Quote from: jameslink2 on September 03, 2012, 11:22 pmQuote from: johnmtl on September 03, 2012, 09:02 pmretainer on my lawyer has been 500 a month...Dont know where you are, but I could not even get a lawyer on retainer. I tried about 5 years ago. Called several criminal attorneys asking about having them on retainer. The conversations went something like this....The list goes on and on, they just would not do it.Not a huge surprise. Far better to just find a good lawyer and have him or her on speed dial. It's cheaper and just as effective.