A detail explanation please

1. You are considering starting a lawsuit against a department store where you fell last week. You have an appointment for an initial consultation with a lawyer later this afternoon. If you give the attorney a retainer, what must s/he do with the money and why?

Identify two methods of payment that we studied that can be used when paying an attorney. Explain each of them.

2. What is arbitration? In what ways is it similar to mediation? How does it differ from mediation?