Client- Attorney Terms of Service 

 

CONDITIONS. These terms of service will not take effect, and Attorney will have no obligation to provide legal services, until Client either submits payment for service or returns a signed copy of a separate Client-Attorney Service Agreement. 

SCOPE OF SERVICES. Client hires Attorney to provide legal services in applying for either a  Trademark, Contract review or Drafting of Legal Advising on the Clients behalf. An attorney will provide those legal services reasonably required to represent Client in obtaining said Service(s). An attorney will take reasonable steps to keep the Client informed of progress and to respond to the Clients inquiries. Services in any matter not described above will require a separate written agreement. 

CLIENT’S DUTIES. Client agrees to be truthful with Attorney, to cooperate, to keep Attorney informed of any information or developments which may come to Clients the attention, to abide by this Agreement, to pay Attorney’s bill on time, and to keep Attorney advised of Client’s address, telephone number and whereabouts. The client will assist Attorney in providing necessary information and documents and will appear when necessary at legal proceedings. 

CONSULTING SERVICES: By purchasing a bundle package or one-on-one business consulting service please understand that, other than as required by applicable law, If Client wishes to cancel after the purchase of a Consultation prior to scheduling they will be barred from requesting a refund if not done within 30 days of the purchase date unless Domonique Price is at fault. If a client cancels or reschedules a scheduled Consultation, they may reschedule once but will be bared from requesting a refund.

TRADEMARK SERVICES: The Trademark process can be a very long and drawn-out process, which can last up to 18 months. While 90% of Trademark applications receive an office action, we may need additional information from you to file the office action responses, a delay in providing said information may cause the Trademark process to be prolonged. As Office Actions are received they are filed internally by date of response due, meaning due to high demand or the nature of the office action Price Law may take the full time allotted by the United States Patent and Trademark office allows. Due to the nature of services, there may be very large gaps in follow-up communication. If you would like an update please email Dprice@DomoniquePrice.com

Filing Times: Filings for Entity Registrations, Copyright, or Trademarks may take between 7 business days up to 90 days depending on caseload unless a rush order has been placed. Once a filing has been submitted clients will not be able to amend or cancel without additional fees being required. All Flat rate packages are non-refundable after your assigned Attorney has completed your client Intake- Call. If you, however, would like to request a refund, you should first request an audit of your billable hours against your flat free package, once reviewed please send an email to the Billing department which they will solely elect to grant a refund please be mindful it will be minus your billable hours.

TERMINATION OF REPRESENTATION AND POST-REPRESENTATION MATTERS: Either party may terminate the representation at any time, subject to our obligations under the Rules of Professional Conduct and the approval of the court if the matter is in process or litigation Client will be asked to assure that they UNDERSTAND the following:

Flat Fee Packages: By purchasing a flat fee package and/or service such as Trademark or Copyright Filings, Client understands that NO REFUNDS will be issued. As In accordance with the American Bar Association Professional Reasonability rule 1.5. A flat fee service blocks time on the Attorney’s schedule that limits their availability for other perspective clients, while also providing a discounted rate instead of the Attorney’s Hourly Rate of $400, for this reasons. For that reason we ask that all services be started within 12 months of the purchase date, as fees for government agencies such as the USPTO and Copyright office are updated yearly, along with their policies. Be mindful while we encourage you to start within 12 months, we will honor your package after that date however you may be subject to an additional fee, your original payment minus the current flat rate fee. Please be mindful:

  • All Flat Fee Package/ Service are marked as Flat Fee

  • The scope of the services to be provided is easily outlined for you on the item page and/or sent in the invoice;

  • The total amount of the fee and the terms of payment are outlined on the item page and/or sent in the invoice;

  • Being a flat fee item, the funds immediately become the Attorney’s property on receipt and will not be placed into a trust account like hourly services items are;

  • Please note that this flat fee agreement does not alter the client's right to terminate the client-lawyer relationship at any point as mentioned above; and

  • Upon receipt of payment Client FULLY understands that they are purchasing a service that is not entitled to a refund of any portion of the fee.

  • You have 60 days from purchase or the request of additional information (which ever the latter) before your service is cancelled as it is a scheduling issue.

Retainer Service: In regards to Retainer services, such as Consultation services outlined above, Clients UNDERSTANDS that they may terminate the client-attorney relationship at any point with the FULL understanding that ALL retainer services (which are marked as such) will be subject to the same policies and procedure as Flat Fee Packages above in accordance with WA Rules of Professional Responsibility “RPC” 1.5(f).

Hourly Service: Attorney’s hourly rate is currently $350. If Client secures an Hourly Service they shall be required to submit an initial non-refundable $450 services retainer and either request to be charged up front which Attorney will deposit funds in a Trust Account and remain there until Attorney has rendered services complete in which applicable funds will become the property of Attorney and not be initialed to a refund; or

Depending upon approval first from Attorney, Client may elect if approved to once the initial non-fundable $450 service retainer is received, Client can elect to pay AFTER services are rendered. If approved once services are rendered Client is reasonable for providing payment upon receipt of invoice, in which funds will immediately become the property of Attorney and not be initialed to a refund unless Attorney is found to not have completed work in a reasonable matter decided upon by a licensed mediator, required by WA State Bar Association ethics committee or by Court order.

Consent: Client herby consents to the above by either, signed client-attorney retainer agreement, writing “I Understand” on Flat Fee items or submitting payment via invoice system with attached terms.

Due to the nature of providing legal services:

Please note that all sales are final on ANY FLAT FEE service including but not limited to: Trademark, Copyright filing, Toolkits, Contract Draft, Legal Advising & Subscription Services. 

Updated 1.30.2022