Every legal problem is different, so we cannot tell you how much it will cost you to hire a paralegal. You and your paralegal need to talk about fees the first time you meet.

Lawyers/Paralegals have different ways of calculating their fees. They may charge a fixed fee for doing a specific task, like writing a will. Or, they may set their fees according to the amount of money or value of the property involved in your case.

In other cases, paralegals/lawyers will keep track of all the time they spend working for you and charge you for it using an hourly rate.

You will also have to pay for things like the cost of photocopies of documents, long distance telephone calls, courier service, getting copies of court documents, filing documents in court and hiring an expert to work on some part of your case. These expenses are called disbursements.

You may also be asked to sign a Retainer Agreement, which is a document that sets out costs and other terms.

Your paralegal should be able to give you an estimate of the fee and how much disbursements are likely to cost. You can ask your him to put this estimate in writing and you can ask your paralegal to get in touch with you if something happens to change the estimate

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1. How exactly you are going to help me?
As in the case of any legal professional consultation, I will meet with client to conduct a preliminary interview. At the conclusion of this interview, I may decide if I accept the case or not. However, if I decide that I can help, you can be assured of getting expert legal advice for the fraction of the cost of the same advice from lawyer.

After accepting the case, I will:
- do legal research to find similar cases and precedents, which will help me to build the best approach and case strategy;
- prepare Plaintiff Claim or Defence
- issue it at the court;
- attend Settlement Conference;
- negotiate any possible settlement on your behalf;
- Prepare for Trial, including Pre-Trial meeting and documents discovery;
- conduct Trial;
- Enforce your judgment if necessary. And much more.

2. Tell me how your service works?
After our initial interview, I will decide which fee structure applies (hourly rate vs. flat fee).Then you will sign the retainer agreement and will pay deposit. Normally for Small claims I require deposit from $ 200 to $ 400, depending on complexity of the claim,. I start working on your case and will regularly give you updates on the case progress and money spent. If I decide to work on flat fee basis, I will require certain amount to be paid upfront. The flat fee basis may be applied to the whole case (from the pleading to the trial/enforcement)or to certain legal actions(e.g. statement of claim/defence, motion, trial, enforcement and etc).

3. Do you guarantee my case will be decided in my favour?
I always work in the best interest of my clients and do my job as best as I can. But the trial procedure is something that could not be predicted. Different judges have different approaches and nobody can guarantee the success. However, what I can guarantee is my professionalism, my experience and knowledge to serve you better.

4. I won judgment. Now what?
Winning judgment is not the end of the story. It is just half of the story. Courts do not pay money to the winning party. It is winning party's job to enforce the judgment and convert it into money and sometimes it is very hard to do. It depends on many factors, like:
- the debtor might don't have any income whatsoever (welfare, disability and etc);
- he might work on his own (self-employed) with no documented salary. And all his properties are in his family member’s name.
- sometimes you don't even know where he lives and where he works.

I can find information about his current residence, property, employment, vehicles and etc. I can then garnish his bank account, salary. I can put lien against his real estate property. I can direct sheriff to seize his car or other valuables.

Institutions I am allowed to practice: Ontario Small Claims Court; - Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board; - Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board; - Financial Service Commission of Ontario; - Ontario Human Rights Commission, other Administrative boards and Tribunals of the Province of Ontario.

Areas of expertise: - Landlord and Tenant issues; - Contract law; - Wrongful dismissal; - Unpaid account/invoice; - Construction issues; - Damage to property; Post Judgment matters- Enforcement - Garnishment; - Liens; - Writ of Seizure and Sale; Examinations;

Areas of Coverage: Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Elora, Elmira, Fergus, Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville,Milton, Brampton, Toronto, Brantford, Paris, Woodstock and much more.

Fees: I have 2 basic fee structures: Hourly rate - $65; For flat fee - please call 519-574-4529;

Additional Service I provide:

• public record searches;
• background checks;
• address and property checks;
• employment searches;
• probate searches;
• document filing and retrieval;
• legal and internet searches;
• locate/interview witnesses
• Process Service