WHAT IT COSTS
Our Attorneys Understand the Unique Financial Needs of Our Clients.
In select cases, we offer contingency payment plans, where there are no fees or costs to the client unless there is a money recovery at the end of the case, as well as installment payment plans to fit any budget, and all installment payment arrangements cover all legal fees and costs. Our law office is committed to making quality legal representation affordable for clients from every financial background.
Our legal fees generally depend on the amount of money at stake and the difficulty or novelty of the legal issues. We frequently handle cases on a pro bono (for free) basis. Generally, clients pay our attorneys at least $300.00 to defend a debt-based lawsuit or eviction lawsuit.
Specialized debt defense, such as high-balance or multiple-account debt negotiation, foreclosure defense, and bankruptcy, is priced on an individual basis depending on the factual and legal issues presented in the case.
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Consumer Alert
HIRING A “FREE LAWYER" MAY COST YOU A LOT
Some lawyers may offer to defend your consumer debt case “for free.” This can create a risk that the lawyer may have to choose between making money for himself and resolving the case to the client’s satisfaction. That situation is called a “conflict of interest” – a situation lawyers are required to avoid.
The Problem with “Free Debt Defense”:
A law office is a business that must bring in money to survive. So if you are being sued and a lawyer solicits you by offering to represent you “for free”, the lawyer may use your case to try to recover money for himself from the opposing party. That can involve great risk to you, the client. In fact, (unless the lawyer is working pro bono and does not expect to make any money in your case at all), there is no such thing as “free debt defense”. It is not free because the client “pays” for any such arrangement by taking on hugely increased risk.
Consider This Example:
Joe Client gets sued by a Debt Collector for $6,350.00 and hires a free lawyer who charges no money up front and promises to try to win the case and get paid by the opposing party. Two months later, the Debt Collector offers to settle the lawsuit and release Joe Client’s debt, IF Joe Client will pay $350.00 (and only $350.00) to the Debt Collector. That would save Joe Client $6000.00, but would not make Free Lawyer any money.
The Free Lawyer's Dilema:
To make money in the example above, the Free Lawyer must either: (1) discourage Joe Client from making the settlement, even if Joe Client would like to agree to it, so that Free Lawyer can try to get paid from Debt Collector (even though Joe Client might later lose the case and then owe Debt Collector $6350.00 or more); or (2) tell Joe Client that if he wants to settle for $350.00, Joe Client will have to also pay Free Lawyer money for the last two months’ legal work, (making Free Lawyer not-so-free). In essence, the Free Lawyer arrangement makes the case one that cannot be settled on a reasonable compromise; it MUST either be won or lost. That is a very risky situation in any lawsuit.
Questions to Consider Before Retaining a “Free Lawyer”
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How many clients has the lawyer represented “for free” that ended up losing their case?
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What happens if you lose your case with a free lawyer? Does the lawyer stop working or withdraw?
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What happens when a settlement offer is made by the opposing party? What if the offer does not include money for the Free Lawyer? Will you have to pay the Free Lawyer if you want to settle?
THE SOLUTION:
Hire An Experienced Lawyer For a Low, Flat Fee
Churchill Law Group, PLLC has significant experience defending against creditor lawsuits and always works on a flat fee or set-fee installment plan (covering all fees and costs) agreed to between the lawyer and client at the start of the case. That allows our attorneys to focus on your interests and avoids the Free Lawyer’s Dilemma described above. We find this is the best business model to protect our clients and reduce unnecessary stress or risk.