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Billing Kelly & Lemmons normally bills the time of its professional staff in quarter -hour increments. Our firm uses the TABS -3 practice management system, which tracks time and generates bills to all clients which state the date services were performed, the attorney or staff providing the services, a description of each item and the time spent. Our bills normally come in the following format: Date Attorney Time Billed Description Item Amount In addition, we routinely create separate billing files for categories of work or significant projects at the client's request. For prosecution, we have provided our clients with a full accounting of attorney and staff "billing" even when working under flat monthly retainer arrangements. Costs and Expenses It is the policy of Kelly & Lemmons to bill separately for reimbursement of out -of- pocket expenses, whether a flat retainer fee or hourly billing structure is utilized. These costs and expenses will be billed using a narrative description of the event justifying the expense incurred to the appropriate case. Frequent costs include, but are not limited to: Photocopies: $.20 per page. Facsimile: $1.00 per page. Long Distance: As incurred. Service of Process: charge from provider. Postage: postage rates in effect Mileage: IRS standard mileage rates in effect (now $.505 /mile) (note: Kelly & Lemmons does not charge for attorney travel time)