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Initial
consultations are done in my private office. Any legal
information, opinion, legal advice or representation I provide
begins with an initial consultation. The purpose of the initial
consultation is to give us the opportunity to meet personally,
to advise you of your legal rights and options, and to explain
my services and fees. The initial consultation fee is $20.00
and is due before your consultation begins. If paying by
check then please prepare the check before the consultation and
make it payable to David Lee Jones, P.A. Please write your
driver’s license number (or State of Florida Identification Card
number) on the front of the check. Payment by credit card is not
offered at this time. I reserve the right to increase my
consultation fee in the future.
The
initial consultation may be limited to 45 minutes or to such
time as is necessary to evaluate basic information provided and
to analyze the legal matter. Some consultations require very
little time. The initial consultation fee may be credited
(applied as a down payment) to one of the services offered in
that initial consultation. It will be credited only once. An
additional initial consultation and additional fee of $20.00 is
required for each additional type of case. If you have more than
one legal matter to discuss you may have to schedule the second
consultation for another time. The fee to extend the
consultation beyond the time limit is $75.00 per half hour or
any part thereof. The fee for a follow up consultation, a second
or additional consultation about the same legal matter involved
in a previous consultation is $75.00 per half hour or any part
thereof. The fee for a Custody Consultation is $100.00 per hour
or part thereof.
Your
consultation will be cancelled immediately (and any consultation
fee you have paid will be refunded) if your spouse has
previously met with me about marital matters, if you have a
dispute or conflict with my former client and in other potential
conflict of interest situations. In all other situations, the
initial consultation fee is not refundable, even if I refuse
to accept your case. Please inform me immediately if there may
be a possible conflict of interests. I cannot advise or
represent you if there is even so much as an appearance of a
conflict of interest unless all interested parties have agreed
in writing to waive the conflict.
I can not and
will not advise you about the laws of any state other than
Florida. I may not be able to offer you any service, information
or advice. Also, the consultation may be of little value if
important rights depend upon a Court Order, Judgment, Agreement,
Deed or other document which is not provided during the
consultation. It will cost more to review the document later. I
do not determine before the initial consultation whether I can
provide any valuable legal advice or opinion. I reserve the
right to refuse any case for any reason or for no reason at all.
Your
consultation must be confidential. Please do not bring any
person, other than your husband or wife, into a consultation or
meeting. However, I will not meet with or consult with both
spouses about a divorce, separation or prenuptial agreement
between the spouses. Initial contact with your spouse in
such cases will be in writing.
Generally,
children do not need to be informed about a bankruptcy or about
the details of a divorce. Do not bring a child into
consultation or meeting about a family law matter against or
relating to the child’s parent or alleged parent. You may
not leave a small child in my waiting area unless you have
brought a competent caretaker. There will be no refund of the
consultation fee if the consultation is discontinued due to a
disruptive or unruly child.
I do not
offer or provide information on your legal matter except:
You
may only retain me by a written fee agreement and only after
an initial consultation about the legal matter.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
David Lee Jones, P.A.
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