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Our practice is based in Snohomish County, Washington. With remote appearances being more widely available, we also represent clients in surrounding areas including:
Quietus Law Group primarily handles Family Law and Estate Planning. However, we also handle Elder Law and Adult Guardianship, DUI Defense, Campaign Consulting, Complex Negotiation, and Community Engagement.
We strive to make the engagement process as easy as possible. To start, you can call or email us, or you can submit an intake request right from this website and an intake specialist will reach out to you promptly; typically the next business day.
Your intake specialist will gather any necessary info about your matter, yourself, and the other party or parties, and review it with the attorney who will be assigned to your case. If we can help with your matter, we will next schedule a consult with your prospective attorney, and you will receive a consultation agreement which can be e-signed from your computer, tablet, or smartphone and a link to fund the engagement fee, if applicable. (Note: most consults require a consultation fee of $150. If we are retained for your matter, the consult fee is credited to your trust deposit and will be applied to your representation.)
After your consultation, if you decide to retain Quietus Law Group, we will send out a representation agreement and a payment link to fund the agreed initial trust deposit. Once the trust is funded, your legal representation begins, and your attorney or their assistant will reach out to collect more detailed information, set up your file, and get started resolving your issue!
This is one of the most common questions we get, and unfortunately, the best answer we can give is: "it depends."
Rates for hourly engagements with Quietus Law Group staff are as follows:
Wherever possible, we will use the lowest-cost resource to maximize your legal funds as efficiently as possible. For example: if documents or working copies need to be filed in person (as in Snohomish), it's a better use of your funds to have a legal assistant (or courier) deliver and file at their rate than it would be at your attorney's rate.
For case types with hourly billing like Family and Elder Law, initial trust deposits range from $1,500 - $5,000. It's important to note that the trust deposit is a deposit into an IOLTA or legal trust account. That money still belongs to you, until or unless your attorney or their staff bills against it after working your case. At the conclusion of your case, whatever funds have not been billed against are returned to you. Simple matters, like Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPO), are often on the low end of the range. Establishing or modifying a parenting plan is often on the middle to upper end of the range. Other case types, like drafting a Will or Trust, are usually a flat fee. Depending on complexity, estate planning packages typically cost $1500 - $2500, regardless of how long they take to execute.
During your consultation, you and your prospective attorney will discuss the issues and agree on an initial trust deposit if you choose to retain Quietus Law Group to resolve your matter.
This is the other most common question and the answer again, is: "it depends."
If the other party wants to drag the matter out, it can take anywhere from months to years. If both parties are actively seeking a resolution and an end to the conflict, competent counsel on both sides can usually bring issues to resolution promptly, often without Court intervention or litigation.
The type of case also has a lot to do with it. An agreed divorce can be accomplished in 91 days; that's where both sides have determined what assets, debts, and property division should happen, and any issues involving children, to include parenting plan or residential schedule, and child support.
On the other hand, if a divorce is headed for litigation, most counties in Western Washington are set 12 months out (or more) for a trial date.
Domestic Violence cases are typically resolved in 2-4 weeks, as long as proper service has been made.
Estate Planning, or the drafting of Wills or Trust Instruments, can often be completed in one to two weeks as long as beneficiaries and assets are readily identifiable.
Guardianships are long cases; under exigent circumstances, an emergency guardianship can happen within 24 hours to get the at-risk party out of harm's way, but the remainder of the emergency guardianship, and the subsequent full guardianship after, if sought, is typically several months to two years.
No matter the type of case, we'll do everything in our power to resolve your case as expediently as possible.
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