Your Law Firm Clients--New Trends?

1. A short survey from BVWire on client relations

Thanks--we're hearing more concerns about how business appraisers are hired and used by law firms...so here's your chance to let us know what you think. We hope this takes less than a minute of your time!

--Jan Davis, Editor, BVWire and Business Valuation Update

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* 1. Would you say your relationship with your law firm clients is improving or getting worse in the following key areas?

	Improving a lot			About the same			Much worse	N/A
Hiring you in time to complete your work	Hiring you in time to complete your work Improving a lot	Hiring you in time to complete your work	Hiring you in time to complete your work	Hiring you in time to complete your work About the same	Hiring you in time to complete your work	Hiring you in time to complete your work	Hiring you in time to complete your work Much worse	Hiring you in time to complete your work N/A
Protecting you from unreasonable deadlines	Protecting you from unreasonable deadlines Improving a lot	Protecting you from unreasonable deadlines	Protecting you from unreasonable deadlines	Protecting you from unreasonable deadlines About the same	Protecting you from unreasonable deadlines	Protecting you from unreasonable deadlines	Protecting you from unreasonable deadlines Much worse	Protecting you from unreasonable deadlines N/A
Explaining the scope and legal issues of the engagement	Explaining the scope and legal issues of the engagement Improving a lot	Explaining the scope and legal issues of the engagement	Explaining the scope and legal issues of the engagement	Explaining the scope and legal issues of the engagement About the same	Explaining the scope and legal issues of the engagement	Explaining the scope and legal issues of the engagement	Explaining the scope and legal issues of the engagement Much worse	Explaining the scope and legal issues of the engagement N/A
Recognizing appraiser's professional standard of independence	Recognizing appraiser's professional standard of independence Improving a lot	Recognizing appraiser's professional standard of independence	Recognizing appraiser's professional standard of independence	Recognizing appraiser's professional standard of independence About the same	Recognizing appraiser's professional standard of independence	Recognizing appraiser's professional standard of independence	Recognizing appraiser's professional standard of independence Much worse	Recognizing appraiser's professional standard of independence N/A
Paying on time	Paying on time Improving a lot	Paying on time	Paying on time	Paying on time About the same	Paying on time	Paying on time	Paying on time Much worse	Paying on time N/A

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* 2. Comments on any of the above issues?

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* 3. Have you noticed any trends in fee agreements or negotiations?

No; relationships have stayed pretty stable

Yes; I'm seeing more fee pressure and negotiation now

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Comments on fees?

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* 4. Have you or your firm taken any steps to counter any trends you see in your law firm/valuation expert relationships?

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* 5. If you'd like to be quoted on this topic, let us know who you are in this optional section.

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