Zia Chishti and Kelsey Wirth, the young co-founders of Align, which is based in Sunnyvale, Calif., drew the attention of many orthodontists with their claim that computers could be used to design and make a customized series of plastic retainers for each patient that would gradually move their teeth as prescribed by the orthodontist.
Now, according to a profile in The New York Times, Schubert is on retainer for $10,000 to $20,000 a month from each of the anti-gay campaigns in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington, where gay marriage is on the ballot next month.
If unbundling fees means firms having to pay a fat retainer for advisory work, so be it.
Soon afterward, Ailes began paying her a monthly retainer, for sex and for private research on his competitors.
What happens to the patients who can't pay a $20,000 annual retainer for V.I.P. medical care?
Still, Mr. Kumar works as a hawker, selling clothes from the back of his bicycle, and he welcomed the possibility of a $75 monthly retainer for being a hangman.
I suggest that New York City put Ms. Shaw on its payroll and keep this human flamethrower on retainer for when the next snowstorm hits.
Most established professionals do not commence any design work nor engage in prolonged meetings and conversations without a retainer for their services.
Some owners said that Mr. Schussler charged a flat retainer for his services, ranging from $200,000 to $400,000 for a portfolio of buildings.
They also receive a retainer for committee service ranging from $1,000 to $8,000 depending on the committee and other fees for attending committee meetings.
