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Baltimore County Family Law Lawyer Fees & Costs

The initial consultation is free.
The purpose of the initial consultation is to determine whether you want to retain the law firm to represent you.
Mr. Weisman will ask you questions and tell you what he will do if you choose to retain him.
you must pay a retainer to retain legal services.

All clients must pay a retainer.
Retainers differ based on case complexity.
Retainers begin at $2,500.00.
Attorney time is billed against the retainer by the hour.
Amar S. Weisman's hourly rate is $250.00 per hour and will increase to $300.00 per hour effective February 1, 2020.

Court Hearings	Scheduling Conferences, Pendente Lite Hearings, Settlment Conferences and the Merits Trial.
Communicating With Client	Telephone Calls, Text Messages and In-Person Conferences with the Client.
Communicating With Opposing Counsel	Written & Telephone Communications With Opposing Counsel Including Negotiation.
Preparing Court Papers	Preparing Complaints For Divorce/Custody and Answers To the Opposing Party's Complaint/Counter-Complaint. Discovery Motions to Compel Discovery and For Sanctions--So You Obtain The Evidence You Need Well Before The Court Date. Petitions For Contempt To Enforce Court Orders That Are Entered In Your Favor When The Other Side Is Disobedient. Joint Statements Concerning Marital and Non-Marital Property
Time Spent On Discovery	Preparing Subpoenas Forcing Banks, Schools, Witnesses & Government Agencies To Provide the Law Firm With Critical Information. Preparing Interrogatories and Document Requests That Command The Other Side To Produce Information and Evidence. Complying With The Opposing Party's Requests To Prevent You From Being Penalized By The Judge.
Legal Research	Researching The Maryland Rules To Give You Every Procedural Advantage & Argument. Researching Family Law Statutes & Cases To Show The Law Is On Your Side.

The Law Offices of Amar S. Weisman does not "milk" clients or "churn business" because we are too busy with meaningful work.
We do not bill for printer paper, faxes, gasoline, or initial consultations.
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Schedule a regular bi-weekly meeting with the attorney instead of email and text messaging.
Deliver all documents in chronological order without marking up or highlighting the documents.
Deliver every document the attorney requests even if it means going to the bank in person, calling the credit card company and waiting, or requesting documents by contacting a state agency.
Establish clear goals in the beginning to give your case purpose and direction.
Appear at all court hearings on time.
Do not complicate your case by talking about your case with others.

Call The Law Offices of Amar S. Weisman at (410) 321-4994 to schedule a Free Consultation. The Purpose of the consultation is to determine whether you want to retain this law firm as your Baltimore & Towson Family Lawyer. If you do wish to proceed, then you must pay a retainer. See Our Policy on Fees and Costs. The family firm is located next to The Circuit Court for Baltimore County, at 1018 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson, MD 21204.