Law Offices, Robert E. Lehrer
Robert E. Lehrer is an attorney with more than 35 years of experience in the practice areas in which his firm specializes, including extensive trial and appellate court experience in complex class action cases. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell (the highest rating from the leading attorney rating service). Click here for more information on the background of the firm, Mr. Lehrer’s experience, and his record of accomplishment. Click here for more information on the firm’s practice areas.
PRACTICE AREAS
Civil Rights, Including Constitutional Rights
Representing individuals with claims arising out of their employment, or involving their receipt of public benefits, such as foster care or Medicaid benefits, or involving the government’s deprivation, without due process, of protected property or liberty interests, or arising out of discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.
Class actions
Mediation Services (Civil Rights, Including Employment Cases; Personal Injury Cases; Attorney’s Fee Disputes).
Mediation is a process by which the parties to a dispute, which may or may not have resulted in a court case, agree to use a third party neutral (called a "mediator") to facilitate the agreed resolution of their dispute. Mediation is a process for resolving disputes out of court. Mr. Lehrer, a certified mediator, provides mediation services in connection with the following types of disputes only: civil rights; including employment cases; personal injury cases; attorney’s fee disputes.
FEES
The firm’s works on an hourly rate fee for service basis in all cases, except for class actions, which it may undertake on a contingent fee basis. It does not otherwise undertake contingent fee cases.
The hourly rates the firm employs are reasonable, lower, in general, than the hourly rates of lawyers whose qualifications, including experience, are comparable to Mr. Lehrer's. Morever, Mr. Lehrer may agree to offer his mediation services on a free or reduced fee basis if: one or more of the parties to a dispute requiring mediation cannot afford the usual hourly mediation fee; all parties to the dispute have been and are represented by attorneys who have participated in the underlying litigation, if any; and these attorneys also agree to participate in the mediation.
The firm’s policy is to enter into a clearly written fee agreement in every case in which the firm is representing clients in litigation. Such agreements ensure against any misunderstandings about fees. The firm periodically provides, to each such client, itemized time sheets of its work on the client’s case, describing, by date, the work done and stating the amount of time spent. The firm also provides to each client a periodic accounting of any out of pocket costs (e.g., court filing costs) the firm incurs but for which the client is responsible. The firm also utilizes a written fee agreement in connection with its provision of its mediation services, but one taking account, among other factors, that the parties participating in the mediation in question are not the firm’s clients.