How is an hourly rate determined
Hiring an attorney is overwhelming and stressful for a variety of reasons, whether it be the reason for needing legal services or just the cost of legal services. Most people, if asked, would likely anticipate hiring a lawyer to be... Read More →
Limited Scope Representation Makes Sense in Michigan Blog
It’s the right time for Limited Scope Representation (LSR) in Michigan It is great news. Michigan Legal Ethics standards now allow attorneys to represent clients for parts of their cases. Limited Scope Representation enables clients to get help with just... Read More →
Legal Process Expectations
Four Myths of Legal Process Expectations For many first-time legal clients, the legal process can be complex and confusing. Most people don’t have a lot of experience with lawsuits or courtroom behavior. Sometimes people build their expectations of either the outcome,... Read More →
Low Cost Divorce on a Budget
Save big bucks by keeping it civil There are entire sections of bookstores devoted to weddings on a budget. The advice ranges from baking your own cake to borrowing a dress. Everybody knows that modern American weddings are not cheap.... Read More →
Identity Theft Prevention Tips
More than 12 million citizens have been the victims of Identity Theft already in 2015. Contact the law office of Kathryn Wayne-Spindler & Associates to find out tips for Identity Theft Protection “The 2015 Identity Fraud Study, released by Javelin... Read More →
What’s “Suitable” Courtroom Attire?
There was a time when there was no question about courtroom attire because the answer was so obvious – a suit or dress. That’s how people dressed throughout most of history. Men wore suits to the office, to church, for funerals,... Read More →
Legal Retainers: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Paying a Lawyer There are about as many variations on legal retainers as there are attorneys. Kathryn Wayne-Spindler has seen them all in her 21 years of law practice with many different firms. After experiencing the upsides and downsides of many... Read More →
What’s in a Name?: Name Change After Divorce
By Christine Long of Kathryn Wayne-Spindler & Associates, PC posted in Divorce on Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Divorce is a powerful life change and for many women the decision to keep or change their last name afterward is profound one. There are many considerations for keeping a... Read More →
Courtroom Drama Genre Mythbusting
There are countless examples of Americans’ fascination, bordering on obsession, with courtroom dramas. From the early days of Ally McBeal and LA Law, you saw beautiful people doing interesting work and getting rich in the process. Law and Order spanned two... Read More →