 3,740 1,015 2,020 632 1,045 1,736 918 257 623 117 1,536 MAX $62,843 34,271 20,133 1,404 49,338 6,468 2,312 10,001 2,433 53,088 5,501 7,431 3,664 4,644 5,072 12,042 2,147 15,000 1,413 2,212 8,623 3,777 521 1,811 243 8,469 NATIONAL FEE RANGES 1- 4 LAWYER FIRM (Sample size 326) MIN Civil Litigation Corporate Criminal Family Civil action trial (two days) Civil action appeal only Secured financing agreement Simple, small business incorporation Simple prospectus Summary criminal offence (one-day trial) Bail hearing Criminal offence (one-day trial) Uncontested divorce Contested divorce Separation agreement Immigration Intellectual Property Real Estate Child custody and support agreement Work permit Spousal sponsorship Skilled worker application Simple patent application Simple trademark registration Patent audit Residential real estate purchase Wills and Estates Residential real estate sale and purchase Commercial property purchase Commercial lease agreement Simple will Complex will Power of attorney Probate $10,272 8,683 989 684 2,700 2,350 718 3,029 1,021 5,212 1,028 1,185 1,079 2,430 2,725 3,031 821 940 620 1,044 1,512 822 231 534 111 1,451 MAX $29,293 21,853 5,357 1,254 14,400 6,238 2,170 8,751 2,109 50,664 4,766 5,396 2,629 3,660 4,538 9,750 1,955 5,000 1,346 1,965 6,283 3,055 430 1,445 222 6,742 AVG $26,444 16,663 5,133 944 20,487 3,484 1,118 4,284 1,379 12,437 2,005 2,794 2,462 3,080 3,734 6,131 1,412 5,396 827 1,298 2,882 1,573 344 943 156 2,587 AVG $15,070 12,333 1,822 915 3,400 3,518 1,109 4,263 1,212 12,348 1,790 1,975 1,843 2,905 3,645 4,500 1,219 2,550 802 1,296 2,271 1,388 294 751 148 2,454 www. C ANADIAN Law ye rmag.com JUNE 2010 39