Why do you offer a free consultation?
I think it’s only fair for the potential client to get to know me and to talk to me for a few minutes and see if we can be a good match. If they can trust my expertise, they can questions about my background and I think that’s very important. I mean, family law is personal, and you need to have this clique with your attorney and also it’s a two-way for me. It’s also a way for me to see if I can be a good match for that client and to help if I can be of help to them. That’s why I do it.
How soon after I sign up will the free consultation take place?
It takes about a week depending on the schedule, it could be more or less. But one week is the reasonable time.
How long is the free consultation?
The free consultation is only 15, 20 minutes. We discuss non-confidential information and what the law says. Basically, what the process may be, but it’s about 15, 20 minutes.
Does client confidentiality apply to free consultations?
Not for the first consultation. There is no client attorney relationship yet established, so confidential information should not be disclosed in this first initial free consolidation.
Will you answer all of my questions?
I will answer any questions that would not involve giving legal advice because again, I am not the attorney of record, not their attorney, not yet, so I can’t give legal advice. Specific legal advice to the person.
What is the next step?
It’s basically up to you, we don’t follow up. We don’t send follow-up emails or letters. Nothing. If the client wants to move forward and retain my services, they contact the office again and my office sends sample of what the retainer is, that is the contract, to start moving forward. They review it, if they’re okay with it, they sign it, and we start moving forward from there.
