Clients deserve clarity and directness when it comes to legal fees. 

Where possible, I offer flat fees so you know exactly what you will pay. For matters that require open-ended work, I bill hourly with full transparency.

Payments can be made by most major payment methods including check, cash, credit card, wire transfer, and Zelle.  

Hourly Billing Rates

Attorney time: $210 / hour

Paralegal time: $110 / hour

• Billed in 1/10th of an hour (6-minute increments)
  
• Each invoice entry includes a clear description of the work performed
  
• No charges for routine administrative costs such as photocopies, postage, or local travel
  
• Only substantial or extraordinary expenses are passed through at cost
  

Hourly billing is typically used for contested family law matters and ongoing civil disputes, where flat fees would be impossible to estimate in good faith.

Lawyers are required to keep client funds separate from their own. To do this, we use a trust account to hold unearned fees. When a matter is billed hourly an advance fee deposit is collected from the client and deposited to the firm’s trust account. For family law matters, this is typically $2000 – $5000 depending on the scope of representation. As work is performed on your case, you will receive an accounting of how your funds are used, and payment will be withdrawn from the trust account. Any unused balance will be returned to you at the end of representation. 

Flat Fee Legal Services

Flat fees are available for defined and predictable matters. These fees reflect ordinary cases of their kind. If your matter involves unusual complexity I will discuss any adjustment with you before work begins.

Service	Fee
Prenuptial Agreement drafting or review	$800 flat fee

Prenuptial Agreements: The flat fee includes drafting, legal review, and one to two reasonable rounds of revision. Businesses, corporate holdings, trusts, foreign assets, or complex estate structures may require custom pricing.

Family Law

Most family law matters are unpredictable in scope and heavily influenced by the other party and the court. For that reason, these matters are billed hourly. 
Typically, I require an advance fee deposit at the outset of representation. Your advance fee deposit is held in trust and as myself or my team works on your case, or pays for costs such as process server or filing fees, we bill against this amount. If any of the advance fee deposit is remaining at the end of your representation, you will receive a refund of the balance. 
Typical advance fee deposits are as follows:
Uncontested divorce by agreement: $2000 + $364 filing fee if not already paid by one of the parties
Contested child custody/family court matter: $3000

DVPO or other civil protection order: $2000

Divorce with contested child custody or property issues: $3000

Child support modification defense $1500

Case that has been set for trial and is likely to proceed to trial: $5000

Evictions / Unlawful Detainer Actions (Landlord Representation)

Evictions can resolve early or proceed through a number of stages that is difficult to predict. For the initial steps, I charge flat fees. If the case proceeds to litigation, such as an unlawful detainer or ejectment action, I charge an advance fee deposit. 

Case evaluation + drafting and service of appropriate notice with affidavit of service: $250 + cost of service (usually an additional $65-100 depending on where the property is located)

Drafting + service of routine notice, eg. rent increase notice with affidavit of service: $150 + cost of service of notice

Unlawful detainer or ejectment action in Superior Court: $2000 advance fee deposit + $247 filing fee