A per diem attorney travels to court and handles specific legal matters on a per diem basis.  The rates charged by per diem attorneys is usually determined by various factors including the type of matter, where the per diem has to appear and the court involved, among other things. 

Per diem attorney rates can be inexpensive when compared to the time and expense it would take for the attorney of record to prepare for the appearance, travel time to and from court, and lawyer time spent in court (which can be at least 3-5 hours of attorney time).  

Most freelance per diem attorneys can only handle matters in one courthouse or courtroom.  A per diem attorney does not usually travel to different courtrooms or courthouse.  The downside to hiring a freelance per diem attorney is that he or she will usually turn down any request that is not in the same courthouse or courtroom that he is handling on a particular day.  Another downside is that a freelance per diem attorney i usually in court until the afternoons and are difficult to communicate with and may take several days or over one week to provide an outcome or a report.  

When a freelance per diem attorney goes on vacation or is sick, then he or she will generally be unable to handle any matters and the attorney who requested coverage will be left without coverage at unexpected times.

A per diem attorney is a freelance attorney and independent contractor. A per diem attorney appears in varied courts on behalf of law firms who are the "attorneys of record" for a client on a given legal matter. 

The per diem attorney is provided with information and specific instructions by the handling attorney and attorney of record.  The matter and court appearance is handled in accord with the attorney of record's instructions.  

The per diem attorney's appearance in court  is strictly limited to the particular appearance made and the handling attorney remains responsible for the matter at all times.  

Per diem attorneys usually only appear in one courthouse or one courtroom on a given date. 

Since 2008, ZR Per Diem has provided the legal community with cost-effective, professional and responsive per diem services. We assist law firms such as yours manage large court and deposition calendars. From Upstate New York to Richmond County and, now New Jersey, NYPERDIEMS.COM has you covered.

ZR Per Diem is pleased to announce that we are now handling court appearances in Onondaga County Supreme Court.

Zuniga & Rinaldi LLP are pleased to announce that our per diem attorneys are now covering court appearances and hearings throughout the Garden State.  

We are currently covering per diem appearances in the following New Jersey counties: 

Atlantic County, Bergen County, Burlington County, Camden County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Essex County, Gloucester County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Morris County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Salem County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County, Warren County.

Please view our NJ website on www.njperdiems.com.  You can call us at 877-737-8539 or email us at firm@njperdiems.com for all of your court coverage and hearing requests. 

NYPERDIEMS.COM is the premier Per Diem Attorney Service in New York.  We cover the following courts, counties and matters:

COURTS COVERED

Supreme Court, Civil Court, District Court, Landlord Tenant Court, Small Claims Court, Village Court, Bankruptcy Court, Federal District Court, Administrative Hearings, Depositions, Examinations Under Oath, 50-H Hearings, IME's & More. 

COUNTIES COVERED

New York County, Bronx County, Queens County, Richmond County, Kings County, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County, Rockland County, Putnam County, Dutchess County, Orange County, Albany County, Ulster County, Columbia County, Greene County, Sullivan County, Ulster County, New Jersey (in 2014) & More. 

TYPES OF MATTERS COVERED

Preliminary Conference, Compliance Conference, Status Conference, Foreclosure Conference, Pre-Trial Conference, City Part Conference, Trial, Discovery Motions, Motions for Summary Judgments, Substantive Motion Hearings, Depositions, Examinations Under Oath, 50-H Hearings, IME's, Traverse Hearings & More. 

We cover Foreclosure Conferences and related court appearances throughout New York State.  The assigned attorney will follow your office's instructions and provide the court with a status on any pending modification application, such as any HAMP or "in house" modification.  

The conference is usually presided over by a court referee who will seek to ensure that the bank is acting in "good faith" in providing the homeowner with options to foreclosure.  The referee usually also seeks to ensure that the homeowner is complying with court ordered deadlines for submitting additional documentation and information needed by the bank to conduct a proper loss mitigation review.  

We routinely handle Foreclosure Conferences in New York, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County and more.  Call us at 877-737-8539 or email us for all your coverage needs.