I live in Texas and I am in the process of buying a home directly from the seller. My bank suggests going to an attorney to have them complete the buyer/seller paperwork. What does it usually cost for this?

I am purchasing a salon and I need to hire an attorney. The attorney said he wants $3500 to do the business formation, register the LLC, sales contract, and establish the tax laibilities, etc. He basically said that fee will include everything. He said he would charge about $2000 for services except forming the [...]

As a practical matter, the fees lawyers charge tend to vary greatly. It is hoped that the following will help the potential client make at least some sense of attorney fees and how they are set.
NEVER HIRE AN ATTORNEY WITHOUT A WRITTEN FEE CONTRACT You might be surprised how many criminal defense lawyers do not [...]

I am working on a property that is in foreclosure in WA state. It is 2 months into the process, $11,500 in back payments and taxes and a few thousand in attorney fees for the mortgage holder’s attorneys. Is there a ballpark estimate of how much attorney fees will be once the 135 [...]

I asked this question in a different way, and I neglected to explain that it’s not a law suit case, so ‘contingency’ is probably not an option.
My question is: If a potential client doesn’t have the entire retainers fee up front for an attorney, is there a way that an attorney can start representing the [...]