1. Agree to the Consultation Agreement below
2. Contact us to reserve a consultation time
3. Pay the consultation fee using the “Pay Now” button
This Consultation Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions of the consultation meeting between Benjamin Yu, Esq. (“we” or “us”) and the undersigned prospective client(s) (“you”):
1. Purpose. The purpose of the consultation is for us (a) to learn about you and your particular legal needs based on the information you provide; (b) to answer your questions to the best of our ability; (c) to identify your options and, to the extent possible, analyze the costs and benefits of those alternatives; (d) to help you determine your course of action, if any; (e) to discuss our fees and terms of representation if an attorney-client relationship is to be established after the meeting; and (f) to determine the next steps in the process, as appropriate.
2. Confidentiality. All information and documents that you provide to us at the consultation shall remain strictly confidential, whether or not you decide to retain us to provide legal services, except as authorized by you or otherwise provided under the applicable Rules of Professional Conduct (California or New York).
3. Reliance Limited. Because it may be impossible to fully assess a matter within the time frame allotted for the consultation or with the information or documents that you provide at the consultation, you should not rely upon any legal opinions provided by us during the consultation concerning any legal matter.
4. Limited Scope. No attorney-client relationship is intended to be established by the consultation. The consultation is a limited scope service provided by us to help you determine whether you may want to retain us to provide legal services. At the conclusion of the consultation, there is no obligation for you to retain us, nor do we have an obligation to provide services to you, unless mutually agreed.
5. Engagement Agreement Required. Following the consultation, if you agree to retain us, and if we agree to provide services to you, then we will prepare a separate, more detailed Engagement Agreement to be executed by both parties. The new Engagement Agreement will supersede this Consultation Agreement and will set forth the terms and conditions of our representation of you, including our fees and the specific services to be performed by us.
6. Cost of Consultation. The first 60 minutes of the consultation are provided to you at the agreed on fee. If the consultation lasts longer than 60 minutes, we will charge you for additional meeting time at the same hourly rate (or portion thereof). Payment of these charges must be made at the conclusion of the consultation meeting. At our discretion, these charges for additional meeting time may be credited to your account and applied against other charges if an attorney-client relationship is established after the conclusion of the consultation meeting.
By checking “I agree” below, I agree to the terms and conditions set forth above concerning my consultation meeting, and I understand that this meeting is limited in scope and will not establish an attorney-client relationship with Benjamin Yu, Esq.