FAQs

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General Questions

AAt JK Nelson Law, we understand that coming to an attorney’s office can sometimes be intimidating. However, we try to make the experience as pleasant as possible and that starts with having a qualified attorney sit down with you for 30-minutes to review your legal matters. During the consultation, we will discuss your situation, review relevant legal arguments, provide strategies, and advise you of next steps. While we would love to earn your business and assist you in your legal matter, there is no cost, no financial obligation whatsoever for this consultation.

AIn this day and age of do-it-yourself, you may be thinking that you can tackle your legal matter on your own. While you may be able to handle your matter, having an attorney oftentimes saves you time and money in the long run. Missing deadlines or legal arguments that you are unaware of can critically hurt your case. At JK Nelson Law, our team’s experience will ensure that this will not happen, and we can discuss with you the various legal arguments and strategies.

AA contingency fee agreement is typically used in personal injury and/or motor vehicle accidents. The attorney and client agree that the attorney will receive a percentage of monies collected from the at-fault party. This type of arrangement ensures that the client does not have to pay an attorney during the case and is quite helpful to parties when they may already be facing medical bills and lost wages from being injured by no fault of their own.

AJK Nelson Law provides a variety of legal services and often uses flat fee agreements, where the cost for particular service is agreed upon in advance. This ensures the client knows of their legal costs ahead of time. Of course, sometimes a legal matter may be extensively complex and, in those situations, JK Nelson Law will typically enter into an hourly agreement, in which the client pays for the amount of time put into a legal matter.

ADepending upon the type of proceeding (criminal, family, probate, or otherwise), there are times when your attorney may appear on your behalf – just one of the many benefits of having an attorney. JK Nelson Law certainly appreciates that you are busy and therefore, will communicate the exact nature of your proceedings and will advise if your presence is necessary.

AUnfortunately, there is not a one size fits all answer for the amount of time a legal matter takes to get resolved. An uncontested divorce may take 4-6 weeks, while a contested divorce may take several months to reach a resolution, whereas some probate matters can be resolved in 30-days. Aside from the parties’ positions and whether they are in agreement or not, Court proceedings may require certain things to occur which may also take time. For instance, certain probate matters require a notification to creditors of 60 to 90-days. However, our team can explain the various timeframes that you should keep in mind.

ARegardless of what type of legal problem you may be facing, JK Nelson Law appreciates that you may reside out-of-state while facing proceedings in Nevada. Our staff is more than willing to schedule a time for you to speak with an attorney and review your matter over the phone ahead of the proceeding.

AOftentimes a court date or proceeding can be rescheduled depending on the type of proceeding and the reasons for rescheduling. However, just missing a court date can severely hurt your case. In a criminal matter, the presiding judge may issue a bench warrant. Missing a court date in a family matter may result in losing certain rights and possibly, even preclude you from presenting favorable evidence or arguments to the judge.

AIf you are served a Summons and Complaint, that typically means you are being sued by a person or company. The complaint should list you as a Defendant and will also lay out the Plaintiff’s grounds and arguments for suing you. If you have been served a Complaint and Summons, you typically have 20 days to file an answer in the presiding Court. A failure to do so might result in the court granting the Plaintiff everything they are asking for.

AYou have likely heard of ‘attorney-client’ privilege, which essentially means that an attorney cannot divulge conversations between he and the client. Typically, that privilege and protection will even extend to clients that come in for a consultation and do not retain the firm. As such, if your spouse spoke to JK Nelson Law, that conversation would be privileged, and we cannot discuss it with you.