Services
Thompson Legal Assistance provides legal advice and document production tailored to helping you represent yourself in court. These services are designed to save you money in legal costs because we do not provide full legal representation. Rather the pro se litigant retains full responsibility for his or her case before a court, judge, or other tribunal. This type of servicing is also known as unbundled legal servicing. The following list shows a sample of these services:
1. Legal Research and Advice (we will help you identify legal case authority and help in issue spotting).
2. Document Selection (you tell us what you need done and we will select particular documents of interest to you - you must still make a final decision on whether a particular document should be used).
3. Document Creation (we can create custom documents for you, usually on a flat fee basis for simple matters).
4. Help in Filling out Forms (Iowa provides the pro se litigant with a myriad of self-help forms, some of these forms can be quite complex - we can help you by determining how these forms should be used).
Below is a listing of some of our most common services and pricing (negotiated fees are available for more complex issues).
List of Service Types
(For your reference only, refer to your Fee Agreement for actual billing)
Please Note: The below fees are for attorney services purchased on a per each document, form, or occurrence basis.
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Picking & Filling-Out Online Forms $50 per each form
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Creating Custom Standard Documents $75 per each form
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Subpoenas
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Petitions, etc.
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Motions & Requests for Discovery
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Affidavits
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Settlement Agreements
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Sanctions & Contempts
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Legal Research $250 per issue researched
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Advanced Document Drafting $100 per each document
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Special Motions
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Briefs in Support
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Child Support Guidelines
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Advice Only $25 - 100 per case
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Exhibit Compilations $50 - 100 per case
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Protected Information Form $25
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Electronic Filing Only $25
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Negotiation Attempts $100 per each issue
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Other Special Requests $ Varies
There will be Court fees in addition which must be paid directly to the court by the client, failure to pay these fees will result in court penalties.
Next Steps
Are you ready to contact an attorney or speak with our legal team? Or just wanting to review your legal options?
If so, there are a few things you can do right now to better prepare for your discussions. Below you will find links and steps you can take now to make the process of seeking legal help and advice go smoothly.
First, you should take some time to fill out our conflicts of interest questionnaire. This form is fillable and provides for a basic intake of your legal issue/concern and personal background. Click on the link below to access this form.
Next, you may take time to review a sample attorney / client fee agreement in order to gain insight into how your potential representation may be conducted. It is a standard contract for services, including some of your potential obligations.
Sample Fee Agreement (pdf doc.)
Finally, you should take some time to review our newsletter topics and postings to see if your particular issue or concern has been addressed. These newsletters help to educate you on your legal topic to empower you in more meaningful discussions with our legal team. In this way, you will be better equipped to tell your attorney what exactly you need in terms both of you fully understand.