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CONSULTATIONS
Our Consultation Process
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Over the Phone
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Free and No Obligation
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Confidential and Privileged
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Scheduled for 30 Minutes
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With an Attorney
​​​​​​​An OLPC attorney will call you at the phone number you provided when you submitted your Intake Questionnaire. Please do not drive to our office unless you have made specific arrangements due to a disability or other specific reason discussed with our staff in advance. ​Please keep any documentation or paperwork you think may be helpful nearby in case you need to reference it during the phone call.​
We understand that no one contacts us because they are having a good day. Almost all of our consultations are about frustrating, confusing, and unfair situations that employees find themselves in. Our goal is to help you figure out if you have a legal case. Unfortunately, we cannot give direct legal advice unless we are retained, but we can speak generally about the law and possible options you may have in your situation. If we are not the right fit for your situation, we do our very best to point you in the right direction.
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Please fill out the OLPC Intake Questionnaire to request a free consultation with one of our attorneys.
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Telling Your Story
After going through some basic background questions, our attorneys will ask you why you decided to contact a law firm for help. We understand it can be difficult to avoid going into all the details when you have been in a frustrating or unfair work environment for some time. However, our attorneys usually only need the general overview in order to figure out if they can help you take legal action.
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Examples of a succinct overview include:
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“I asked to take medical leave, and then they fired me for it.”
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“I was told I could only wear skirts to work.”
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“My manager routinely used slurs to refer to me.”
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“My boss made fun of me every day, but no one else, and I think it’s because of my age because of the kinds of comments she made.”
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“I had issues with my manager, and when I reported them, they retaliated against me by moving me to a lower position with less pay.”
While a general timeline is good to have in your mind, sometimes a highly detailed retelling or “play by play” of your experience is not needed during an initial consultation.
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A good legal case is often pretty straightforward. Think of it this way – if you are unable to summarize the situation succinctly for an attorney, your attorney probably cannot summarize the situation for a jury or an arbitrator later on.
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Having a quick summary of what happened to you can therefore be very helpful, and our attorneys will ask logical follow-up questions about the details. They will know which details to focus on based on the law.
Abusive Language Policy
We understand that most people who call our office are going through a difficult time. However, we will not tolerate abusive or aggressive language towards our staff or our attorneys. We also will not tolerate bigoted speech – including hateful, racist, or sexist remarks about any person. This goes against our values. We reserve the right to end our phone consultation at any time if potential clients cannot be respectful of this policy.
Our Fee Structure
Our attorneys work on a contingency basis. A contingent fee is defined as a “fee charged for a lawyer’s services only if the lawsuit is successful or is favorably settled out of court.” (See Black’s Law Dictionary.)
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This means that we do not charge a fee for our work unless we “win” a case. Winning a case generally means recovering money on our client’s behalf. We front all of the fees and costs, and then when the legal action resolves, we take a percentage of the settlement or award.
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The percentage is based on a “sliding scale” depending on how much work goes into a case. If a case settles pre-litigation, meaning before a lawsuit is filed in court or in arbitration, we take a smaller percentage than if a matter goes all the way to trial.
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We are happy to discuss our contingency fees in more detail over the phone as well, and we always encourage potential clients to call multiple law firms.
Thank you for choosing to contact Osprey Law, PC.
We look forward to speaking with you and helping however we can during your phone consultation.
CONTACT US
Fill Out Our Intake Questionnaire Below to Request A Free Case Consult With An OLPC Attorney
Please note that we do not schedule consultations without the OLPC Intake Form being completed in advance, and that a consultation with one of our attorneys is not guaranteed. Filling out this form also does not automatically create an attorney-client relationship.
All consultations with potential clients are over the phone. Our office does not accept walk-ins. If you have a disability that necessitates an in-person consultation, please make that expressly clear on your intake form or when in contact with our staff.
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Please refer to the "CONSULTATIONS" section of our website for more tips about our consultation process and a general overview of how our consults work. ​We understand that no one calls us because they are having a good day. Almost all of our consultations are about frustrating, confusing, and unfair situations that employees find themselves in. Our goal is to help you figure out if you have a legal case. Unfortunately, we cannot give direct legal advice unless we are retained, but we can speak generally about the law and possible options you may have in your situation. If we are not the right fit for your situation, we do our very best to point you in the right direction.