The consultation fee to meet with Attorney Georgina Lepe is $350 for one hour and $175 for 30 minutes. Payment is required at the time of booking.  For some matters we only offer one-hour consultations. 

The Lepe Law Firm specializes in the following areas:

• Estate Planning – we prepare Trusts, Wills, Financial Power of Attorneys, Advanced Health Care Directives, etc.
• Real Estate Litigation – we handle disputes concerning the ownership of real property, breach of contract, fraud, partition lawsuits, quiet title, and broker/agent liability. 
• Probate Administration – we administer Probates. We only accept Probates where the estate assets are valued at least $600,000. There is no value requirement for Summary Probate Procedures.
• Probate Litigation – we handle disputes concerning the administration of a decedent’s estate.
• Summary Probate Procedures – Spousal Property Petitions and Petitions to Determine Succession to Real Property.
• Trust Amendments – we only prepare amendments for Trusts that our office prepared.
• Trust Administration – we administer Trusts, including Trusts not prepared by our office.
• Trust Litigation – we handle disputes concerning the administration of Trusts.

Here is a list of cases that fall within our practice areas that we do not handle, nor offer consultations for:

Estate Planning: 

• Amendments to Trusts not prepared by the Lepe Law Firm. If you wish to work with our firm with an existing Trust that was not prepared by our firm, you will need to proceed with the steps to have a new Trust prepared as we will not review the existing Trust nor prepare amendments to it.

Real Estate:

• HOA Disputes
• Evictions
• Drafting, Reviewing, and Negotiating Rental Agreements
• For Sale by Owner Transactions
• Foreclosures
• Eminent Domain
• Mechanic Liens
• Construction Disputes
• Drafting, Reviewing, and Negotiating Agreements

Probate Law:

• Conservatorships
• Guardianships

Unfortunately, we do not extend consultations for matters that we do not handle.

If your legal issue is not within our specialized practice areas, we do not accept representation.  In addition to the excluded matters listed above, we do not handle the following types of matters:

• Automobile Accidents
• Bankruptcy
• Business Disputes 
• Business Entities
• Criminal
• Collections
• Conservatorships
• Corporations / LLC
• Employment Law
• Enforcement of Judgments
• Family Law – Divorce & Child Custody
• Guardianship
• Immigration 
• Insurance
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Partnerships
• Tax Issues
• Worker’s Compensation

Every case is different, but below is an estimate of the retainer required for different legal matters. The retainer is not an estimate of the total legal fees and costs, but rather merely an advance.

Estate Planning (Living Trust): Half of the total cost, at least $950

Trust Administration: $2,000 – $5,000

Summary Probate Procedures: $5,000 – $8,000

Probate Administration: $20,000 – $40,000

Litigation: Trust, Probate, and Real Estate: $10,000

No, you are not obligated to retain our services after the initial consultation. During the consultation, the Attorney will provide you with legal advice concerning your issue and you are free to proceed as you wish.  

Please note that meeting with the Attorney does not guarantee that the Attorney will take your case.  As you may decide that we are not a fit for you, the Attorney may decide that your matter is not a case that our firm is willing to take on, for whatever reason that may be.  When you consult with our office, you are paying for legal advice, not for a guarantee that the Attorney will take your case.

We only offer one (1) consultation per legal issue. If you require further assistance after the initial consultation, you will need to retain our office.

Unfortunately, our firm is unable to offer payment plans. The retainer is required to be paid in full in order to retain our firm.

Attorney Georgina Lepe is only licensed to practice law in the State of California.  Our firm handles cases in the following counties: Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange.

If the parties are legally married, we do accept joint representation. However, if the parties are not legally married, we do not accept joint representation of the parties. We will only represent one (1) of the parties named in the lawsuit, and the other parties will have to seek their own legal representation.