Today I got quotes from attorneys on just a demand letter. Attorney I found on Internet
3 hours at $275 was one.
Another by an attorney I suspect is more professional , experienced, maybe gets to the point a lot quicker and was referred by someone I trust in another profession.
1.5 hours @ $400 hr. So cost less![/quote]
That is reasonable for a short cease and desist letter, but probably not going to get a settlement for you.
Personally, I would never write a demand letter like they offered to do without a client who is already paid up and ready to follow through with suit if the letter is ignored. If I write a demand letter, they reject it, and you don’t follow through, that harms my reputation, and my future demand letters would be taken less seriously to the detriment of all my other clients.
I also would not do a quote in hours like this. The best demand letters come after the complaint it already written, and that point it would just be 20 or 30 minutes to write plus a proofread.
I suggest you see if you can get a firm offer to do all the steps in my prior post for a single flat rate. I also again suggest making a trip to the law library and searching for the attorney’s name on Lexis and seeing what type of record they have. I believe they have small branches in Chula Vista, El Cajon, and San Marcos.[/quote]
I was thinking about this last night. Committing right now to sue or not with the possibility that the demand letter being super simple to do after the complaint and settlement offers were written up (serving settlement offer with complaint)
What happens if the neighbor and I file suit at the same time more or less? Is there more hours for the Lawyer now answering the other complaint too? How much?
I am really on the fence about the demand alone first, or just filing a suit and serving it with a settlement letter. Most attorneys I am talking to will write the demand for a flat fee without retainer.
I’ll ask about the flat rate thing for getting through your suggested steps. I copied that post and have it handy now.
