About the practice
Marchmont Vale Law is a law firm in Savannah, Georgia. It works to a stated scope for a stated fee, and it writes both down first.
The practice begins by writing the question down. A legal question asked in passing and the same question set out on paper are rarely the same question, and the difference between them is usually where the real decision sits.
From there the work is ordinary. The scope that answers the question is described in plain terms, the fee for that scope is confirmed, and the work is reported against what was agreed rather than against anything else. Marchmont Vale Law does not predict how a dispute would end and does not describe any outcome as likely.
Three operating principles
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Scope before fee, fee before work
Nothing begins until the scope is written down and its fee is confirmed. A scope that changes is re-agreed in writing, not absorbed.
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Plain language, including the unwelcome parts
A question this practice should not answer is named as one, and so is the kind of firm that should. So is a decision that can reasonably wait.
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No promised outcome
The practice states what it will do. It does not state what a court, a counterparty or a registry will do, and it promises no result.
What happens, in four steps
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Step 1
The question is written down
In the visitor's own words first, then in the terms the work needs.
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Step 2
A scope is proposed
One of the six services, or a statement that none of them fits.
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Step 3
The fee is confirmed
In writing, before any work starts, including what would change it.
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Step 4
The work is set against the agreement
The work is reported against the scope that was agreed, and against nothing else.
One clear limitation
Marchmont Vale Law does not take litigation. It does not appear in court on a client's behalf, does not act in a contested matter and does not give tax advice. Where a question needs any of those, the practice says so at the first conversation and names the kind of firm that does that work.
Start with the introductory consultation
It carries no charge, and it ends either with a scope worth agreeing or with a clear statement that none of the six services fits.