Alderton & Cole LLP
Before you commit to anything, get a candid read on your matter from an attorney who actually handles it — privileged and protected from the moment you reach out.
How it works
No obligation, no runaround. Here is exactly what happens between your first message and a straight answer about where you stand.
Tell us the essentials in confidence: the parties, what happened, and what outcome you're after. A short summary is enough to begin — you don't need to have every document organized before you reach out.
We run a conflicts check and route your inquiry to the practice group best suited to it. This protects you and ensures the attorney who calls you back is the right one, not simply whoever answered the phone.
Within one business day, an attorney — often a partner for institutional or high-stakes matters — reviews your summary and speaks with you directly about the merits, the risks, and the realistic range of outcomes.
You leave the evaluation with a candid assessment and defined next steps, including how we'd structure fees. If the matter isn't right for our firm, we'll tell you plainly and, where we can, point you in the right direction.
This page is informational and does not constitute legal advice, nor does contacting the firm create an attorney-client relationship for ongoing representation. Your inquiry is privileged and confidential from first contact. Time-sensitive matter? Call (212) 555-0183.
Frequently Asked
Yes. The initial evaluation — submitting your matter, our conflicts and intake review, and the first conversation with an attorney about the merits — is provided at no cost and with no obligation. Fees are discussed only if we mutually decide to move forward with a formal engagement.
Yes. Communications with our attorneys are protected by attorney-client privilege from the moment of first contact, before any engagement letter is signed. We will not disclose the existence or content of your inquiry without your explicit consent, and your information is never shared outside the firm.
Alderton & Cole focuses on corporate, institutional, and high-stakes individual matters — corporate law, M&A, commercial and securities litigation, employment, real estate, intellectual property, bankruptcy, and regulatory work. We do not handle routine consumer matters, but we're glad to refer those elsewhere.
An attorney from the relevant practice group will respond within one business day. For time-sensitive matters — an injunction, a filing deadline, or a fast-moving transaction — call us directly at (212) 555-0183 and note the urgency, and we will prioritize your review.
You'll speak with a practicing attorney, not a call-center screener. For institutional and bet-the-company matters, that's typically a partner in the relevant group. The evaluation is a substantive legal conversation, not a marketing call.
No. Requesting an evaluation creates no obligation to retain us, and it does not by itself establish an attorney-client relationship for ongoing representation. If we proceed, we'll provide a written engagement letter with a clear scope and fee structure before any work begins.
Tell us the essentials and an attorney from the right practice group — often a partner — reads your matter and calls you back within one business day. Free, confidential, and privileged from the moment you hit send.
Start My Free Case ReviewPrefer to talk now? Call (212) 555-0183 — time-sensitive matters are prioritized.
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