How do I engage with you?
Call or send me an email through the Contact Us portal or to the email address at the top of the page and I will personally respond to you in most cases the same day.  If, based on our initial email exchange we mutually decide that your needs, goals and timeframe are a good fit for our practice, then we will send you a confidential client questionnaire for you to return to us.  This gives us a basic profile, contact information, names of parties, objectives and issues involved for our conflict check.  Once we have the intake form back, we will schedule a time for an initial free ten-minute call to discuss how we can help you.

How do you screen clients?
Through the initial exchange of emails, review of your confidential client questionnaire and our ten-minute initial consultation to discuss your specific goals and objectives we can determine if your case is a good fit for our practice, our fees are inline with your budget and expectations, and if we have the current resources to devote to your project. During that call, you will have the opportunity to interview Lee Brettin about his background and experience as it relates to your project, scheduling availability, and the specific next steps.  If we mutually decide that your needs are a good fit for our practice and that we can deliver the results you are looking for within your time frame then we will firm up our arrangement with you via an agreement outlining terms and conditions of our services.

How much do your legal services cost?

Hourly rates vary depending on the nature of the undertaking.  Our current fee schedule is $350.00/hr. for legal services;;  $175/hr. for paralegal services. First hour is $400.00. Minimum project billing for a new client is $600.00, usually paid in advance.  Once you are in our system as a client, the minimum charge is waived on future projects.

Do you ever work on a flat fee basis?
Each legal project is unique. In that regard, we try to creatively undertake as many routine tasks on a flat fee basis as possible. Many basic real estate and business transactions quite easily fit the flat fee billing model.  Depending on complexity and the number of ‘moving parts,’ some projects necessitate an hourly billing format.  In other cases, we are able to complete part of a project on a flat fee and other components on an hourly basis.

What are your flat fees for Off-Market / FSBO sales or to represent a real estate buyer?
Basic real estate sale transactions are often done on a flat fee basis. Flat fee pricing is variable depending on purchase or sale price, project commitment, and how expeditiously a turn-around is necessary. Every transaction is unique. In some instances, we engage with our clients when they are first considering a purchase or sale. In other cases, we engage after an offer has been tendered, parties identified or on a document review basis. The following are general guidelines. Fees start as low as $2,500.00 for representing a home or single tenant commercial building buyer or seller on a no contingency, no due diligence sale under $500,000 to $3,500.00 for sales up to $1,250,000. Payment is split with fifty-percent due, non-refundable, in advance, to reserve attorney time on an expedited basis with the balance due upon opening escrow.

Do you accept credit cards?
Most major cards are accepted.

How fast can you go to work for me?
Once we have a signed engagement letter back with your deposit or retainer, we can schedule your project.  On expedited matters with a rush deadline, we are often able to complete our initial consultation, circulate and sign the engagement letter and start work on your case the same day. In all cases, timing on commencement of work and estimated initial turn-around will be agreed-to in advance.