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Temporary orders
Early relief that sets the rules while the case is pending: who lives where, who pays what, and how the children’s week runs. The early hearings often shape the whole case, which is why the file is built before they happen.
The process, start to finish
What to expectwhen you work with us.
The short version: a free alignment review to confirm fit, a $275 Strategy Consultation with an attorney who has already read your file, and a case that is prepared, not reactive. Here is the whole arc.
Step 01
The Free Case Alignment Review.
What it is
A fifteen-minute call with one of our intake specialists. Three things get confirmed: that no conflict prevents us from helping you, that your matter fits what this firm does well, and that your case sits in a county where we file. You leave with a clear next step either way.
Why it is free
Because alignment is not advice. The fifteen-minute review confirms fit, conflicts, and next steps, and the firm does not charge for a conversation that is not yet legal advice. Advice begins at the Strategy Consultation.
What it is not
It is not legal advice, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Nobody will diagnose your case in fifteen minutes, and you should be suspicious of anyone who would. The advice comes at step two, under privilege.
The Free Case Alignment Review is a 15-minute fit-and-jurisdiction screening conducted by intake staff. It is not legal advice and is not protected by attorney-client privilege. Legal advice is provided only during a paid Attorney Strategy Consultation, after which attorney-client privilege attaches.
Step 02
The $275 Attorney Strategy Consultation.
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Why the advice is paid
Our consultation is a 45-minute working session under attorney-client privilege: your case evaluated, your rights explained, your options laid out. That is what the $275 pays for.
How we prepare
Before you sit down, your attorney has read your file. The timeline, the county, and any existing orders your intake specialist collected are already absorbed, so the session goes to your answer, not your intake.
What you leave with
An evaluation of where your case stands, what your rights are, and which paths are open to you, with the trade-offs of each. A path you can act on, whether or not you retain the firm.
If we open a file
How a case actually moves.
Not every case passes through every phase, and no two dockets run on the same clock. But a contested family-law matter tends to move through four recognizable stages, and you should be able to see each one coming.
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Discovery
The evidence phase. Documents, disclosures, and depositions. It is the most work-intensive stretch of a contested case, and it is where prepared cases separate from reactive ones.
03
Mediation
A structured negotiation with a neutral mediator. Many family-law matters resolve here. We walk in with the case built, which is what makes a fair resolution possible.
04
Trial
We prepare each case as if it will be heard. That preparation is also what makes resolution before trial more likely. If your case does go to trial, nothing about it will be improvised.
No surprises
How we keep youahead of the case.
A case that grows should never surprise you. As your matter moves toward a new phase, we tell you what that phase involves, what it asks of your retainer, and what the alternatives are, before the work begins. We review every billing entry on every case, and your statements are written so you can actually read them.
The money mechanics, what a retainer is, how replenishment works, and what moves the number, have their own plain-language page.
Your side of the file
What we ask of you.
Prepared cases are built by two people: your attorney and you. We will ask you to gather documents once and early, to tell us the bad facts before the other side does, and to make decisions on the schedule the court sets rather than the one stress prefers.
None of it is complicated. All of it matters. Clients who work the process with us walk into every hearing knowing what is about to happen, and that is the point.
Questions, answered
Before you call.
Is the alignment review really free?
Yes. The Free Case Alignment Review is a 15-minute call with one of our intake specialists to confirm conflicts, fit, and jurisdiction. It is free because alignment is not advice. It is not legal advice, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Why is the Strategy Consultation paid?
Because it is a working session with an attorney, under privilege, where your case is evaluated and your rights and options are walked through.
Do I have to retain the firm after the consultation?
No. You leave the Strategy Consultation with an evaluation of your case and a path you can act on, whether or not you retain us.
When does attorney-client privilege begin?
The alignment review is a fit-and-jurisdiction screening conducted by intake staff and is not protected by attorney-client privilege. Legal advice is provided during the paid Attorney Strategy Consultation, which is conducted under privilege.
How long will my case take?
Every case is different, and no honest lawyer promises a timeline. What we can do is map the phases your case is likely to move through, so nothing that happens comes as a surprise. That map is part of the Strategy Consultation.
Next step
Alignment is free.
Advice is paid.
Both are worth your time.
Start with the fifteen-minute alignment review. If we are not the right fit, we will say so on the call.
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