R Everett Meadows

I contacted Mr. Everett with a basic question about whether or not it was possible to quickly activate a defunct HOA for the purpose of satisfying a lender requirement for a condo complex purchase. When picked up my call, he wanted to confirm that I would be paying him his hourly rate as of the time... I spoke to his receptionist which was about 10 minutes prior to this conversation. I replied that this this was an initial inquiry as to whether or not our objective was possible and if so, we would hire him to do the work. His reply was that other attorneys may work for free but that he didn't. I've worked with many attorneys over the years and have never been charged for a brief initial consultation to determine whether or not an attorney was best suited for the legal issue at hand. Because this determination is an important process of hiring the right attorney for any matter at hand and this attorney charges for this process that most attorneys provide free of charge, I'd highly recommend anyone looking for an attorney to work with look elsewhere.