Our Self-Help Services & Process

Our Services

The Buckner Legal Self-Help Program is a service offered by Michael Buckner, Esquire. The Program provides a la carte, limited-scope and self-help legal services remotely to Florida residents who cannot afford a lawyer, but need guidance on how to navigate the legal system in several areas of the law, including:

  • Wage and salary issues and disputes

  • Discrimination

  • Family law

  • ERISA/COBRA

  • Landlord-tenant

  • Debt collection (credit-cards and vehicles)

  • Estate planning (will, trust, health-care directive, power-of-attorney)

  • General litigation

  • Sports eligibility and investigations

  • Investigations

  • Immigration.

To get started, just click here to fill out an inquiry form. A Buckner attorney will review the information and contact you within 24 hours to schedule a consultation.

Specific A La Carte, Limited-Scope and Self-Help Services Offered

  • Prepare and send attorney pre-suit notice and demand letters

  • Prepare attorney opinion letters

  • Provide ongoing legal advice

  • Prepare court documents, including: complaints; petitions; answers to complaints; motions; legal briefs; discovery documents (e.g. interrogatories, requests for production of documents, requests for admissions, witness lists, exhibit lists, subpoenas); mediation statements; trial briefs; appellate briefs

  • Conduct or defend depositions

  • Negotiate with opposing counsel

  • Serve documents on the opposing party

  • Review legal documents from opposing party

  • Assist with prepare for hearings and trials.

 

Step One: You Have a Legal Issue/Question

If you are served with a lawsuit, need to sue someone or have a legal question, you contact Michael by completing an inquiry form.


Step Two: Scheduling a Consultation

Michael will return your inquiry within 12-24 hours—you will then be asked to: submit any relevant documents; provide dates and times for a 30-minute consultation; and pay (via CashApp, Venmo, Zelle or PayPal) a flat fee (which covers the time for the attorney to review your case and the 30-minute consultation).


Step Three: The Consultation

During your 30-minute Zoom or telephone consultation, Michael will give: an initial assessment of your case; an overview of the steps in the court process; pointers on how to conduct legal research; tips on participating in Zoom, telephone and in-person hearings; and answer any of your questions. If you need additional consultation time or assistance on other aspects of your case, Michael is available on an hourly or flat fee basis.