I agreed to pay my representative $5,000 as an engagement retainer which was paid by me in exchange for his service. If the case had exceeded 16.7 hours of work, I would've had to pay an attorney's fee of $300 per hour and a paralegal fee of $100 per hour in excess of the engagement retainer.
I have two questions. First, do I receive a refund if he did under 16.7 hours of work on my case? Second, do I suppose to receive a billing statement telling me how many hours he worked on my case and what he did on my case?
Note: Lawyer did help me reach settlement with the defendant but he didn't do 16.7 hours of work.