A legal writer trained and mentored by some very good lawyers, I offer a variety of services revolving around researching and drafting legal documents and briefs.
For which I ask $60 per hour.
Or, flat fees for defined projects are negotiable.
Years of experience have given me broad, fairly deep knowledge as to:
Contracts and Leases;
Civil Procedure;
"Complaints", Demurrers, Answers, Cross-Complaints;
drafting Discovery;
a wide variety of motion practice, including Anti-SLAPP and Summary Judgment Motions;
incisive research and reporting regarding legal issues;
drafting and responding to Demand or Meet-and-Confer Letters;
Arbitration Petitions and Briefs;
Trial Preparation and Practice;
Domestic Violence Restraining Order applications;
Real Estate and Business Litigation; and
Personal Injury cases.
I have some experience with Family Law, Employment Law, and Appeals.
(I would not be the person to call in regard to: Bankruptcy, Immigration Law,
or Unlawful Detainer litigation.
)
I have also successfully carried out assignments only tangentially related
to legal writing, such as: negotiating on behalf of a vendor an amicable settlement of a claim by
the purchaser (an eminent San Francisco attorney) of a defective
kitchen stove; and helping an entrepreneur negotiate the terms of a lease on restaurant space.
So if you have a somewhat unusual project in mind, feel free to run it by me.
If any of my services might be of use to you, kindly respond, with some specifics about your
needs and objectives--and you will receive a prompt response!