Amicus — Latin, “friend.”
The call is free. The advice is honest. And from the moment you reach us, your problem has people — ones who explain everything, hide nothing, and have done this two thousand times.
Practice areas
Case results
Names changed, details blurred — outcomes real to the story we’re telling. Select a matter to read how it actually went.
The situation. A rear-end collision at a loading dock left our client unable to work. The insurer’s first offer — made while he was still in a brace — was $90,000.
What we did. We declined, politely. Then we built the file they should have feared: vocational experts, a life-care plan, and the dock’s own maintenance logs.
Where it landed. $2.3 million, settled eleven days before trial. He never set foot in a courtroom.
“They talked to me like a person, and to the insurer like a wall.”
The situation. A custody arrangement that worked on paper collapsed when the other parent announced a move across the country with three weeks’ notice.
What we did. An emergency motion within 48 hours, then something rarer: a parenting plan so specific and so fair the judge adopted it nearly verbatim.
Where it landed. Primary custody, school stability, and holidays that don’t need a lawyer to schedule anymore.
“The first night I slept properly in months was the night after our first meeting.”
The situation. Twelve years of excellent reviews, then a termination two weeks after she reported a safety issue. The company called it “restructuring.”
What we did. We requested the restructure paperwork. There wasn’t any. Discovery surfaced messages that made the real reason plain.
Where it landed. $640,000 and a neutral reference — plus the safety issue got fixed.
“I thought I was unemployable. Turns out I was right, and they were liable.”
The situation. A handwritten codicil surfaced after the funeral, leaving the family home to a caretaker hired eight months earlier. The siblings were ready to litigate each other, too.
What we did. A forensic document examiner, a quiet deposition, and — just as important — mediation that kept three siblings speaking to each other.
Where it landed. The codicil was withdrawn before trial. The estate passed as their mother intended, and Sunday dinners survived.
“They saved the inheritance. Honestly, they saved the family.”
The people in your corner
Founding Partner · Family Law
Twenty-six years of custody and divorce work, and still answers her own phone. Judges know her arguments arrive organized; clients know their calls get returned the same day.
“Nobody plans to need me. So when they do, I make it as human as I can.”
Partner · Injury & Accidents
A former insurance-defense attorney who switched sides and brought the playbook with him. He knows what the other table fears, because he used to sit at it.
“The insurer has nine lawyers. You get to have me.”
Senior Associate · Employment
Wage theft, retaliation, and quiet discrimination — she reads employment contracts the way auditors read ledgers. Fluent in Mandarin, ruthless in discovery.
“Most clients just want to be believed. That part costs nothing.”
Associate · Estates & Small Business
Writes wills people actually understand and contracts founders actually read. Half his practice is preventing the lawsuits the other half of the firm handles. Fluent in Spanish.
“Good paperwork is just kindness to your future self.”
What happens when you call
The scariest part of calling a law firm is not knowing what happens next. So here is exactly what happens next.
You talk, we take notes. No jargon, no judgment, no invoice. By the end you’ll know whether you have a case — even if the honest answer is that you don’t need us.
Within two days: what we’d do, how long it should take, and what it costs — flat fee or no-win-no-fee wherever the matter allows. No surprises clause included, literally.
Paperwork, deadlines, phone calls with people you’d rather never speak to — ours now. You get plain-English updates every week, and a direct line to your attorney. Not a portal. A person.
In their words
“I called four firms. Three sent me forms. Amicus sent me Eleanor, on the phone, that afternoon.”
“They told me my case was worth less than I hoped — then explained why, line by line. I trusted them completely after that. We won more than their estimate.”
“Every week, an email in actual English: what happened, what’s next, what it means. My last firm sent me invoices with codes on them.”
“My brother and I were one letter away from never speaking again. They settled the estate and somehow un-burned that bridge.”
Guides & insights
Free, unlocked, written by our attorneys. Because you shouldn’t need a lawyer to understand whether you need a lawyer.
What to photograph, what to sign, and the one sentence never to say to an adjuster.
6 min read FamilyThe timeline nobody hands you — filings, mediation, and where the money really goes.
9 min read EmploymentSeverance, references, and the documents to save before your laptop gets wiped.
5 min read EstatesWhich one you need, what each costs, and why “I’m too young for this” isn’t a plan.
7 min read FeesThe honest math of contingency fees — including the parts other firms put in footnotes.
4 min read ProcessReal timelines by matter type, and the three things that slow cases down most.
6 min readTwenty minutes, free, no obligation. Worst case, you leave with good advice.