FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Fees are negotiable and are designed to be reasonable and competitive. I consider, and believe all lawyers should consider, when setting a fee: 1. Time limitations (when you need the work done) 2. Experience, reputation, ability (mine compare to the legal market) 3. Nature and length of relationship (how long we have worked together - the more I understand about your needs = less time getting up to speed) 4. Time, labor, novelty, difficulty (of your legal need; not all cases are equal) 5. Fee customarily charged (in the area, but competitive mostly depending on 6, below) 6. Likelihood work will preclude other employment (if it does not interfere with other work, I want to be competitive and can offer lower fees = we both benefit) 7. Amount involved/results obtained (depending on what is at stake: freedom, lots of money, etc.) 8. Contingency, hourly, fixed (hourly rates are often the most competitive, flat fees are the most predictable, and contingency for personal injury cases)
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
We schedule a call and talk about the legal need. Before the call I like to gather what information I can about the work so we can be as efficient as possible. Sometimes that leads to an in person meeting (depending on your circumstance we can meet at my office, yours, the courthouse, for coffee, or somewhere else convenient). I am set up to handle most things electronically -- especially if you are in a different town or state or just do not want to get out and fight traffic!
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I am a board certified personal injury trial lawyer, my primary practice is litigating personal injury claims in trial courts -- this is to say that I am very comfortable with taking any case to trial if it is what my client wants (it is always your choice and I will help you make that decision).