Is A Free Consult Really Free?
With me, the short answer is yes! I’m always happy to spend 10-15 minutes discussing facts of a case, and what I can do to remedy it, and the costs involved. Once I give a potential client a game plan, and show them that I know what to do, and how to do it, they are usually ready at that point to buy my time. To me the consult is free to you but it’s an investment to me, in our future relationship, and my business opportunity to help you as a client. If you like what you hear, I bet you’ll pay me to take action on your behalf!
I once called a law firm to determine if I had a potential case and if they would be interested in it. I figured 10-15 minutes on the phone with a good attorney could determine if we had a good reason to proceed, and an overview of costs would be easy enough. Instead, what I got was a phone answerer who stated that I could schedule a phone call for an upfront $200 consultation fee. Now there are some areas of law such as domestic/divorce where consult fees are necessary, and sometimes even I charge to review records, and formulate game plans for cases that are revolving more in the unknown. Sometimes that is unavoidable, for example, if you’ve lost your license and have no idea why or how to determine, sometimes I have to spend a significant amount of time checking records and court files to determine where you are with the situation. But really? $200 to tell me if you can even help with my situation? I just don’t see it necessary to be that way. When people know or should know that they are bugging you or wasting your time repetitiously, that would be another exception to my customs.
Fortunately, in 90% of cases we can do a 10-15 call and find out what you need and how much it will cost. Once you decide to hire me, my consult is paid for, and I’m so confident you’ll want to use me for your issue, that I’m willing to front that free time to you with no obligation to proceed. The thing I try to do is answer or call back in the same day, and if you get me on the phone, I’ve almost always got 10 minutes to run through game plans. Don’t hesitate, call an experienced Asheville Traffic Ticket Attorney Today!!!