A 45-minute consultation with a Yoruba-fluent attorney — $195.
A paid, time-billed engagement — not a discovery call. You leave the meeting with a written read on your matter: which jurisdiction controls, which customary-law questions to put to counsel in country, and what the next filing or filing-deferral should be. Suitable for cross-border succession, ancestral property, chieftaincy-adjacent filings, founder entity structuring between the US and West Africa, and diaspora visa work tied to inheritance. Not suitable for ongoing representation requests, court appearance bookings, or matters outside the firm's admitted jurisdictions.
What the $195 engagement includes
Five deliverables, written like a scope-of-work clause — not marketing language. If the matter you bring requires ongoing representation, you will be quoted separately after the consultation and the $195 is credited toward the engagement letter.
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Jurisdiction read
A written determination of which admitted jurisdiction governs your matter (New York, Texas, England & Wales, or Nigeria), where filings must originate, and where a co-counsel referral is required. Delivered as a one-page memo before the call so the meeting starts on substance, not intake.
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Customary-law input
Where the matter touches Yoruba customary law — chieftaincy succession, family compound administration, ìdílé land tenure — the consulting attorney reads the relevant customary position in advance and brings it to the call. No third-party translators; the in-house linguistic team handles intake in Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, or Pidgin as needed.
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45-minute substantive call
A working session with a licensed attorney — not a paralegal, not a screening call. The agenda is yours. Bring the document you cannot parse, the letter you cannot answer, the deadline you cannot move. Recording is permitted on your end with notice.
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Written follow-up
A two-to-three-page follow-up letter issued within five business days of the call. The letter restates the jurisdiction read, captures every decision made on the call, lists the next three filings or actions with deadlines, and names the responsible attorney for each. This is the document you forward to your accountant, your family principal, or your co-fiduciary.
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05
Engagement letter, if warranted
If the matter requires ongoing representation, a fixed-fee or staged-fee engagement letter is issued within ten business days of the consultation. The $195 paid for the consultation is credited in full against the first invoice. No automatic conversion; you decide whether to engage.
From submission to first call — the intake sequence in five steps.
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Chapter I
Submission
You complete the five-field form below. No account creation, no portal login. The form transmits to [email protected] and to the on-call attorney's queue simultaneously.
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Chapter II
Acknowledgment
Within four business hours during the New York business day (09:00–18:00 ET), you receive a plain-text email confirming receipt, naming the assigned attorney, and providing a secure payment link for the $195 fee.
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Chapter III
Document request
Within one business day of payment, the assigned attorney emails a tailored document request — typically two to four items. The request is specific to your practice area; you are not asked to forward your entire file.
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Chapter IV
Scheduling
Once documents are received, you are offered three calendar slots within the next ten business days, adjusted to your stated timezone. Video (Zoom or Google Meet) is default; in-person is available at the Brooklyn, Houston, or Ibadan offices.
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Chapter V
Consultation and follow-up
The 45-minute call takes place. Within five business days, the written follow-up letter described in Scope item 04 is delivered to your inbox, signed by the consulting attorney.
Reserve your consultation.
Five fields. No portal account. Submission reaches [email protected] and the on-call attorney's queue simultaneously.