BEWARE OF THEM, MUST READ FOR ALL LANDLORDS:

BEWARE OF THEM, MUST READ FOR ALL LANDLORDS:

I needed an attorney to draft a residential lease agreement for my property. They offered me a flat fee of $500 and agreed. The whole purpose of hiring an attorney to draft a lease is to make sure that we get proper legal advice and customize the lease as per our requirements. William Hacker and James Erwin didn't clarify this upfront that they won't add any specific clauses per my requirement. And then we had a retainer agreement when they used the word "standard" lease making which as a non-legal person I overlooked. When I received a lease I was shocked to see that he filled a publicly available template of "Chicago Realtor Association" and reverted back to me. When I asked to Edit and Add some of the clauses according to my need, they blatantly asked another $500 to add a rider quoting "Standard" word in their retainer agreement.

Why would somebody hire a lawyer to make a document which is available to fill on public platforms all over internet and pay them $500.

PROFESSIONALLY UNPROFESSIONAL LAW FIRM..

HIRE THEM AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!