FAQ

Simply put, paralegals and legal assistants are not allowed to provide legal advice. In fact, anyone that is not a licensed attorney cannot provide legal advice.

You can schedule a consultation either by calling our office directly at (317) 743-7958 and speaking with a receptionist or you may submit an online chat or contact form for someone to contact you and assist you with scheduling the consultation.

*Important to note: All available appointments are first-come, first-serve. Once the appointment is set, if your consultation requires a fee, you will be provided with a secure online payment link via email, to pay the consultation fee payment. Unless otherwise specified, all consultation fees must be paid in full a minimum of 24-hours (1 business day) prior to your scheduled appointment time, otherwise, the consultation is canceled due to non-payment, and the time is released to be rebooked by others.

We offer consultations virtually either as video-conferencing via Zoom or by phone, and in-person at the office. We are equipped to schedule appointments to your preference, so in-person consultations are not a requirement but up to your choosing, although they are dependent on the attorney’s availability.

All initial consultations, regardless of the means of communication (virtual or in-person), are scheduled for up to 30 minutes. Should your consultation extend beyond that, the attorney may need to extend the conversation via a follow-up email or call. This is up to the attorney’s direct discretion and availability; if needed, it is determined by the attorney at the time of the appointment.

You will receive an email with consultation instructions and a reminder of your scheduled appointment. If your consultation requires a consultation fee, you will also receive a secure online payment link within the email. Take the time prior to your appointment to organize and gather any important paperwork, make a list of questions you would like to ask the attorney and be prepared to delve into your case. The attorney will contact you on the date and time of your consultation for any phone or Zoom meetings, for an in-office appointment, please make sure to arrive promptly to your consultation and check in with our receptionist.

If you need to reschedule a previously booked consultation for any reason, please contact our office immediately either by email or phone and we will offer available rescheduling options. Many people are waiting to speak with an attorney and the sooner we hear from you, we can open up the spot for other people who are urgently needing a consultation.

If you miss your scheduled appointment, please contact our office immediately so we can accommodate any rescheduling requests, timely and effectively. Please note it is the client’s responsibility to contact our office for any further rescheduling requests following a missed consultation. The appointment is not automatically re-booked.

Should you need to follow-up with the lawyer after your initial consultation, as long as your follow-up questions are related to the same matters you consulted on, we can accommodate a free, 15-minute follow-up call (or email), per attorney’s availability and discretion. For any new matters, situations or cases, you will need to schedule a separate consultation.

To arrange a consultation, it must be set with the person who has the legal case, situation, question or issue. Each person must book their own consultation, even if the cases are closely related. Scheduling more than one person, per consultation, will not be efficient for the attorney reviewing, analyzing, and assessing all necessary legal matters, for the different parties.

*Important to note: If you want a non-translator third-party person to attend the consultation with you, for confidentiality reasons the office must be provided with a signed waiver by consultee prior to the appointment. Waiver is provided by our office. If you are unsure if another person is permitted to be present for the appointment, please contact our office directly for more information.

There are no refunds for the consultations, typically. The attorney will answer all questions presented in the appointment based on their expertise and knowledge. The appointment is for you to have a better understanding of your legal options and how to proceed (or not proceed) in your case. Sometimes, you may receive an answer that there is nothing that can be done in your case, due to a variety of case-specific reasons. Knowing this information can be a vital step in your case.

We cannot and do not review, approve, or otherwise “look over” any forms you have prepared on your own so you can proceed to file by yourself. There are ethical obligations that do not allow attorneys to assist non-attorneys in preparing legal documentation. We are also not allowed to help you self-represent yourself in a case. If you choose to hire our firm to represent you in your legal case, you must consent to the attorney’s representation in your case and the fee agreement, presented by the attorney-client contract.

*Important to note: this does not apply to contract or agreement legal reviews, they are a separate entity. Please contact our office directly for any questions.

Our office offers some translation options only for the initial consultation. The current languages spoken in our office are English, Spanish, Russian, Greek, Bulgarian, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. If you require translation for a different language, you must bring your own certified translator to the consultation.

*Important to note: if you will require the services of a translator for each in-office appointment past the initial consultation, it is the client’s responsibility to bring a certified translator with them to each appointment. We cannot guarantee translator availability each time, as our employees handle both daily legal work and translation services thus making it difficult to accommodate everyone who needs continuous translation services.

While we have an array of different languages spoken in our office, we unfortunately do not have the capacity to accommodate all. If you require translation from a language other than English, Spanish, Russian, Greek, Bulgarian, Hindi, Punjabi or Urdu, we ask that you provide your own certified translator for any and all appointments.

*Important to note: if you will require the services of a translator for each in-office appointment past the initial consultation, it is the client’s responsibility to bring a certified translator with them to each appointment. We cannot guarantee translator availability each time, as our employees handle both daily legal work and translation services thus making it difficult to accommodate everyone who needs translation services.

Attorney Evgeny “Eugene” Mogilevsky is fluent in both the English and Russian languages.

Attorney Khawaja Saad is fluent in English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.

*Important to note: if you will require the services of a translator for each in-office appointment past the initial consultation, it is the client’s responsibility to bring a certified translator with them to each appointment. We cannot guarantee translator availability each time, as our employees handle both daily legal work and translation services thus making it difficult to accommodate everyone who needs continuous translation services.