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Fees & Billing

Feng Law Office

Fees & Billing

We appreciate that fees are no small matter, particularly in the current economy. Just as with all other elements of a matter for which we are retained, we are transparent with our clients as to fees and billing. There are as many different fee structures and arrangements as there are client types. We will work with you to find a mutually benefit approach that works for you. Here are the basic approaches to fees for our services.

Initial Consultation

We understand that scheduling a consultation may occur during times of economic stress and need. Therefore, we are pleased to offer free consultations for simple inquiries. While this requires significant attorney time upfront, we believe it allows you to get to know us better and understand the range of services we offer. For a detailed analysis of your specific case or inquiries about complex legal issues, we do charge a fee for such consultations.

The initial consultation will help us understand the specifics of your case and potentially identify options during the session itself. To schedule an initial consultation, please summarize your situation by emailing elton@fenglawoffice.com or by completing our online form. We will respond within 24 hours.

Flat Fee Schedules

We have standard flat-fee schedules for most family-based immigration, employment-based immigration, naturalization, and asylum applications. We utilize flat-fee arrangements whenever possible, to minimize guesswork and stress for our clients. When you engage our firm on a flat-fee schedule, you have opted for unlimited use of our staff resources. We will continue our work until we have achieved the final outcome of the case, all within the originally agreed-upon attorney fees established at the beginning of the case.

Hourly Billing

We typically charge on an hourly basis for general immigration counseling, post-approval work, and matters falling outside the agreed scope of services. We understand that you can make the best decisions possible when you have a clear idea of the total bill associated with different options, and we therefore do not hesitate to give you our best guess at the onset of a matter. If at any point it appears that we may exceed our initial “guesstimate” of attorney fees, we will let you know in advance of that development, not after the fact.