Scheduling
We have a general policy of offering a free initial phone consultation to see how we can help. There are some limitations on this policy if your case is extremely complex, requires a review of a large amount of documents, is outside the scope of our practice, or for other firm specific reasons. This page will help you to schedule to speak with an attorney regarding your legal issue.
If you have been sued, you only have 20 days to answer or file a notice of appearance. If you are close to the 20 day deadline, please use this form with instructions even if you have not had a chance to consult with us. Until we have agreed to services, you are responsible for your own defense. This will protect you from receiving a default judgment if you send a copy to both the court and opposing attorney.
Free Initial Consultation Policy
Generally we offer a free initial phone consultation. There are some exceptions based on practice area, complexity, and other factors. To it be free, it must be:
- Within the scope of our practice
- Only 10 or less pages of legal documents to review
- Note- most landlord tenant, lemon law, and student loan cases require extensive document review and may have a charge.
- During business hours on weekdays (9 am to 5 pm)
- By phone
- No more than 15 minutes
- Provide any additional documents or intake sheets required for analysis prior to appointment
- You will be scheduled into an hour long block where we will call you during that hour. If you need a narrower time range or a specific time, let us know and we will try to accommodate.
- We will sometimes relax the above requirements upon request on a case by case basis, call to inquire
- Link to full terms and conditions for a free consultation
Types of consults that are not free:
- Outside of normal business hours, in person, and/or longer (1 hour) consultation
- We typically charge $300.00 for any of the above services
- You can request an accommodation to see if that fee can be waived. It is often granted for in person and/or after hours consultations if you have both need and a good basis for the request.
- If you need us to download or acquire documents necessary to analyze your case:
- We generally charge $50.00 plus any costs (courier, download fees, etc) though large jobs may be more
- Review of a large amount of documents prior to or during consultation, this includes:
- Files with extensive pleadings and close to or near trial (cost varies)
- Garnishment review for compliance with law ($150.00+)
- Landlord Tenant Leases, Walkthrough, & Damage Itemization ($150.00)
- Damage Itemization only is free.
- Motions for Summary Judgment and Exhibits in Support ($150.00+)
- Strategic Default Consultation for high income earners (100k+) with significant assets ($300.00+)
- Student Loans for non-bankruptcy options ($150.00+)
- Timeshare documents, contracts, advertising material, and communications ($300.00+)
- NOTE: If you are wanting to resolve any of the above issues via bankruptcy and are not intending to defend on the merits, then that is a free consultation to discuss options for bankruptcy if you do not need the relevant documents analyzed
Scheduling a Consultation
For us to properly analyze your case, we may need an intake form or additional information provided prior to the consultation. We can always analyze your case in a general sense without any documentation, however, we only provide one free consultation so we like to make it count.
- PRACTICE AREAS WHERE NO DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR CONSULTATION
- Bankruptcy
- Discussion of all options from ch 7 to ch 13 to non-bankruptcy options
- Free consultation
- Debt Defense Generally
- Discussion of all options from settlement to litigation to bankruptcy
- Free consultation if we are only reviewing the complaint and demand letter
- Note- look below in case the type of debt you are dealing with requires a review of specific documents (such as landlord tenant debts
- Foreclosure Defense
- Discussion of all options from litigation to loan modification to bankruptcy
- Free consultation if we are only reviewing the complaint, notice of default, or notice of foreclosure
- Schedule Option 1: call us at (206) 535-2559
- Schedule Option 2: email us at info@wadebtlaw.com and include your full name, contact number, ideal time range for a call back to schedule you, a brief explanation of what is going on, and how you would like us to help you.
- PRACTICE AREAS WHERE AN INTAKE FORM AND/OR CHARGE IS REQUIRED
- Note: We can give you a free consultation without documentation or intake form, however, it will be imprecise and may require a follow up appointment. As we only offer one free initial consultation, we may need to charge for the follow up. Click any appropriate links below to reach the respective intake form.
- Instructions: For any situation that requires an intake, please click the link or provide the requested information and then call 206-535-2559 to schedule. You will receive instructions on how to send in the requested information.
- Auto & Lemon Law Issues
- If collection issues only, free consult, send us your summons and complaint and call in to schedule
- If Dealer Fraud, Repair Fraud, Tow/Impound, or any other auto related issue, use the Intake Form Below
- Free consult if we are reviewing 10 or fewer pages of documents
- Click this link to go to our Auto Intake Page
- Collection Defense
- Consumer Protection Claims
- This is a catch all category for a non-collection related claim under federal or state consumer protection laws. We generally only take debt related cases such as violations of the FDCPA or RCW 19.16 and not things like slip and falls, the geek squad damaging your computer, etc.
- Email us your name, number, and a brief description of your issue with any relevant dates, damage, and details that you need to have analyzed. Please limit to one page, bullet pointed, if possible. Send to Info@wadebtlaw.com. Generally a free consult unless we need to review more than 10 pages of material.
- Credit Repair
- We are not taking stand alone FCRA cases or credit dispute cases at this time
- We can litigate FCRA issues if part of an overall FDCPA and/or RCW 19.16 claim
- Garnishment Review (for compliance with law/interest calculation check)
- This is never a free consult, call for quote and instructions
- Typically we need to review the judgment, all affidavits of garnishments, and perform extensive interest calculations. These documents will be required prior to a consultation being scheduled.
- Identify Theft
- We do not do the general dispute with creditors prior to the debt going to collections.
- Prior to a consultation, you must have filed 1) a police report, 2) FTC report, 3) completed a statement of how, why, what, where, etc. in regard to the ID theft, and 4) created a list of accounts that are disputed and whether or not the dispute was successful
- Click this link to go to our Identity Theft page for more instructions.
- Improper Service
- This requires a review of the certificate of service and the docket.
- If any money was taken via garnishment one or more years prior to the time you contact us, you likely are deemed to have waived defenses- just call in for a free consult if this applies.
- If you have only become aware of the suit/garnishment less than a year ago, we would need to review the docket and certificate of service. Prior to your consult, either obtain those documents (or we can for a charge of $50.00 plus any costs) and review.
- Call us once you are ready to schedule. 206-535-2559.
- Landlord Tenant Issues
- Note– we are a debt defense firm. While we do handle debts related to landlord tenant cases, we do not handle all aspects of tenant law. We generally only handle the below issues. If you do not see it listed, we likely do not handle it.
- Also Note– we only represent tenants, we do not handle evictions for landlords
- Collections- click this link to go to the landlord collections intake form
- Deposit Return- send us a copy of the itemized damage list
- Eviction Defense- call for instructions.
- Lease Break/Termination Fees- we need to review the lease
- Military Debt & SCRA Issues
- Bankruptcy and/or Debt Resolution w security clearance sensitivity- call to schedule, no docs required
- Recoupment- send us a copy of the recoupment demand/letter/appeal and copy of your DD214
- SCRA Issues- no docs required, just call to schedule
- Tenant Issues- if deploying/deployed, send us a copy of the orders
- Student Loans
- All Other Legal Issues
- Just email us your name, number, and a brief description
DISCLAIMER: Washington Debt Law reserves the right to deny a free consultation without notice if call or case volume is excessively high, if something is outside of our scope of practice, if there is staff unavailability, if a consultation would interfere with an existing case, in case of conflict of interest, or for any other reason the firm in its sole discretion determines. Until an attorney-client relationship is established (which requires agreement by both firm and client, a signed attorney fee agreement, and required initial payment or full payment as applicable to be made), we are not your attorney and no attorney-client relationship is established. Washington Debt Law, by setting forth these policies and terms or holding out that we may offer initial consultation does not relieve of you any duties in any case or situation you are involved in to include answering a summons and complaint, meeting a court deadline, or in actively defending yourself or mitigating any harm to yourself or to other.
