Calls Answered: Every telephone call is returned by the end of the next business day. Advice in Writing: Our advice is written - we commit our client recommendations to paper whether the advice be in trial matters or commercial or estate transactions. Fees By Agreement: In our initial contact with the client, we specify the nature of the fee arrangement - contingent, hourly, or fixed - and, on hourly matters, we establish the hourly rates to be charged. Scholarship: Each of our partners has authored an authoritative text in his area of concentration - a boast few law firms can make. Innovative Dispute Resolution: We believe in alternative dispute resolution outside of the traditional court system and have found that arbitration or mediation provides quicker, less costly results and satisfied clients.