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Office Fees

Fleming & Curti, PLC, provides a range of services for a wide variety of clients. In all cases, fees are subject to the specific facts of the case and our desire and obligation to charge a fee that is reasonable. Please note that we welcome discussion about different fee arrangements, which might include a flat fee or an hourly rate with a set maximum.

Fleming & Curti charges prospective clients an initial consultation fee.

If you decide to hire us, during or shortly after the initial meeting, you will receive a fee agreement that outlines the scope of our work and the fees for our services. If you have questions about the fee, please raise them.

For most matters, the fee is an hourly rate for time actually spent. Each staff member who works on the case keeps track of his or her time and bills at a predetermined rate. The current hourly rates, by staff role, are:

  • Attorneys – $300 – $450
  • Case Managers – $150 – $200
  • Legal Assistants – $160 – $200
  • Certified Public Accountant – $175 – $275
  • Financial Assistants – $100-$175
  • Administrative Assistants – $100 – $130

We bill our work in tenth-of-an-hour segments for each activity. We also bill for costs we advance, which might include such things as court filing fees; certified copies issued by government offices; deposition costs; and publishing, recording, and service-of-process fees.

Although each case is different, we are comfortable with sharing fee ranges for typical estate-planning cases. The final fee in any case will of course depend on the complexity of the case and the actual amount of work done.

Single person: will and powers of attorney: $1,200 – $2,200.
Single person: trust, will, powers of attorney: $1,500 – $3,500.
Married couple: wills and powers of attorney: $1,500 – $2,500.
Married couple: trust, wills and powers of attorney: $3,000 – $5,500.

Additional fees may apply for preparation of special needs trusts, deeds and other ancillary estate planning documents.

The firm is licensed by the State of Arizona as a professional fiduciary. That means Fleming & Curti seives as trustee, personal representative, conservator, guardian, or agent under a power of attorney. We set a fee for these cases that is reasonable under the circumstances. That may be hourly or a percentage of the value of the estate. We are happy to discuss questions you may have about naming Fleming & Curti as fiduciary in your documents. If we are named, no fee is charged until we are called upon to act.

Our offices are conveniently located with ample parking, and we strive to make the place comfortable for clients and other visitors. If you prefer a telephone or video conference instead of an office meeting, we will try to accommodate that request. We also can travel to meet with you at your office, home, or another place of your choosing, though there may be an additional fee for an off-site visit.

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Robert B. Fleming

Attorney

Robert Fleming is a Fellow of both the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. He has been certified as a Specialist in Estate and Trust Law by the State Bar of Arizona‘s Board of Legal Specialization, and he is also a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. Robert has a long history of involvement in local, state and national organizations. He is most proud of his instrumental involvement in the Special Needs Alliance, the premier national organization for lawyers dealing with special needs trusts and planning.

Robert has two adult children, two young grandchildren and a wife of over fifty years. He is devoted to all of them. He is also very fond of Rosalind Franklin (his office companion corgi), and his homebound cat Muninn. He just likes people, their pets and their stories.

Elizabeth N.R. Friman

Attorney

Elizabeth Noble Rollings Friman is a principal and licensed fiduciary at Fleming & Curti, PLC. Elizabeth enjoys estate planning and helping families navigate trust and probate administrations. She is passionate about the fiduciary work that she performs as a trustee, personal representative, guardian, and conservator. Elizabeth works with CPAs, financial professionals, case managers, and medical providers to tailor solutions to complex family challenges. Elizabeth is often called upon to serve as a neutral party so that families can avoid protracted legal conflict. Elizabeth relies on the expertise of her team at Fleming & Curti, and as the Firm approaches its third decade, she is proud of the culture of care and consideration that the Firm embodies. Finding workable solutions to sensitive and complex family challenges is something that Elizabeth and the Fleming & Curti team do well.

Amy F. Matheson

Attorney

Amy Farrell Matheson has worked as an attorney at Fleming & Curti since 2006. A member of the Southern Arizona Estate Planning Council, she is primarily responsible for estate planning and probate matters.

Amy graduated from Wellesley College with a double major in political science and English. She is an honors graduate of Suffolk University Law School and has been admitted to practice in Arizona, Massachusetts, New York, and the District of Columbia.

Prior to joining Fleming & Curti, Amy worked for American Public Television in Boston, and with the international trade group at White & Case, LLP, in Washington, D.C.

Amy’s husband, Tom, is an astronomer at NOIRLab and the Head of Time Domain Services, whose main project is ANTARES. Sadly, this does not involve actual time travel. Amy’s twin daughters are high school students; Finn, her Irish Red and White Setter, remains a puppy at heart.

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Matthew M. Mansour

Attorney

Matthew is a law clerk who recently earned his law degree from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. His undergraduate degree is in psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Matthew has had a passion for advocacy in the Tucson community since his time as a law student representative in the Workers’ Rights Clinic. He also has worked in both the Pima County Attorney’s Office and the Pima County Public Defender’s Office. He enjoys playing basketball, caring for his cat, and listening to audiobooks narrated by the authors.