Each case is different, but we encourage you to browse through our areas of practice and see what cases we handle. We may decline to accept a particular case for many reasons, but we can still help you if you call to ask.

We do. Our consultation fee at this time is $500.00. The consultation fee is not hourly, it is a flat fee. Although an average consultation lasts about an hour, we will give you all the time you need.

There are several reasons why we charge consultation fees, and they are all simple:

1. As lawyers, the only thing we have to sell is our time and our advice. This is simply what we do for a living. You will rarely find a doctor offering free consultations. An attorney who values his or her time also has respect for the client’s time.
2. We receive a huge amount of calls each month from people who seek our advice. If we were to meet with people who want to discuss their cases with us for free, we would literally spend 5 to 6 hours each day just answering questions. This means that we are unable to work on other cases all this time.
3. While other attorneys offer free consultations to generate more business, many of them will have paralegals meet with clients to screen them out, while the attorney will spend very little time with the client and, even then, only to quote a fee. At our office, you will meet with an experienced attorney personally. Our consultation is more than a screening process or a fee quote. We don’t offer estimates. Instead, you will receive real value because we will analyze your case and explain to you the possible options, the risks involved, and the benefits to be had. We will explain to you what we can do and how we will do it.
4. We believe, like most people, that you get what you pay for. What you want from a legal consultation is not just to know what the fees will be. What you expect is answers to your questions. You want a professional to analyze your case and give you an honest answer. Proper analysis requires us to listen to you, review the documents, and discuss the issues in depth. That takes time, during which you receive a very personal attention to your matter. You cannot expect any quality during a 15-minute free consultation or even from a longer free consultation where the word “free” is used as a mantra to attract more prospective clients.

Before you schedule a consultation with an attorney, you will speak with one of our staff members who will hear you out and tell you if you have an issue that requires a consultation with an attorney. You will not be charged to tell your story to us and we will provide you with valuable free information on the phone. You are also welcome to browse through our free Q&A legal guides. Chances are you will find the answer to your question there. Although we do encourage prospective clients to book consultations, each day we explain to new callers that there is no need in it. However, if you decide to come in to meet with one of our attorneys, we will charge you a consultation fee.

Many criminal defense clients are faced with difficult choices. If you feel more comfortable running your case by us, please call us to set up a meeting.

This really depends on the case. Some cases will only take several hours of work, while others will take much more time to get a favorable outcome and will be significantly more expensive.

Depending on the case, we can offer you either a fixed flat fee (meaning that all legal work will be covered by it, and there will be no more discussion of money) or hourly fees (not used often). Sometimes, we will use a combination of flat and hourly fee structures.

Yes, we do.

We do offer payment plans in some cases. Usually, these are more complex cases that take longer to complete and require higher fees.

We can always accommodate you and meet with you early in the morning, later in the evening, or even on weekends.

Absolutely. You can call us to schedule a phone consultation. We will process your credit card payment over the phone.

We make this process as easy as possible. We encourage you to pick up your phone and book a consultation. At the end of your consultation, we will give you a quote and ask you to sign a retainer agreement. The retainer agreement is a contract between you and our firm which explains our obligations in very simple terms. You will have to make a payment at that time, and we will start working on your case immediately.

In most cases, you will be expected to make a full payment before we start working on your case unless we have another arrangement.

We speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Fujianese, Korean, Spanish, Russian, and French.