My Approach
How I Work
I advise in writing, a format that took shape over 20+ years of practice. The result of the work is a ready written opinion with a legal position, an assessment of your chances and risks, a step-by-step plan and a calculation of costs. To clarify your situation, we can have a call by prior arrangement.
How does the work go?
Four steps
- You leave a request on the website or write to me in a messaging app (Telegram, WhatsApp or KakaoTalk) and briefly describe what has happened. To clarify your situation, we can have a call by prior arrangement: the consultation itself is given in writing.
- I ask follow-up questions and request documents.
- After reviewing the documents and information you have provided, I name the fee, and once it is paid I start the work.
- You receive a written opinion with my signature.
What is in the opinion?
It contains
- an assessment of your prospects, the weak points of your position and legal risks;
- a step-by-step plan of action;
- a calculation of the costs of the case.
You can show the opinion to another lawyer and get a second opinion.
Why only in writing?
A ready legal position
The opinion sets out a reasoned position: you can reread it and pass it to a partner, an accountant or another specialist. The conclusions, deadlines and steps are written down and do not get lost in retelling.
Personal responsibility
I check my conclusions against current case law and the latest changes in legislation. The opinion carries my signature, and I answer for every conclusion personally: this is responsibility recorded in the document.
What happens after the opinion?
If you need further work, for example preparing documents or representation in court, we discuss it separately. I name the terms and the fee before the work starts, and the areas of practice are listed on the Services page.
How does payment work?
A consultation is paid: you pay for work on your own situation. A general explanation of how the law works is available in the articles on the website, and they are free to read.
In some situations I can help without charge, and I decide that individually.