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.
A composite case study in how professional writing got priced by the clock, why the deliverable fee took over, and how the math differs for one speech versus forty.
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.
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.
Location drawing, boundary survey, ALTA title survey, home inspection: four different products with four different prices, and the reasons a quote moves.