Firm: Athena Law
Profession: Lawyer
Phone: 604-357-4772
Email: sonali@athenalaw.ca
Website: athenalaw.ca
Address
410-688 West Hastings Street Vancouver V6B 1P1
Primary Practice Location
Vancouver
@athenalaw604
Fee Arrangements
Hourly rate
Discounted hourly rate
Flat fee
Flat fee with conditions
Pay "what you can" agreement
Remote Services
Phone
Text
Skype
Languages
English
Punjabi
Hindi
Urdu
Types of Unbundled Services Offered
Initial consultation
Providing a legal opinion
Drafting pleadings or other documents
Reviewing/organizing/listing documents
Drafting contracts / agreements
Coaching
Negotiating
Providing legal advice before, during or after mediation
Representing a client at mediation
Providing independent legal advice on an agreement or MOU coming out of mediation
Drafting agreement coming out of mediation
Advising on courtroom procedures, behaviours
Making a one-time court appearance
Collaborative law services
Approach to Providing Unbundled Legal Services
I tend to offer the first 30 minutes of the initial consultation on a pro-bono or low fee (i.e $25) basis and then depending on the client's need, urgency of matter, and financial situation, I work with the client to set-up a "Limited retainer" for the services requiring legal assistance and we build a road map together. I am currently taking on 3-4 "low bono"files whereby, the client offers me an hourly rate based on their affordability and then we agree to x amount of hours of legal work and work out a workable flat fee rate. I find this to be empowering and offering the client incentive and motivation to complete many tasks on their own.
Mediation
Does not have mediation training
Does not practice mediation as counsel or mediator
Cultural Diversity Experience
I have worked with first nations clients and many from the south asian and filipino community. Being a visible minority myself and being raised in an immigrant family household, I can empathize with many issues and the importance of honouring culture and respecting discretion with respect to cultural communication. I actively listen and balance the legal procedure, ethics with the idiosyncrasies of human communication.