Services are available on a per-project basis or as on ongoing relationship.  Once I have the necessary information from you via phone or email, I’ll turn around a free estimate in two business days or less. 

Standard Service: $175/hr (2 hour minimum per project)
Discounts available, including $50 off per hour for first time clients.

Rush Service: $250/hr (2 hour minimum per project)
Applies to projects that need to be completed in less than 48 hours.

Retained/Ongoing Service: Rate will be negotiated on a case by case basis.

Methods of Payment: Payment accepted via Cash, Check or Paypal. 

We guarantee that as a client of MyContractsGuy.com you will receive cost-effective legal services delivered in a timely manner.  We promise to involve you in strategic decisions and to communicate with you regularly. We cannot guarantee outcomes, but we do guarantee your satisfaction with our service. If at any time MyContractsGuy.com does not perform to your satisfaction, we ask that you inform us promptly. We will then resolve the issue to your satisfaction, even if it means reducing our fees.

 
What you will pay for: 

My time spent actually working on your matter

What you will not pay for: 

My time spent preparing your initial free estimate
My time spent getting up to speed on your legal matter
Printing
Phone calls
E-mails
Getting your questions answered

It’s time for a change in legal service.

The most recent law firm fee survey reveals that some attorneys are charging over $1,200 per hour. Responses from 127 law firms among the 250 in the "NLJ 250" were included in the The National Law Journal's annual survey. The survey period was from October 1, 2007, to September 30, 2008. Some of the highlights: 

• Rates were up 4.3% over the previous year

• 70.6 percent of firms increased their average and median billing rates

• The average firmwide billing rate for 2008 was $363 per hour

• The average of the average partner rate was $451 per hour

• The average of the average associate rate was $282 per hour

Source: California Wage Law Blog (http://www.californiawagelaw.com); National Law Journal, “Law Firm Fees Defy Gravity, Annual Survey Shows”, Dec 8, 2008 (via http://www.law.com) 

Shocked yet?  And these are national averages – meaning that the lawyers here in Los Angeles and San Francisco are counted in with the lawyers in Denver and Minneapolis.  Which group do you think is driving these numbers up?  So, with a couple of years of experience, you’re paying $300 an hour for a lawyer’s time.   

What’s the dirty little secret of law firm billing?  They charge you 3x what they’re paying the lawyer.  So, if they’re offering $150,000 a year to a first year attorney – and they want 2000 billable hours out of them … that’s $75 an hour, which means you’re paying $225 – for a guy who graduated law school six months ago. 

Want to know what else you’re paying for?  Everything.  Legal research and the time spent doing it.  Phone calls.  E-mails. Printing and copying (oh yes, and at .10 a page, too).  Parking, when you visit the office (yes, that validation is going on your tab).

MyContractsGuy.com is legal service done right.  Done simply.  Done better.