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Plowden Hall, we know that the practice of law should not be like a "product" where you come for a "free trial"
(there is nothing "free" it is built in to the products sold). The law is a service profession.
We believe that it underminds the integrity and the perception of this learned profession to charge too
little or too much for the services or advertise for a "free" consultation in our areas of practice. Like
everything else, you often get what you pay for in the law, and we would rather help clients who understand this and are
willing to pay reasonable prices for the value of their services.
Attorneys, like physicians, pay it forward in educational and
opportunity costs, and can therefore offer so much to people who need that specific kind of service, especially if these can
be provided in the new, non-traditional way of the 21st century. We are here to serve those who need and appreciate
us, as we truly appreciate our clients!
We are not salepeople and we do
not build in extra costs in products or services for a "free" consultation. "Free" consultations
may result in trying to sell a client on services that she may or may not need in order to cover for the time spent
in this "free" consultation. There is an inherent conflict of interest from our perspective, as there
would be a vested interest in what the attorney would recommend to a client.
We are simple and tell you the costs up front even before we meet, without any hidden agendas or conflicts.
For some matters, such as litigation, there is no way to even estimate the costs, but we can be realistic with you as
to what it entails.
