LEGAL SERVICES
Every way Yes Legal can help.
Six areas of work, all structured the same way: an introductory call to establish fit and scope, a defined assessment where review is needed, and a written plan you can act on.
This page describes the kinds of matters the firm handles. It is general information, not legal advice, and it is not an offer to represent you.
START WITH THE PROBLEM
Choose the description that sounds most like your situation.
If none of them fit exactly, that is common. Pick the closest one, or use the additional services page.
Legal Assessments
A defined, paid legal assessment that reviews your documents and facts, identifies the issues and deadlines, and delivers a written action plan with practical options.
Contracts and Business
Drafting, review, revision, and negotiation of California contracts and business agreements, structured around the decision you are actually making.
Disputes and Pre-Litigation
Demand letters, responses, negotiation strategy, settlement analysis, and pre-litigation planning for California disputes, built around your objective and your leverage.
Employment and Severance
Review of California severance agreements, workplace disputes, termination and retaliation concerns, and employer-side advice, usually on a short timeline.
Limited-Scope Services
Limited-scope representation for a specific California document, decision, negotiation, or stage, with the boundaries defined in writing before work begins.
Additional Legal Services
Yes Legal evaluates selected other California matters and will say plainly when another attorney is a better fit for what you need.
SPECIFIC SERVICES
Or go straight to the service you need.
These sit underneath the six areas above. If you already know what you are looking for, start here.
Settlement Agreements and Releases
Negotiation, drafting, and review of California settlement agreements and releases, including severance releases, partnership exits, and breach of contract resolutions.
Demand Letters and Legal Notices
Drafting California demand letters and formal legal notices, including demands for payment, breach of contract notices, cease and desist letters, and tenancy notices.
Contract Negotiation
Review, risk analysis, and negotiation of California contracts, including counteroffers, addendums, severance agreements, and vendor and business-to-business terms.
Small Claims Guidance
Preparation and coaching for California small claims court, including documents, filing deadlines, evidence, and an assessment of the claim before you file.
Criminal Defence Matters
Evaluation and defence of selected California misdemeanour matters and, case by case, selected felonies, including the immediate steps that matter most early on.
Restraining and Protective Orders
Assistance with California restraining and protective orders, including domestic violence, civil harassment, workplace violence, and elder abuse orders.
Family Legal Support
Guidance on selected California family situations, including parenting arrangements, domestic conflict, and cohabitation questions, with referral where another practitioner fits better.
Estate Planning
Assistance with selected California estate planning needs, including wills, trusts, and the questions that determine whether an estate passes through probate.
HOW EVERY ENGAGEMENT IS STRUCTURED
The same three stages, whatever the matter.
FIRST
Introductory call
Free, and limited to intake, scope, and fit. No legal advice is given during it and it creates no attorney-client relationship.
THEN
Paid legal assessment
A defined Phase 1 engagement with the scope, deliverables, timing, and price all confirmed in writing before payment.
NEXT
A written deliverable
A memorandum or other clearly defined deliverable setting out the findings, the practical options, and the recommended next steps.
What contacting the firm does not do
Sending a message, submitting the intake form, or speaking with the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship, does not mean Yes Legal has accepted your matter, does not guarantee any outcome, and does not protect or extend a filing deadline. Representation begins only after conflicts are cleared and a written engagement agreement is signed.
START HERE
Request an introductory call.
Describe the situation in your own words. Yes Legal will review it and contact you about the next step, including when it cannot take the matter.
Contacting Yes Legal does not create an attorney-client relationship. Representation begins only after a written engagement agreement is signed.