In certain practice areas, we do have service packages with fixed-fees. For example, we offer Single- and Multi-Member Entity Formation Packages and a Partnership Design System, a four-step process, which addresses key partnership formation issues and creates a fully-customized partnership agreement for up to three partners.
For any services that fall outside of these pre-defined packages, though, you will need to meet with us or a member of our team to discuss your issue in depth in order for us to estimate the cost of our services for your legal matter. Accurately quoting a price over the telephone based on a 5–10-minute conversation is very difficult.
First, some legal matters seem deceptively simple but actually require a lot of leg work. Imagine an infographic from one of your favorite business websites. The graphic is, by design, a simplified version of a larger data set. Obtaining and analyzing the data was probably time-consuming, but so was the creation of the infographic itself. If we look at the end goal of your legal matter, it may seem simple—like the infographic—but accomplishing that goal can be laborious.
Second, your situation is unique, and we won’t know what has to be done until we talk. Suppose you called your doctor and said, “I have a pain in my side. What will it take to get it fixed?”
Your doctor would (hopefully) respond that she isn’t sure, and that she’d have to examine you to see what’s wrong. Over the phone, she’d have no way to know whether you had a sunburn or broken ribs!
The same applies to your legal situation. You may call and tell us that you need a contract drafted. Without detailed information, we don’t know the kind, the scope, or any particulars of the contract.