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Small Claims Court Calculator

Weigh the expected recovery against all out-of-pocket costs before filing a small claims case. Calculates your net expected value based on claim size, fees, and win probability.

Claim Amount ($)

Filing Fee Structure

Service of Process Fee ($)

Estimated Success Probability

Time Off Work (hours) (hours)

Your Hourly Wage ($/hour)

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Law

Attorney Cost Calculator

Estimate total legal fees by combining an attorney's hourly rate, expected case hours, and case-complexity factor with court filing and expert witness fees. Useful for budgeting before retaining counsel.

Attorney Hourly Rate ($/hour)

Estimated Total Hours (hours)

Case Type

Court Filing Fees ($)

Expert Witness Fees ($)

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Key differences

	Small Claims Court Calculator	Attorney Cost Calculator
Category	Law	Law
Inputs required	6	5
Result	Expected Net Recovery ($)	Total Estimated Legal Cost ($)
What it does	Weigh the expected recovery against all out-of-pocket costs before filing a small claims case. Calculates your net expected value based on claim size, fees, and win probability.	Estimate total legal fees by combining an attorney's hourly rate, expected case hours, and case-complexity factor with court filing and expert witness fees. Useful for budgeting before retaining counsel.