What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California.
I recently sat down for a free 30minute consultation with an employment law attorney I found on Yelp. The conversation extended on to ~50 minutes and at the end of the talk the lawyer said he will bill me for the extra half hour of his time (at $350/hr). This was never discussed up front and came at a surprise.
Is this normal practice?
Should the attorney have discussed this with me prior to commencing the talk or at least mentioned it when the free 30 minutes had expired?
Can I ignore this invoice?
I recently sat down for a free 30minute consultation with an employment law attorney I found on Yelp. The conversation extended on to ~50 minutes and at the end of the talk the lawyer said he will bill me for the extra half hour of his time (at $350/hr). This was never discussed up front and came at a surprise.
Is this normal practice?
Should the attorney have discussed this with me prior to commencing the talk or at least mentioned it when the free 30 minutes had expired?
Can I ignore this invoice?