Preparing for Your Consultation
Simas & Associates, Ltd., offers all prospective clients a free and confidential initial attorney consultation. This initial consultation provides our prospective client's opportunities to:
Discuss Your Legal Needs
Lay the foundation for their legal representation needs without the fear of admissions or disclosure of discoverable evidence.Ask Questions
Ask our attorneys questions and receive unfettered legal advice and counsel.Understand the Next Step
Identify the legal problem, important deadlines, available options, possible costs, and potential solutions.
Additional Legal Advice
Extended Consultations
Arrangements can be made to extend consultation, for a fee, without hiring the law firm to actively represent the prospective client. This is part of our Advice and Consultation service.
The price is negotiable and may be based upon an hourly rate or a Flat Fee Agreement basis. If so interested, please indicate during your consultation with the law firm and arrangements can be made.
Why We Offer It
Why Does Simas & Associates Provide a Free Consultation?
Simas & Associates, Ltd., offers all prospective clients a free and confidential initial consultation concerning their legal issues or problems or questions.
These guidelines assist potential clients and our team to make the most of their initial consultation and make fully informed decisions regarding their legal matters.
What We Hope to Accomplish
Goals of the Initial Consultation
During the initial call, our goals are to:
Our Mission
Simas & Associates, Ltd., is dedicated to safeguarding and protecting the rights of clients whose businesses are heavily regulated by the government. Guided by the ultimate needs of each client and the impact on their particular business, or professional circumstances, we work to achieve ethical, positive, and cost-effective solutions for our clients.
Your Consultation Is Confidential
The consultation, including all communications with our team, is attorney-client privileged, and we understand this may be the first time our potential client has had an opportunity to speak to an attorney about their issues.
Preparing for the Call
What We Need Prior to Your Initial Consultation
Relevant Documents
The first and most important thing we need for a successful initial consultation is documents. These can include a complaint, demand letter, audit notice, subpoena, investigation letter, and many others. The documents contain deadlines, statutes and code sections, and the most important information we need to review your matter.Appropriate Document Volume
Given the volume of consultations and their purpose, we are not equipped to review extensive contracts, discovery or records and provide opinions in an initial consultation. That would require us to be retained.Potential Client Intake Form
Please complete the client intake form prior to our initial consultation. This allows us to ensure there are no conflicts of interest and learn a bit more about your matter to make the most of our initial consultation. Should you retain our firm, we will need further detailed information. Complete Intake Form
Before submitting documents: Focus on the documents most directly related to the issue, especially anything containing a response date, hearing date, deadline, accusation, complaint, demand, or agency notice.
What Happens Next
Steps After Your Initial Consultation
The Initial Call
Initial consultations are scheduled for no longer than 30 minutes to accommodate both the busy schedules of our clients and team.Additional Consultation
Should the legal issue presented require more than that, we are happy to schedule subsequent consultations at our regular hourly rates.Engaging the Firm
Should you wish to retain Simas & Associates to represent you, and we are able to assist you, we will send you our Fee Agreement packet via DocuSign.Beginning Representation
Please complete the Fee Agreement, along with all associated forms, and your initial retainer payment. We will begin work on your matter as soon as all this information and retainer are received.If We Cannot Assist
If we are unable to assist you in your case, the information provided will remain privileged and confidential.
Questions?