Consultant will be performing services to this agreement as an independent contractor. Trial and deposition time charges are in addition to all other charges incurred for the appearance including the day rate. The day rate is applied, at Consultant s sole discretion, to those instances where the total professional and travel time exceeds eight hours on any single calendar day. Consultant shall provide Client with an estimate of charges verbally or in writing prior to incurring such charges and if the retainer balance is exhausted or insufficient to cover estimated charges. Billing is submitted monthly except when there has been no activity during the preceding month and there is no balance due.
All invoices are due and payable upon receipt.
Failure to include a chargeable item in one billing shall not constitute a waiver of the right to assess the charges in a subsequent billing. Payment of invoices shall be made to Harris Technical Services no later than 30 days from the invoice date. Consultant may cease to provide further services and initiate actions to recover any outstanding balance owed if payment has not been received within 30 days of the last invoice date reflecting a balance due. This does not relieve Client in any way from payment for services rendered or expenses incurred. Payment for all charges is the responsibility of the Client notwithstanding Client's relationship with third parties.