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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Key question: Do I need legal advice/representation?
Clients often fail to contact an attorney for advice until a time when it is often too late to practically or cost-effectively resolve a problem. Many legal problems, challenges, and disruptions can be avoided by proper planning, contract drafting, legal advice, and analysis. Although fees are generally based on an hourly rate based on time invested in your representation and advising, some transactions and circumstances can be billed at a flat-fee rate, depending on the circumstances and attorney you are working with. Please feel free to contact us about our billing policies and fees.
Do I need an attorney even if I am not in trouble and am not being sued? The best time for a business owner or individual in a real estate transaction or business transaction to use an attorney is often when they don't even realize they need one. Although the Thomsen Nybeck law firm provides assistance in both transactional and litigation matters, be sure to contact us as far in advance of an issue as possible, so we can provide you with the most effective help.Will I get billed for just talking to you? We may offer a “free consultation” by phone or in person, depending on the circumstances. This allows us to learn more about you and your needs, to determine if we are able to help you or not. If we can help you, we typically require an up-front retainer and an engagement agreement that outlines our billing policies. Since our value is in the advice and time we provide to you, often we bill based on an hourly rate for time involved in your representation. This will typically include phone calls, emails, conferences, and time drafting/reviewing agreements or contracts, so the more prepared and clear you can be with facts, paperwork, and how we can help, the more efficient we can be with time. Some matters may be able to be estimated in terms of how much time will be involved. In these circumstances, we will discuss whether “flat-fee” billing may be an option.
What are your qualifications? Brad Boyd, attorney with the Minnesota law firm of Thomsen Nybeck, has a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. He is licensed to practice law in Minnesota. Brad stays actively involved in the real estate and business community, as a legal advisor, speaker, and author. Articles written by Brad have been published locally and nationally (see Publications). Outside of his legal experience, Brad draws upon the education and business experience he developed in creating and successfully operating a flat-fee real estate brokerage, Full House Realty, LLC. As a real estate broker, Brad has a strong knowledge of and familiarity with the real estate industry, and can often provide valuable insight to clients in this area. For more information, read the Attorney Bio section.
Brad is only one of the many knowledgeable and experienced attorneys at the law firm of Thomsen Nybeck. To find more information and complete attorney bios for all the attorneys at Thomsen Nybeck, click here for the attorney profiles. Or, click here for an overview of practice areas handled by Thomsen Nybeck.