Getting to Know Your Potential
Legal Costs

Check out our pricing list below to help estimate your legal expenses!

If you don't see your need listed, don't hesitate to reach out for a quote! Please note all costs are estimates and will be confirmed prior to engaging us as your attorneys.

Business Formation:

Single Owner LLC: $1000 (includes filing, filing fee, EIN, Operating agreement, resolutions, and a review meeting)
Multi Owner LLC: $1500 (includes all the same as single owner formation plus more discussion time and complicated operating agreement)
LLC with unique governance: $1500 (for if you want your LLC to operate like a co-op, benefit company structure, etc.)
(Any LLC with S Corp Election add $100 to quoted price above.)
C-Corp Formation: $2,750 (includes filing, filing fee, EIN, bylaws, initial resolutions, and a review meeting with initial shareholders/board)
Non profit formation (1023EZ): $2650 (includes filing of entity, filing fee, advertisements and advertising fees, EIN, bylaws, initial resolutions, 1.5 hours of communication time, 1023EZ filing for 501c3 status and filing fee).
Non profit formation (1023 long form): $4650 (includes all 1023EZ items but includes the more time consuming 1023 long form application and higher application fee).
Fictitious name filing (DBA): $300 for if DBA to be owned by an entity, $550 if DBA owned by individual. Both options include filing, filing fee, and resolution for business records authorizing DBA. If owned by individual, advertisements are required and the advertising preparation and filing fees are included in cost.
SEE ANNUAL SERVICES BELOW FOR PA ENTITY ANNUAL REPORTING AND REGISTERED OFFICE SERVICES

Trademarks and Copyright:

Trademark Search and Application (includes filing trademark in one class and related filing fees): $2500
- Additional classes for same mark: $475
- Additional trademarks for same classes as first: $1700
- Additional trademarks for different classes as first: $1900
Trademark Monitoring - Searching for potential violations of your trademark and protecting your brand
- More details and pricing found here.
Substantive Office Action response: hourly $250/hr
Copyright session to learn how to file copyrights yourself and review of one application: $500
Copyright registration by attorney: $350, plus discounts for multiples available
Cease and Desist Letter: $600 for first, then hourly rate for customization to future letters

LLC + Trademark Packages (for a discount)

Single Owner LLC + Trademark: $3,250
Multi Owner LLC + Trademark: $4,000
Fictitious Name Filing (DBA) + Trademark: $3,000

Contract Reviews:

1-3 page contract: $400
4-7 page contract: $600-$800
8-15 page contract: $900-$1200
16+ plus, send to us for a quote.
NOTE-Prices for contract reviews can range and vary based on complexity of agreement, amount of edits needed, language additions, type of agreement, etc. The estimates above are solely to provide potential clients a general sense of our pricing.

Contract Drafting:

Independent Contractor Agreement: $600
Commercial Business Lease: $800
Farm Lease: $600-$750
Residential Lease: $600
Non-Disclosure Agreement: $250
Client Contract: $600-$1000
Employee Offer Letter: $450-$750 (depending on benefits and other provisions to be included)
Employee Handbook: $1500
Custom: we do all sorts of contracts, so don't hesitate to reach out for a custom quote

Wills and Estates:

Will, Power of Attorney, and Advanced Healthcare Directive (per person): $600
Will, Testamentary Trust, Power of Attorney, Advanced Healthcare Directive (per person): $750

Check ups and Audits

Legal Health Checkup: $250. Up to an hour of detailed discussion, advising, and analysis of legal considerations specific to your business then provision of a written outline of next steps and quotes for work we can help with: $250
LLC Audit: $125 plus external fees if necessary. Includes review of current LLC documents, such as certificate of organization, EIN, and operating agreement, as well as gathering documents, and a deliverable describing needs, proposed changes or drafting, and providing quotes for any such recommendations.

Real Estate Transactions

LOI for Real Estate Purchase: $500
Purchase Agreement: $650
Title Search: $300-$600 depending on the situation
Residential Deed: $300 + recording fees
Residential Easement: $300
Commercial Deed: $400
Commercial Easement: $400
Commercial Lease: $850
Residential Lease: $600

Annual Services

Registered office provider (CROP) service: $75/year.
Pennsylvania Annual Report Subscription: $125/year for for-profits and $118/year for non-profits. This option includes having us file your report for you every year. This means once you sign up with us we will send you an email each year before your filing deadline and confirm all the information required for the report and file the report for you.
As-Requested Pennsylvania Annual Report Filing: $175 per filing for for-profits and $168 per filing for for-profits. This option does not require us to automatically notify you or take care of your filing annually and you will be responsible for staying on top of your filing deadline. However, you can reach out to us to handle this for you on any year you like.

Hourly Rates

When a scope of work is less predictable such as when we have to do research, are providing you with advising time not included in a flat rate, or are helping you negotiate a contract or matter, we use hourly rates to compensate us for our time.

Marlene Hourly Rate: $230/hr
Joe Hourly Rate: $250/hr
Erin Hourly Rate: $200/hr
Anna Hourly Rate: $220/hr
Ann Hourly Rate: $210/hr

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Prices are just an estimate to help you generally budget for your legal costs and not a formal quote. Price may be subject to change upon your specific need once you meet with one of our attorneys. All prices are confirmed with you before you enter into an engagement letter with Trellis Legal. This price list does not create an attorney/client relationship and does not engage Trellis Legal as your attorney.

Getting to Know Your Potential Legal Costs