Valorem - A Business Litigation Law Firm Offering Alternatives Fee Arrangements That Work Valorem (meaning “value” in Latin) was formed in January 2008 by BigLaw refugees who are helping clients experience something revolutionary -- elite litigation representation that is results-driven using non-billable-hour alternative fee arrangements. We saw the writing on the wall before most lawyers even saw the wall! We listened to what clients needed and designed our firm accordingly. We started the alternative fee arrangement discussion and have the most history and success doing it. In-house lawyers are realizing that they need more control over their litigation spend. Using the 8 most dreaded words -- "because that's how it's always been done before" -- is no longer cutting it. Our clients are companies who need a real solution to runaway and unpredictable legal fees; a firm that can help law departments reduce their litigation expenses, while achieving the results they want to achieve.