We hired Counts Law Firm to draft a response to a demand letter and were billed more than $6,000 for that single letter. We filed a complaint with the Bar over billing practices — the Bar did not find misconduct because of fine‑print language, but did agree we should not pay his final invoice, which we feel reflects that his billing structure was problematic. He missed multiple deadlines, and we were billed for communications that existed solely because his deadlines were missed. We were billed for OUR phone calls to his office asking whether deadlines had been missed. A draft was prepared that took a direction we did not authorize, and when we pointed this out, we were charged additional hours for what were essentially minor edits. His “free consultation” was billed beyond 30 minutes without prior notice. Tasks that took minutes were billed in 15‑minute increments at a high hourly rate. After we terminated his services, a new attorney completed the same work, litigated the matter, and won — for less than Counts billed for that one letter. We did not find his billing transparent or his service satisfactory, and we do not recommend his services based on our experience.
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