Negotiation before litigation
- The game
- Choose the right next move: demand, respond, negotiate, escalate, or stop.
- The skin
- We have to re-earn the next stage. If this stage does not create confidence, you do not have to keep going.
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skin in the game.
Calculated. Zealous. Invested.Aligned with your outcome.Not for feeding the clock.
Most law firms bill for their time. We price for results. Every practice area, one model: you know the cost before you start, and your attorney only wins when you do.
Kynigos services: Divorce & Separation, Custody & Support, Prenuptial Agreements, Wills, Trusts & Estates, Executive Contract Review, Employment Agreements, Not for Feeding the Clock, Severance Negotiation, Business Formation, Commercial Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Commercial Disputes, Negotiation Counsel, Real Estate & Leasing, Eviction Defense, Legal Opinion Letters, Real Estate Finance, Structured Finance, Private Funds.
Get Started
Where are you starting?
Pick the door that fits. Both end in a fixed number, quoted before work begins.
Reviewed, negotiated, explained, or revised
- Contracts
- Loan documents
- Employment agreements
- NDAs
- Leases
- Settlement agreements
- Privacy policies
- Business agreements
- Legal notices
- Other legal documents
Full redline, a call to walk through every change, and a fixed price you see before we start. Professional Contract Review is $444 posted; anything else is quoted up front—never billed by the hour.
Drop your document here
PDF or Word, up to 15 MB
Upload & checkout—integration pendingOnline upload and checkout are being connected. Until then, the document goes straight to the reviewing attorney by email—same review, same price. Or describe it below and we reply within one business day.
Start with a conversation
- Free consultation. We scope the matter and tell you plainly whether the firm should take it.
- Defined next step at a fixed fee. You know the full number before any work begins.
- You decide whether to re-engage. Every stage closes with your decision, not an invoice.
Thirty minutes, no obligation, and a straight answer either way.
Consultation scheduler
The live calendar appears here once scheduling is connected.
Scheduler—integration pendingPrefer to skip the calendar? Call (304) 549-1058 or email info@kynigos.law. You will speak directly with the attorney—not an intake service.
Skin in the Game
Different legal games require different kinds of skin.
Hourly billing pays the lawyer more when your problem takes longer. We structure every fee so the incentive points at your outcome—something to lose, something to prove, or something to earn.
Contracts, advice, and opinions
- The game
- Get to a clear answer without turning a practical question into a research project.
- The skin
- Efficiency risk sits with us. If we misjudge the time, that is our problem, not yours.
Transactions and value creation
- The game
- Improve the outcome: economics, protections, releases, timing, leverage, or certainty.
- The skin
- Where appropriate and permitted, part of the fee can be tied to measurable value created.
The rule underneath: Play to Win. Win to Play. We keep playing only if the last stage gave you a reason to trust the next one.
Ready when you arePractice Areas
One firm for the whole field.
Five practice groups, from family law to structured finance. Whatever the matter, the structure is the same: a defined scope and a number you see before the work begins.
Family & PersonalDivorce & Separation · Custody, Visitation & Support · Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements · Wills, Trusts & EstatesWork & EmploymentExecutive & Professional Contract Review · Employment Agreements & Offers · Severance & Separation · Non-Competes & Restrictive CovenantsBusiness & CorporateBusiness Formation & Governance · Commercial Contracts · Mergers & Acquisitions · Partnership & Buy-Out MattersReal Estate & HousingPurchases & Sales · Commercial & Residential Leasing · Landlord-Tenant Disputes · Eviction DefenseCapital Markets & FinanceLegal Opinion Letters · Lender & Fund Deal Counsel · Real Estate Finance · Structured Finance
Insights
Read the argument before you retain anyone.
A personal essay on why the firm exists, the firm’s analysis, and the research underneath it.
Personal Essay · Why Kynigos Exists
I Have Been the Client
I paid large retainers. I watched the meter run. I watched a white-shoe firm mangle my own drafts, bill me for the damage, and bill me again to fix what they broke. Then I pushed back. The firm wrote off nearly $3,000.
Kynigos PublicationYour Lawyer Has an Incentive Problem
Economists have spent fifty years studying how hourly billing quietly works against you. Here's what they found.
Based on the Kynigos white paper Misaligned Incentives
White PaperMisaligned Incentives
The principal-agent problem and the case against hourly billing.
Make Contact
The first move is yours.
Describe the document or the situation in a few sentences. We reply within one business day with a straight answer—including “you don’t need a lawyer for this.”
Kynigos Law Firm, PLLC is licensed in the District of Columbia. Matters outside DC may require referral to local counsel.