The Family Law Center: Sherri Jefferson,Esq.

The Family Law Center strives to address critical issues facing families.  FLC  areas of interest are:

• Civil and Criminal
• Civil Rights
• Delinquency (Juvenile)
• Deprivation (Children and Elderly)
• Domestic: Child Custody, Child Support, Guardianship, Legitimation, Modification, and Probate/Wills
•  Mediation (civil and domestic/GAL services)

You can use PayPal to execute the service or other financial plan.

FLC ayuda a que las familias e individuos Hispanos con abogados que hablan español.

Our Service Highlight includes:

FLC supports the men and women of our Armed Forces, and active EMS, Firefighters, Police/law enforcement and full-time school teachers K-12, church entities and grandparents raising grandchildren.  We provide a 30% discount off all consultation, hourly rates and fees to all active duty and recently returned service men and women as well as EMS, Firefighters, Police/law enforcement and full-time school teachers K-12.

Before you schedule an initial consultation we will explain whether we believe we can assist you with your case.  We will conduct a FREE brief telephone interview to gather information and based on that information determine if we can proceed with the initial consultation.  This will prevent your having to pay for an initial case consultation.  If we determine that we will not accept your case, cannot handle your case, lack expertise in the area of interest or have other reasons for declining representation we will not schedule or proceed with the initial consultation.  This will occur before scheduling of the initial consultation.  Under no circumstances will we schedule and/or accept payment for an initial consultation if we deem that we cannot handle your legal needs. We will conduct a FREE brief telephone interview to gather information and based on that information determine if we can proceed with the initial consultation.  Also, if you complete the information form below, we can explain whether or not we will accept your case and whether scheduling of a consultation is necessary.  Once we have determine that we can provide legal services the following fees shall apply.

Flat Rate and Contingent Services for Certain Cases are Available.

Mediation  

Parties involved in pre-litigation or who have actually filed lawsuits can agree to mediate their cases to resolve matters without court intervention and expenses.  Alternatively, if you are involved in a court proceeding and are ordered to attend mediation, FLC can mediate your cases.  You have the legal right to choose a private mediator if you elect mediation and FLC will be pleased to accept your case. 

GO TO MEDIATION LINK

This "session" enables us to determine whether we can assist and meet your legal needs.  It is a brief phone session where we ask and respond to questions and gather facts about your case to make this determination.  Once we determine that we can assist, scheduling of an "initial consultation" occurs. During the phone interview session we do not give out legal advice, this session is to aid FLC in fact gathering and case evaluation.

Online Initial Consultation

This consultation is an opportunity to converse via email/chat/web conferencing with transcription from the privacy of your home, office or mobile telephone and secure legal advice about an issue of immediate concern.  This service is for people who require immediate legal advice or desires review of their case from home, etc.

Examples:

maybe you or a loved one is  subject to arrest and have an outstanding probation warrant

maybe you need to know what to do about a child abandonment warrant

maybe you received a civil warrant, or a detective has come to your home and left a business card to discuss a case

maybe you were served with a lawsuit or want to file a legitmation or paternity

maybe you are facing a probate issue, death in the family or foreclosure.

File Review -

This service is provided when you want or need an attorney to review a legal document and explain the document.  Some examples include, but are not limited to, Court Petitions, Lawsuits, Deeds, Wills, etc.

Initial Consultation -- Record Review and Advisement
This consultation includes, but is not limited to, an overview of your legal interest and case need.  The consultation will cover up to 1.5 hours of legal advice and will not go beyond that scheduled time.  The initial consultation can occur via web conferencing, telephone or in-person.  If telephone service is provided, we will reserve the right to record the conversation for verification purposes and to ensure quality legal representation.  You can use the online telephone providers, mobile, ATT iphone and other service providers. During this consultation you will attain valuable information about your case and the legal theories of your case; advisement will allow each person to make informed decisions about their case and whether it is in their interest to proceed with their cause of action.  FLC strives to use the consultation as a platform to keep each person educated and informed about their case and the law. 

SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT ONLINE -NOW -- at least 3 days in advance of your requested appointment      You may also use PayPal for your online services.

You can also call us direct to schedule appointments:

 
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