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NATIONAL FEE RANGES (Sample size 709) Civil Litigation Corporate Criminal Family Immigration Intellectual Property Real Estate Wills and Estates Civil action trial (two days) Civil action appeal only Secured fi nancing agreement Simple, small business incorporation Simple prospectus Summary criminal off ence (one-day trial) Bail hearing Criminal off ence (one-day trial) Uncontested divorce Contested divorce Separation agreement Child custody and support agreement Work permit Spousal sponsorship Skilled worker application Simple patent application Simple trademark registration Patent audit Residential real estate purchase Residential real estate sale and purchase Commercial property purchase Commercial lease agreement Simple will Complex will Power of attorney Probate MIN 15,027 10,962 1,693 735 15,359 2,152 710 2,613 1,006 7,208 1,339 1,529 1,223 2,271 2,629 6,857 1,335 2,972 693 1,154 1,640 1,006 293 908 126 1,621 NATIONAL FEE RANGES – 1-4 LAWYER FIRM (Sample size 306) Civil Litigation Corporate Civil Litigation Criminal Family Immigration Intellectual Property Real Estate Wills and Estates Wills and Estates Civil action trial (two days) Civil action appeal only Secured fi nancing agreement Simple, small business incorporation Simple prospectus Summary criminal off ence (one-day trial) Bail hearing Criminal off ence (one-day trial) Uncontested divorce Contested divorce Separation agreement Child custody and support agreement Work permit Spousal sponsorship Skilled worker application Simple patent application Simple trademark registration Patent audit Residential real estate purchase Residential real estate sale and purchase Commercial property purchase Commercial lease agreement Simple will Complex will Power of attorney Probate 34 JUNE 2011 www. CANADIAN Lawyermag.com MIN MAX AVG 11,416 9,766 812 702 3,432 1,978 596 2,470 936 7,538 1,184 1,212 1,124 1,941 2,361 3,056 1,034 3,071 653 1,136 1,351 785 252 537 119 1,564 32,379 24,551 3,924 1,267 11,268 5,091 1,774 6,992 2,515 55,253 5,224 6,156 2,671 3,909 5,237 8,167 2,321 3,786 1,426 2,068 6,069 2,426 507 1,590 229 9,532 17,441 13,875 1,142 922 3,296 3,014 857 3,716 1,246 12,066 1,935 1,991 1,720 2,368 3,284 4,300 1,334 2,833 821 1,349 2,109 1,332 314 782 151 2,439 averages are tHe average amouNts cHarged By PractitioNers, Not tHe average of tHe rePorted miNimums aNd maXimums. MAX 55,094 41,995 16,240 1,373 94,194 5,749 2,199 7,567 2,547 74,122 7,029 9,421 3,174 4,326 5,228 10,786 3,585 14,611 1,479 2,107 8,887 3,829 572 2,406 271 9,386 AVG 24,318 29,158 2,849 940 29,783 3,297 1,006 3,925 1,353 12,875 2,305 2,590 1,842 2,655 3,327 5,050 1,716 3,242 859 1,381 2,569 1,695 369 1,006 165 2,529