A small, deliberate firm for founders, families and property owners. Plain-English advice, fees you can see before you sign, and a portal that shows where your matter stands — every day, not just when you call.
Choose an area to see what we typically help with, the documents involved, how it’s usually billed and how long it tends to take. Then start an intake with that area already selected.
General information about a fictional firm’s services — not legal advice. Every matter is different; timelines and fees here are illustrative.
Five short steps: the kind of matter, a few questions, how urgent it is, who else is involved (so we can check for conflicts before anyone reads the details) and when you’d like to talk.
Demo: this intake went to AdaptExec’s demo CRM so you can see the flow end to end. No one is contacted and no consultation is booked. Scroll down to see where it would land in the firm’s own hub.
Every engagement follows a written plan. Choose a matter to see the usual stages — who does what, and roughly how long each part takes.
Illustrative stages for a fictional firm. Actual steps depend on the facts, the other side and, where a court is involved, its calendar.
Documents to review and sign, the next deadline on your matter, and secure messages with your attorney — in one place, instead of a dozen email threads.
The portal on the right is a sample with invented clients and documents.
Mark up anything that doesn’t match your wishes. Signing is held for Nov 6, in office or by remote notary.
Where the work is predictable, we quote a flat fee. Where it isn’t, we bill hourly against a written estimate — and the portal shows time as it’s recorded.
Sample pricing for a fictional firm — not a quote or an offer. Real fees, costs and any retainer are set in a written engagement agreement; court and filing costs are separate.
Four attorneys and a paralegal team. The person you meet at the consultation is the person who handles your matter.
Invented attorneys for a fictional firm. Portraits are illustrated monograms, not photographs of real people.
In a real build, AdaptExec builds the firm its own custom intake and matter system — the Ellery & Vantine Hub. Every intake from this site lands there, the conflict check runs against the firm’s records, and engaged matters flow into tracking and the client portal.
On this demo: the intake form posts to AdaptExec’s demo CRM so we can show the real wiring. Nobody is contacted, no consultation is booked, and Ellery & Vantine isn’t a real firm.
Short answers to what people ask first. Anything else, ask at the consultation.
Start an intakeTell us the shape of the matter. We’ll check for conflicts, route it to the right attorney and offer a consultation time.