Paying For Your Defense

Payment Plans & Financing

Cost should not decide whether you have a lawyer. Here is how financing works, including the one step most people miss.

Good representation costs money, and it almost always arrives at the worst possible moment financially. Our office offers payment plans through Affirm, so that a fee you cannot pay in one go can be spread over time instead.

Affirm runs this legal-fee program in partnership with Clio and LawPay, the practice-management and payment platforms built specifically for law firms. Affirm handles the application and the decision itself, privately with you.

The process is simple, but one detail trips people up often, so it is worth knowing before you start.

How Financing Works

1
Talk to us first
Tell us about your case in a free consultation. We quote your fee up front, so you know the exact number you would be financing before anything else happens.
2
We send you a secure link
If you want to move forward, our office sends you a secure application link by text or email. It is tied to your case and your quoted fee.
3
You apply through that link
The application takes a few minutes and is handled entirely by Affirm, our financing partner. It stays between you and Affirm: our office does not see it, and Affirm makes the decision.
4
Your fee is paid, and we get to work
If Affirm approves you, the financed amount is paid toward your legal fees, and depending on your fee and your credit, it may cover the full fee. Affirm does not tell us whether you were approved. We only see the payment come in, and then we begin work on your case. You repay Affirm directly on the schedule in your agreement with them.

Start with our office, before you call Affirm.

Affirm finances legal fees through its program with Clio and LawPay, but only when the application comes from the firm handling your case. Affirm’s general customer service line is not set up to answer questions about legal-fee financing, and people who call it directly are sometimes told that legal matters cannot be financed at all. They can be financed through the link we send you, so call us first and we will get that link to you.

Before You Apply

We would rather be straight with you about how this works than have you find out later:

Applying does not obligate you to hire us, and it costs nothing to ask.
Approval is Affirm’s decision, so we cannot promise you will be approved.
Your application and Affirm’s decision are confidential between you and Affirm. Our office does not see the application and is not told the decision.
How much you can finance depends on your fee and your credit. The amount, term, and any interest are set by Affirm based on your application.
If you are not approved, tell us, and we will talk through other ways to handle the fee.

What Financing Covers

Payment plans apply to the matters we charge a fee for: criminal defense, DUI, domestic violence, and traffic citations.

If your matter is workers’ compensation or Social Security disability, you do not need financing at all. In workers’ comp there is no upfront fee: if we win, the insurance carrier pays our fees and costs, and if your case settles, our fee is a percentage of the settlement. In disability our fee comes out of your award only if you win.

Common Questions

Q: Does applying for financing change whether you take my case?

A: No. Those are two separate decisions. We decide whether we are the right firm for your matter when we talk, and Affirm decides the financing on its own. Plenty of people ask about payment plans in the first phone call. It is a normal question, and it does not count against you.

Q: What if I am not approved?

A: Call us anyway. An application that does not go through is not unusual and it is not the only route to representation. We would rather talk about what is workable than have you assume the answer is no and face the charge alone.

Ready to Ask?

Call 727-547-3454 or send us a message. We will talk through your case, quote the fee, and send the application link if you want it. Financing is subject to application and approval by Affirm.

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There's no cost and no obligation, just a straight conversation about where you stand and how we can help.

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