She has always been there.
From the first ring to the ordinary responsibilities that kept the family moving, she made room for you to do what you had to do.
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Who Is Going to Take Care of Her?
Everyone has counted on you. This is one more way to show them they were right. She answered the phone. She handled the things that mattered so you could concentrate on work. She stood beside you—even when you did not deserve it. Then life happened, and the finish line suddenly does not feel as far away as it once did.
A private inquiry does not create an attorney-client relationship. The firm must review the matter before offering an engagement.
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A note from Derek
Why I charge for the first conversation.
We are a small law office. As lawyers, what we have to give is our time, attention, judgment, and experience. When that time is spent giving free information to people who are only shopping around, it is taken away from the clients who hired us for focused help with something that matters to their families.
I prefer to work with people who respect my time and my need to support my family—because I understand that you are here for exactly the same reason: you love your family and want to take care of them. A paid consultation is mutual respect. You receive my undivided attention for a specific purpose, and we both decide whether working together is the right fit.
We do not run a document assembly line. When we accept additional estate-planning work, the goal is a plan tailored to your life, your property, your concerns, and the people who depend on you. That work takes care and capacity, which means we can accept only a limited number of clients at one time.
We value our time. That is why we value yours.
$250 · 30 MINUTES
Consultation and diagnosis only.
The attorney listens to the facts, identifies the legal situation and possible next steps, and discusses what service may be appropriate. The attorney does not review documents or perform any other legal work under the $250 engagement.
Every document review, drafting project, revision, implementation step, or other legal service requires a separate written agreement and a separate fee.Why people come to us
The legal documents begin with the life around them.
Now the question has changed.
A diagnosis, surgery, accident, or simply the years passing can make a husband ask what her life will look like if he is no longer there to handle his part.
A plan can carry your intentions forward.
The first conversation is about your family, property, responsibilities, and what you want to make easier for the people who have always depended on you.
What may have changed
Start with the facts of your life now.
- A serious diagnosis or scheduled surgery
- A spouse who does not run the business
- A home built through decades of work
- Retirement accounts and accumulated property
- Children who will be asked to step forward
- The person you want protected from avoidable burdens
A paid professional service
Start with the person you most want to protect.
The $250 engagement buys one 30-minute consultation and diagnosis based only on the facts you describe. It can identify the planning situation and possible next steps. It includes no document review, drafting, revision, implementation, or other legal work.
If Sierra Nevada Law offers additional estate-planning work and both sides decide the fit is right, every document review, customized plan, drafting project, funding step, or other legal service requires a separate written agreement and separate fee.
Your next step
One clear step at a time.
Begin with the private conflict check. If the matter can proceed, the secure path continues through the service-specific agreement, $250 payment, and calendar in that order.
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Private conflict and fit check
Start with names and a short description of what brought this question into focus. Do not submit medical records or estate documents.
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$250 consultation agreement and payment
The engagement covers a 30-minute consultation and diagnosis only. It includes no document review or other legal work.
Available after the prior step is completed - 03
Talk directly about the family
Explain the people, responsibilities, property, and concerns that matter. The attorney diagnoses the planning situation from the facts you describe.
Available after the prior step is completed - 04
Separate planning engagement—if appropriate
Any document review, drafting, implementation, travel, or other legal work requires a new written agreement and separate fee.
Available after the prior step is completed
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