Total Costs of Litigation Calculator How much does litigation usually cost? The Total Costs of Litigation (TCL) Calculator is a fast, easy-to-use tool that will enable you to estimate roughly your total costs of litigation through trial or arbitration of any given business dispute involving opposing attorneys, regardless of whether you win or lose. If you are not sure of your answer to a question, just make a best guess. Dispute QuestionsIn what forum will the dispute ultimately be resolved?*Jury TrialJudge TrialBinding ArbitrationHow many different people or organizations will be named as either a claimant or defendant?*234+How many different claims seem likely?*123+Are the main issues in dispute fairly common or typical of disputes in your trade, industry or circumstances?*YesNoDo you expect the parties to engage in mediation, non-binding arbitration, or some other facilitated, non-binding exercise in an effort to settle the dispute early?*("early" = after basic investigation and some depositions, but before expert opinions, trial preparation and trial)YesNoEvidence QuestionsHow many important witnesses likely will testify?*23-45-67+How many important documents and other records likely will be used as evidence at trial?*< 1011-2526-99100+How intense do you believe the dispute is or will become for one or more parties?*LowModerateHighHow many technology, industry and/or financial areas of expert opinion testimony likely will be needed?*0-1234+Financial QuestionsHow much money is at stake in the dispute? (In other words, how far apart are the parties?)*What is your attorney's hourly rate?*(If more than one attorney in a law firm will work on the case, you should estimate a blended or average rate.)Hidden Litigation CostsWhat value, if any, do you place on the lost productivity you and other personnel in your organization will suffer while distracted from regular work by litigation information gathering, meetings, other communications, preparation, depositions, trial, etc.?*(One way to estimate this is to multiply days or hours diverted for each person likely to be involved by their compensation rate. People almost always underestimate lost productivity, which will exceed 80 hours even in the smallest disputes.)What value, if any, do you place on the additional stress that you and others in your organization will incur while the dispute is pending?*(One way to estimate value is to consider what you would be willing to pay simply to avoid something or its risk.)What value, if any, do you place on the risk that your organization loses a valuable relationship, or suffers some loss of reputation, because emotions escalate or perspectives diverge further during the dispute process?*Provide Your Information* First * Last * This iframe contains the logic required to handle Ajax powered Gravity Forms.
