{"id":31,"date":"2026-07-10T13:26:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awesomeattorneys.com\/how-lawyers-charge\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:53:55","slug":"how-lawyers-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomeattorneys.com\/es\/how-lawyers-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f3mo cobran los abogados: estructuras de honorarios en lenguaje sencillo"},"content":{"rendered":"

C\u00f3mo cobran los abogados parece misterioso sobre todo porque nadie explica el vocabulario. Solo hay unas pocas estructuras, y cada una de ellas puede \u2014 y debe \u2014 ponerse por escrito antes de comenzar el trabajo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Por hora<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Usted paga por tiempo, facturado en peque\u00f1os incrementos, normalmente contra un dep\u00f3sito. Com\u00fan en disputas comerciales, derecho de familia y asuntos donde la cantidad de trabajo es dif\u00edcil de predecir. Las preguntas que debe hacer: cu\u00e1les son las tarifas por hora de todos los que podr\u00edan tocar mi expediente, en qu\u00e9 incremento facturan, y \u00bfrecibir\u00e9 estados de cuenta detallados?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarifa fija<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Un precio acordado por un trabajo definido \u2014 un testamento, una presentaci\u00f3n no impugnada, un contrato est\u00e1ndar. Predecible, pero la definici\u00f3n importa: pregunte exactamente qu\u00e9 se incluye, y qu\u00e9 pasa (y cu\u00e1nto cuesta) si el asunto deja de ser est\u00e1ndar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contingencia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

El honorario del abogado es un porcentaje de lo que se recupera, acordado por escrito de antemano \u2014 y si no hay recuperaci\u00f3n, no hay honorario. Est\u00e1ndar en lesiones personales<\/a>. Dos cosas que debe precisar: el porcentaje exacto, incluyendo si cambia cuando el caso va a juicio, y si los costos del caso se deducen antes o despu\u00e9s del porcentaje<\/a> se calcula. Ese segundo punto cambia dinero real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Anticipo” (retainer) significa dos cosas distintas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A veces es un dep\u00f3sito contra el cual el abogado factura el trabajo por hora, con el saldo no utilizado devuelto a usted. A veces es un honorario que se paga para mantener a un abogado disponible. Pregunte cu\u00e1l de los dos significa su acuerdo, d\u00f3nde se guarda el dinero, y qu\u00e9 pasa con lo que quede si se separan antes de tiempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los honorarios no son los costos \u2014 la otra mitad de c\u00f3mo cobran los abogados<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Los honorarios le pagan al abogado. Los costos pagan todo lo dem\u00e1s \u2014 cuotas de presentaci\u00f3n, expedientes, declaraciones (depositions), peritos. Los costos existen en toda estructura, incluida la contingencia. Pida una estimaci\u00f3n de los costos probables, qui\u00e9n los adelanta, y cu\u00e1ndo los reembolsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lo \u00fanico no negociable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Obtenga el acuerdo de honorarios por escrito y l\u00e9alo antes de firmar. Un abogado excelente se lo explicar\u00e1 l\u00ednea por l\u00ednea sin que se lo pida dos veces \u2014 esa conversaci\u00f3n es gratis, y le dice mucho. Una vez que entiende c\u00f3mo cobran los abogados, el acuerdo en s\u00ed es la parte f\u00e1cil.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00bfListo para conocer a su abogado ideal?<\/p>\n

El caso correcto, el abogado correcto, cero primeras citas inc\u00f3modas. Cu\u00e9ntenos qu\u00e9 pas\u00f3 y le presentaremos a abogados que realmente encajan.<\/p>\nCon\u00e9ctese<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Siga leyendo:<\/strong> La letra peque\u00f1a en los acuerdos de honorarios de contingencia<\/a> \u00b7 Cu\u00e1nto cuesta un abogado de lesiones personales en Arizona<\/a> \u00b7 o vea todas las gu\u00edas<\/a> de Awesome Attorneys<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Esta gu\u00eda es informaci\u00f3n legal general, no asesor\u00eda legal, y leerla no crea una relaci\u00f3n abogado-cliente. Las leyes difieren seg\u00fan el estado y cambian con el tiempo. Para asesor\u00eda sobre su situaci\u00f3n, hable con un abogado con licencia \u2014 puede encontrar aqu\u00ed a su abogado asombroso<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Por hora, tarifa fija, contingencia, y lo que realmente significa “anticipo” (retainer) \u2014 adem\u00e1s de las preguntas sobre dinero que debe hacer antes de firmar cualquier cosa.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"82","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[79,80,84],"class_list":["post-31","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-fees-consultations","tag-attorney-fees","tag-contingency-fees","tag-retainer-agreements"],"yoast_head":"\nHow Lawyers Charge: Fee Structures in Plain English | Awesome Attorneys<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How lawyers charge, in plain English: hourly rates, flat fees, contingency fees, and what a 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