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 send the details in writing.
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 document by email, and the first response will be in writing: whether the firm can take it on, 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.
After you send this, forward the document itself to sobel@sobellawsolutions.com with your name in the subject line. Submitting this form does not create an attorney-client relationship, and the firm checks for conflicts before opening any matter.
A free 30-minute phone consultation with Sean Sobel. Pick a time, note the document and your deadline in the booking question, and forward the document ahead of the call so the time is spent on your situation rather than on reading.
Schedule a Consultation ›Or call (216) 282-9776 and say what you are holding.
A document review is a flat fee, quoted before any work begins, for a scope defined at the same time. The scope names the document, what the written analysis will cover, and whether a call to work through it is included. If the scope changes because the matter turns out to be larger than the document, for example an employer who will only deal with counsel, or a set of claims worth pursuing in their own right, you get a new quote before the additional work starts, not a surprise afterward.
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.
Fees are not published on this site because they depend on the document and the scope, but they are quoted in writing and agreed before the engagement begins. Under Ohio's professional conduct rules, any advance flat fee remains refundable as to any portion that has not been earned.
Every matter is different. Descriptions of typical timing, fees, and outcomes are general and do not guarantee any particular result in your case.
Written reply about scope and fee first. No obligation, no cost to ask.
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