We understand sometimes the proposed fee simply is not enough to make it worth your time to cover the hearing. Things like travel distance, schedule conflicts, the cost of parking near a specific court, etc can all factor into a number that makes covering the hearing make more sense for you. This is why our system allows you to enter that number as a counter offer. When you reject a hearing and counter offer a higher fee, an email notification is sent to the client who owns that hearing.
It is entirely at the client’s discretion to authorize, decline, or even ignore a counter offer.
If the offer is approved, you will receive an email notification letting you know. You will need to log in and cover that hearing in order for it to be your hearing.
The notification alone does not guarantee coverage.
If an offer is declined, you will receive an email notification letting you know it has been declined.
When an offer is dismissed, that means another attorney has picked up the hearing. This can happen for several reasons. It is possible that the attorney in question picked it up at the posted fee. They may have placed a lower offer than yours or they offered the same amount and logged in to cover the hearing more quickly.
How To:
To input a counter offer, from the hearing post:
Click on the “Reject Hearing” button in the left corner of the hearing post
On the pop-up that follows:
Verify your information is listed.
Input a reason for the requested fee increase
Input the amount you would need to cover the hearing in the “I Would Cover For” field
Click the orange “Yes, Reject Hearing” button at the bottom.
The final two steps are critical when inputting a counter offer. If you do not include the fee you would cover for and do not select “Yes, Reject Hearing” the client will not be notified of your offer.