What about free legal consultations?
Aren’t all legal consultations free? Nope! Not anymore! When I first started out as an attorney, I held legal consultations for free. After all, I thought, isn’t that what everyone does? It used to be that way, but, today, a majority of attorneys charge for legal consultations, even though they’re not giving out legal advice. A legal consultation is that first visit with an attorney when you explain to them what your legal problem is. At the point when you call their office, you may not even be sure if you really need a lawyer. That’s part of the problem! You don’t have enough information to know if you actually need legal help. Other times, you may feel certain that you need an attorney but you don’t know how to prepare for that first meeting so you can present your case in the best light. At a legal consultation, there…