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Two lawyers can quote the same contingency percentage and hand you checks that differ by thousands, because the number they multiply is not the same number.
Continue reading Quoted a Third of Your Case? What That Third Is Actually Measured Against
Contingency fees sound standard until you read what the percentage is multiplied by. Gross or net, costs before or after, and how the rule changes by state.
Continue reading Is the Fee a Third of the Check or a Third of What's Left? The Line That Decides
A traffic citation moves faster through the system than it did ten years ago. Here is what to gather before the first consultation so the meeting produces a plan instead of homework.
Continue reading Ticket in Hand and One Meeting Booked? Five Things to Bring So the Hour Counts
A first consultation on an abuse claim is usually free, but the preparation still costs you something. Here is what to assemble, what it takes, and what drives the money later.
Continue reading Before You Call About an Abuse Claim, Two Evenings of Prep Change the First Meeting
A first DUI consultation either produces a plan or produces a follow-up appointment. What you bring, and what you have already preserved, decides which.
Three ways to end a disagreement over a modest amount, costed properly. The one people dismiss out of hand is sometimes the correct answer.
Continue reading Small Claims, Mediation, or Writing It Off: Three Endings Priced Honestly