Different Payment Options Low-bono legal professionals often offer a variety of legal payment options to make legal services more affordable. Traditional Payment Traditional payment options are not very flexible. Usually, a lawyer may ask for an advance fee deposit and then will bill hourly. They will take their bills from the advance payment, held in […]
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What are unbundled services and how can they make my case more affordable? Legal Services are Typically Expensive Traditional full representation by a lawyer can be expensive. Why? Because lawyers usually handle every part of your case for you, charging by the hour in 6-minute increments. However, it has become increasingly clear that traditional full representations are
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A brief history of Low Bono in Washington State Washington state was one of the first places in the world to promote low bono, or reduced fee, work by lawyers, legal technicians and other legal professionals. I don’t know where the term originated, but the first low bono organizations ever created were formed in Washington
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Jordan Kostelyk is a summa cum laude graduate of Central Washington University, where she majored in Law and Justice. She is also a summa cum laude graduate of Seattle University School of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor Degree. She is currently admitted to the Washington State Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association for Western District of
I am a lawyer and I provide low bono mediation services in family law cases where at least one party has a lawyer or LLLT. I offer pay-as-you-go, so no up front fees. My services are 100% remote and I cover all parts of Washington. I have considerable childhood development training, useful for parenting plan
I am a late bloomer who was a heating and air conditioning contractor in Philadelphia PA for 21 years before contracting Lymes Disease and having to change careers at age 40. As an older person I graduated college and then Law School at Creighton University in Nebraska. I worked for a small boutique law firm
I’m a dedicated attorney deeply rooted in Washington state, with a passion for fostering second chances and navigating the path to new beginnings. Born and raised here, I’ve always been in tune with the community that shaped me. I’ve lived in both rural and urban areas in Washington. My academic journey began at Seattle Central
With over 34 years of legal experience, including 15+ years in family law, I have extensive knowledge of the court system in Spokane County. Having taken the Family Law course work that is taught at the University of Washington Law School (which was administered through Whatcom Community College), I passed a bar exam including an
Lesli Ashley is the founder of Empower Family Law. Lesli has been a civil litigation paralegal for over 25 years. She was licensed as Limited License Legal Technician in 2020. Confident and known for her upfront approach, Lesli places a high value on respect, honesty and loyalty – she has instilled these ideals throughout the
Grace K. Olayinka is a first generation Nigerian-American originally from California. She attendedundergrad at Howard University in Washington, DC where she double majored in Philosophy andEnglish. She then went on to earn her JD from Drake University Law School in Des Moines, IA. Once graduated, Grace spent time being a Law School Professor and Foreign