Loke Moore Law Legal Fees
You deserve value for your hard-earned dollars – not surprises.
Once, when skiing in Colorado, I visited a “clinic” because I had a tremendous headache that I was sure was caused by altitude illness. Expecting a free shot of oxygen, my visit was instead treated as an “emergency room” visit, and I was charged $750. I was furious. I will not treat my clients this way.
Historically, attorneys have charged by the hour. “Don’t worry, Ms. Client, you can rest assured that I will carefully track each hour I spend on your matter, and you will receive a detailed invoice every month describing the work I did and letting you know how much you owe me”, is not the model I want to follow for charging for my services.
Your journey with Loke Moore Law begins with a scheduled 30-minute initial consultation with our attorney, Lynnelle Loke Moore, for which we charge $175. We want those 30 minutes to be worth every penny; thus, before we meet, we’ll have you provide answers to a few questions specific to the type of legal matter that you need help with. By the end of the 30-minutes, we’ll have decided on the course of action that best meets your goals and we’ll give you a price that we’d charge you to do the work. If you decide to hire us to do the work, the next steps include gathering more information, scheduling a planning meeting, and paying our fee. We offer payment plans for some situations. Come to your planning meeting with all your questions and expect to leave with a solid understanding of the work we’ll be doing for you and the legal reasons why that work is necessary. After the planning meeting, expect continuing contact with our firm until your project is complete.
You may have heard about the client who insisted she hire a lawyer with one arm. She did not want to hear her lawyer say, “On the one hand, I generally charge flat fees; but, on the other hand, your case is different, so…” We hate to admit it, but it’s true: Your case may be different. We can charge a flat fee when we know about how long it will take us to complete the work on your matter, and we have an idea of prevailing rates for similar services in our area. If we can’t quote you a flat fee at the end of our initial meeting, you will know why. We can set some parameters and possibly collect some additional info that may help to quantify the fee later. If you don’t have the certainty of a flat fee, we will communicate frequently as your matter progresses to prevent invoice surprises. We are committed to fee transparency.
