Attorney fee schedule · 2026
I am Sergei Tokmakov, a California attorney. Demand letters, contracts, consultations, and specialty packages, each at a fixed fee quoted before any work begins. No firm, no intake mill, no junior associates: every deliverable on this page is my own work product.
Every fee fixed in writing before work begins. No retainer on flat-fee tiers.
Packages of $2,000 or more include 180 days of minor document support after delivery: one consolidated written request per month, up to 30 minutes of attorney time per month and three hours total. New documents, counterparty negotiation, and new matters are quoted separately.
Demand tiers priced by claim size and complexity, plus a separate negotiation phase, so you only buy the pressure you need. Tap any card to see exactly what is included. Background reading: the demand letter service page and the free demand letter template library.
$2,500minimum
Conflict, jurisdiction, and preliminary merits screening, then an attorney demand on my letterhead with a factual chronology, damages schedule, and exhibits, built to be filing-ready if the other side does not respond.
$3,000starting fee
For claims of roughly $30,000 to $75,000, or disputes with real factual, contractual, or procedural complexity: the same demand work, with deeper record, damages, and forum development.
$5,000starting fee
For claims above roughly $75,000, multiparty disputes, urgent or injunctive matters, or large records: the same demand work, built for the added scale.
$3,000flat fee
When the other side responds and the back-and-forth begins: within a 30-calendar-day phase of up to three substantive counter-letters.
How the tiers fit together. The $2,500 Demand Package is the floor for demand matters up to about $30,000. Larger or more complex disputes start at $3,000, and major claims at $5,000. If the matter turns into multi-round negotiation, it moves into the $3,000 Written Negotiation Phase. Filing a lawsuit or appearing as counsel of record is always a separate, separately quoted engagement, California only.
Prefer to send the facts before paying? The guided intake takes about two minutes and I reply with a scoped recommendation.
One flat fee covers drafting from scratch or redlining what the other side sent, with three rounds of revisions included. More detail on the contract drafting page, or browse the free contract template library.
$1,000flat fee
Attorney drafting or redline review of one business contract, with written comments that explain what I changed and why.
Related pages: contract review, SaaS agreement review, employment agreements, settlement agreement review.
Have the document ready? Use the guided contract intake and attach the key facts; I reply with scope confirmation before any payment.
My read on your situation before you commit to a bigger package. The written consultation is the entry point, and its fee is credited in full toward any package of $1,500 or more engaged within 30 days.
$300flat fee
Send your question and documents; get a written attorney response you can re-read, forward, and act on.
For complex SaaS, AI, privacy, and healthcare matters, I deliver more than static Word files with no explanation. Documents arrive as editable Word files in an organized Google Drive folder you keep, with a summary memo on top that maps the draft to the product: PHI flow, cloud and AI vendors, subprocessors, retention, state health-privacy triggers, GDPR transfer, and a next-step checklist, all in one place.
For website-compliance engagements, I can go one step past the documents: a working, compliant prototype of your own site, built to your existing design, with the corrected copy, disclosures, click-to-agree assent, and licensing displays already in place, so your developer implements instead of interpreting a memo.
Formation and the niche fixed-fee packages I have built around recurring client problems. Tiers without a posted payment button start with an email intake; I confirm scope in writing first.
$2,500Founder packages from · Formation Package $3,500
+ state fees
Attorney-prepared formation in Delaware, Wyoming, or California, not a filing-mill template run.
$2,750flat fee
The legal document stack a healthcare SaaS product needs to survive HIPAA-aware procurement reviews.
$2,160flat fee
A Wyoming Qualified Spendthrift Trust, one of the strongest domestic asset-protection structures when set up correctly.
$2,700legal fee + AAA filing cost
When Stripe holds your funds and its terms point to AAA arbitration, this package prepares and files the demand.
$15,000from
A signed attorney opinion letter that your promotion is structured as a sweepstakes or contest, not an illegal lottery.
$1,950from $1,950 · flagship $3,500
Knockout and full clearance search, a written registrability opinion, and a one-class USPTO application I prepare and file. USPTO fees separate, at cost.
Building a SaaS product and not sure which documents you actually need? The guided SaaS intake maps your stack before anything is paid.
Written intake, attorney drafting, written delivery. Everything documented, nothing handed off.
You send the facts and documents by email or through the package intake. I run a conflict and scope check, confirm the fixed fee in writing, and tell you if a cheaper tier fits better.
I review every deliverable before it goes out. AI-assisted research and drafting tools run under my supervision as leverage, never as a substitute for attorney judgment on your matter.
The deliverable arrives by email, with the revision rounds your package includes. Everything stays in writing, so you always have a record of what was advised and why.
Sergei Tokmakov, Esq., California Bar #279869, licensed since 2011. This page, the packages on it, and the AI Legal Analyst are all built and supervised by me. Not sure where your matter fits? Ask the AI Legal Analyst in the corner of this page, or email owner@terms.law with the facts.
Straight answers on payment, process, and what these packages do and do not include.
Each package on this page is a fixed flat fee paid through PayPal using the button on its card. For tiers without a posted payment button, email me first; I reply with intake questions and the correct payment link or invoice. I run a conflict and scope check before any work begins.
You get an email from me at owner@terms.law with intake questions and a short document checklist for your matter. Work begins once I have the facts and documents. The deliverable arrives by email, and any revision rounds included in the package are handled the same way, in writing.
Usually 3 to 5 business days after I receive the necessary documents. Rush turnaround may be available for an added fee; ask by email before you pay so I can confirm the timeline for your matter.
Filing a lawsuit, initiating arbitration, or appearing as attorney of record is a separate engagement, quoted separately, with its own written engagement letter and conflict review, and it is California only. The packages on this page are pre-litigation and document work.
The one exception is the Stripe AAA Arbitration Filing Package, which includes preparing and filing the AAA demand; representation beyond filing is quoted separately.
The $300 Written Attorney Consultation is the entry point for exactly that: you send the question, a short factual summary, and the key documents, and you get a written attorney response on the issues, the risks, and which package actually fits. I do not offer free case evaluations or free document reviews.
No. The AI Legal Analyst is an attorney-directed AI assistant that provides general legal information and helps route your matter to the right package. It is not legal advice, and using it does not create an attorney-client relationship. An engagement begins only after my conflict check and written confirmation.
I work by written intake, not phone tag. Email the documents and a short timeline of what happened; you get a scoped flat-fee answer, and if a cheaper tier covers it, I say so.
Conflict and scope check before any engagement begins.
If you are comparing my services, here is a live example of the review tooling I use. The finished healthcare and privacy documents themselves are delivered as editable Word files in an organized Google Drive folder you keep, with a summary memo on top, not a bare stack of static files. Change a breach-notice window or a marketing claim and watch the room flag the risk in real time: live preview with surgical yellow highlighting, click-any-clause comments, and track-changes style suggestions.
Open the live demo workroom How I build these for firmsSergei Tokmakov, California attorney, CA Bar #279869. This page provides general information about legal services and pricing; it is not legal advice for any specific situation. Using this site or the AI Legal Analyst does not create an attorney-client relationship. An engagement begins only after a conflict check and written confirmation of scope and fee. Court representation is California only; document preparation is available more broadly where permitted.
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