Appointments and Walk-ins?
Appointments are based on our current calendar availability and must be scheduled in advance. Walk-in’s are not accepted. Q: Fee Arrangements? A: The Mau Law Firm operates similar to most mid-size and large law firms in the Bay Area, with a required retainer fee and competitive hourly billable rates. Our current hourly rate structure is only issued to clients or prospective clients. A typical retainer fee would be anywhere in the four to five figure range, and goes into a client trust account as a deposit against fees and costs. Q: Contingency Fees or Pro Bono Work? A: PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE CONTACTING THE FIRM. The firm generally does NOT perform work on a contingency fee basis, i.e. a basis where the firm receives a percentage (typically 35% or more) of any funds actually recovered. Firms that commonly do accept contingency fees are often in the area of personal injury, and are generally not specialized counsel in Construction, Real Estate and Business Law. A common misconceprtion i
