A severance agreement, a non-compete, an employment or physician contract. Each one is a defined piece of work with a written product at the end, handled on a flat fee quoted before anything is billed. Pick the document, see what the review produces, and start in writing. Starting fees are listed on this page.
The three documents below account for nearly all of the firm's advisory work. Each has its own page with the legal framework, but the shape of the engagement is the same: you send the document, you get a written analysis and a recommended response, and the fee is quoted for that scope before any work begins.
You have been handed a release with a number and a deadline. The review tells you what you are giving up, what is missing, whether the deadline is real, and what a counter should ask for.
Before you sign, before you resign, or after you have been let go. The review tells you what the covenant actually restricts under Ohio law, what a court would likely narrow, and how to leave without a letter following you.
The week before you sign is the only week the terms move. The review covers how compensation is actually earned, what counts as cause, the covenants incorporated by reference, and the dispute clauses.
Most people holding one of these documents would rather not spend a phone call explaining it. You do not have to. Send the details below, and the first response will be in writing: whether the firm can take it on after a conflict check, how to send the document, what the scope is, and what the flat fee for that scope will be. If you would rather talk first, the consultation is free and can be booked directly.
Three fields and a sentence. You will get a written reply about scope and fee before anything is billed, and you do not need to schedule a call to start.
Do not attach or send the document yet. After a conflict check, usually the same day, you will get a written reply that says how to send it and what the review would cover. Submitting this form does not create an attorney-client relationship.
A free 30-minute phone consultation with Sean Sobel. Pick a time and note the document, the employer, and your deadline in the booking question so the time is spent on your situation rather than on background.
Schedule a Consultation ›Or call (216) 282-9776 and say what you are holding.
Most firms say "call for a quote." This page says the number. Each review below is a defined scope with a starting fee for a single document of typical length. The exact fee for your document is confirmed in writing before any work begins, and if yours is longer or comes with related agreements, you will be told so and quoted accordingly, before, not after.
Written analysis of the release and every clause on the twelve-point checklist, OWBPA compliance if you are 40 or older, a recommended counter with the language to send, and a call to walk through it.
What the restriction says, what an Ohio court would actually enforce under Raimonde, the arguments available to you, and what to do before you give notice or accept the new offer.
Compensation, bonus and commission terms, termination provisions, restrictive covenants, and the clauses that decide what a departure is worth. Recommended edits in writing before you sign.
Compensation model, call and productivity terms, tail coverage, non-compete radius and buyout, and termination provisions, with the edits to request.
For-cause and good-reason definitions, severance triggers, equity vesting and forfeiture, 280G and clawback exposure, and a negotiation plan for the exit or the offer.
When the review shows there is room to move, the firm can take the negotiation to the employer directly. Scoped and quoted separately after the review, and the review fee is credited toward it.
Every review includes a written analysis in plain English, a specific recommendation with the language to use, and a call with the attorney who did the review. Reviews are typically completed within three business days of receiving the documents, depending on the volume of material and current caseload.
Some matters do not fit a flat fee and the firm will say so. An open-ended negotiation with an employer's counsel is generally hourly or a hybrid arrangement. A damages claim, where the employer has already done something unlawful, is normally contingency. Where the honest answer is that the document is fine as written, or that a claim is not worth pursuing, you will be told that in the first written response. Under Ohio's professional conduct rules, any advance flat fee remains refundable as to any portion that has not been earned.
Starting fees are for a single document of typical length with no related agreements. Every matter is different. Descriptions of typical timing, fees, and outcomes are general and do not guarantee any particular result in your case. The fee for your matter is the one quoted to you in writing.
Written reply about scope and fee first. No obligation, no cost to ask.
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