02 · Services

Six services, each with a stated scope

Every fee below applies to the scope printed beside it. A fee marked from is a starting figure for the simplest form of that service and is confirmed in the engagement letter before any work begins. Nothing on this page adds an item to a cart, holds an appointment or forms an attorney-client relationship.

An open early printed law book displayed under glass beside two small bound volumes. — An early printed law book under glass in a state law library. Every fee on this page is set against a stated scope.

All six services

S-01

Initial consultation

$150

A forty-five-minute meeting with an attorney on one legal question, held at the office or by video. The attorney reads the documents sent in advance, explains the rules that apply and sets out the realistic options. The fee is credited in full against any flat-fee service booked within thirty days of the meeting.

Best for a visitor with one question who does not yet know which service, if any, is needed.

Usual timing forty-five minutes, usually within five working days of asking.

Included

Up to twenty pages of documents read before the meeting
A written summary of the options discussed, sent within two working days

Not included drafting, letters to another party and any representation, each of which is a separate service.

S-02

Will and estate plan

$1,400

A complete basic estate plan for one person under Ohio law: a will, a durable financial power of attorney, a health care power of attorney and a living will. The fee is $1,900 for a married couple with mirror documents. It assumes no trust is needed; where one is, the trust is quoted as its own figure before any drafting starts, so a client can see what each part of the plan costs.

Best for an individual or a couple who want their wishes and their decision-makers written down properly.

Usual timing three to four weeks from the planning meeting to the signing meeting.

Included

A sixty-minute planning meeting and a written summary of the decisions taken
Drafts of all four documents, with one round of revisions
A signing meeting with two witnesses and a notary provided by the firm
Scanned copies of the signed documents and a note of where the originals are kept

Not included revocable or special-needs trusts, retitling property into a trust, and probate administration, which the firm does not handle.

S-03

Business formation

$950

Formation of one Ohio limited liability company, with the articles of organization prepared and filed and an operating agreement drafted for up to three members. The $99 state filing fee is paid directly to the Ohio Secretary of State and never appears on the firm’s invoice.

Best for owners starting one company who want the terms between them agreed before trading.

Usual timing ten to fourteen working days from the first meeting.

Included

Articles of organization prepared and filed with the state
An operating agreement with buy-out and exit terms, and a written first-year compliance list

Not included licenses, trademark searches and registrations, and employment agreements for staff.

Long rows of bound law reports on low shelves in a library reading area. — Bound law reports in a library stack. All six services begin the same way, with the documents in order and the rule that applies identified in writing.

S-04

Contract review

from $375

Review of one commercial contract of up to twenty pages, such as a supplier agreement, a services contract or a commercial lease, from the client’s side. The contract comes back marked up, with a plain-language note beside each clause that is unusual, one-sided or unclear. Contracts over twenty pages are quoted in writing before the review starts.

Best for a business owner about to sign a contract that someone else drafted.

Usual timing five working days from receipt of the full contract.

Included

A marked-up copy with a note beside every flagged clause
Suggested replacement wording for up to five clauses
A thirty-minute call to go through the mark-up

Not included negotiation with the other party and drafting a contract from scratch, each quoted separately.

S-05

Lease dispute review

$450

A written assessment of one residential lease dispute in Hamilton County, for either the landlord or the tenant. The attorney reads the lease, the notices and the correspondence, and sets out the options under Ohio landlord-tenant law with the steps and time limits for each. The assessment describes the choices; it does not predict how a court would decide.

Best for a landlord or tenant facing a withheld deposit, a notice to leave or a repair dispute.

Usual timing seven working days from receipt of the documents.

Included

A written assessment of the options, the steps and the time limits
A draft letter to the other party, if the client chooses to send one
One thirty-minute follow-up call

Not included court appearances, eviction filings and representation at a hearing, which are quoted separately before any engagement is signed.

S-06

Employment matter assessment

$295

One sixty-minute session on a single employment document or workplace problem: a severance agreement, an offer letter, a non-compete clause or a dispute with an employer. The attorney reads the documents in advance, identifies any deadline that applies, and sets out the options and trade-offs in writing rather than one recommendation, because the right choice turns on facts that cannot all be known inside an hour.

Best for an employee weighing one document or decision before a deadline passes.

Usual timing sixty minutes, usually within a week of asking, sooner where a signing date is close.

Included

Sixty minutes on one named document or problem
Any deadline that applies identified in writing at the start
The options set out in writing, with the trade-offs beside each

Not included filing a charge or claim, negotiation with the employer and representation. No result is promised: the session sets out choices and does not guarantee an outcome.

Matter timeline

The intervals a new matter usually runs to

Day 0The enquiry arrives, and a conflict check is run on every name in it.
Day 1A reply names the service that fits, its fee and the documents to send.
Day 3The engagement letter is sent for signature, stating the scope and the fee.
Day 5The first meeting, at the office or by video.
Day 10Drafts, a mark-up or a written assessment are delivered.
Day 21The signing meeting or the follow-up call, then a closing letter.

These are typical intervals for a flat-fee service, not promised dates. Where an enquiry names a court date, a notice period or a signing deadline, that date is read first and the timeline is set around it.

Reading the timeline

Not every service uses every row. Will and estate plan and business formation run the full timeline to a signing meeting or a state filing; lease dispute review puts any notice date first. Initial consultation, contract review and employment matter assessment usually finish by day 10.

A day on this list is a typical interval, not an appointment. Nothing on this page holds a place in a diary.

Side by side

The same six, compared on four points

The figures repeat what each service above already states. Nothing new is introduced here, and a starting fee still applies to the scope printed with the service.

The six services compared by fee, usual timing and first step
Service	Fee	Usual timing	First step
S-01 Initial consultation	$150	45 minutes, within 5 working days	Name the one question
S-02 Will and estate plan	$1,400, or $1,900 for a couple	3–4 weeks	Say who the plan is for
S-03 Business formation	$950, plus the $99 state fee	10–14 working days	Name the owners
S-04 Contract review	from $375	5 working days	Send the full contract
S-05 Lease dispute review	$450	7 working days	Send the lease and notices
S-06 Employment matter assessment	$295	60 minutes, within a week	Give any signing date

03 · Process

How contact works

01

Send the form or write

Name the service and the one question that matters most. The form asks for a name, an email address, an optional telephone number, the service, the client type and a message of at least twenty characters. The name of any other party helps the conflict check.

02

Receive a written reply

A reply arrives by email or telephone during office hours, Monday to Friday between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM. It states whether the firm can take the matter, what it would cost and what it would need.

03

Sign the engagement letter, then start

Work begins only after the scope and the fee are set out in an engagement letter and signed. Until then no attorney-client relationship exists, and nothing said should be treated as legal advice.

04 · Suitability

If two services look equally suitable

Which service fits depends on the facts of the matter and on the scope printed beside each one, so a description alone cannot settle every case. When two options read the same way, the initial consultation is usually the shorter route, and its fee is credited against the larger service if one follows. Name both in the contact form and the firm will say which scope fits.

Also useful

Eight questions answered
Who handles which matters
How the firm works

05 · Contact

Ask about one of the six

Name the service and the firm will confirm the scope and the fee in an engagement letter before anything begins.

Book Send an enquiry

Or write to hello@ashcombestreetlaw.example and the firm replies Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.