FAQ.
How the firm works — consultations, response times, payment, confidentiality, jurisdictions, and who the firm actually is. Looking for service-specific answers? Each practice page has its own FAQ.
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- Business & Contracts — review pricing, drafting, LLC formation, turnaround, contract types
- Trademarks & Copyright — USPTO costs, timelines, clearance, Office Actions, copyright filings
- Criminal Defense — Clean Slate expungement, license restoration, child support contempt, pre-charge representation, brand-discretion
- Personal Injury — Michigan no-fault, contingency fees, filing deadlines, settlement timelines
Consultations, response, & confidentiality.
Yes. The first conversation is free and carries no obligation. You leave knowing whether ELN can help, what it would cost, and what the realistic options are — even if the answer is that another firm is a better fit for your matter.
Within 24 hours, always. Most contact-form submissions and voicemails get a same-day response during business hours. Urgent criminal matters can be flagged for faster turnaround — say so on the form or in your message.
Yes. Under Michigan Rule of Professional Conduct 1.18, information you share with a lawyer during a consultation about seeking legal services is protected — even if you don't end up hiring the firm. Speak openly during the consultation; you are protected from the moment that conversation begins.
No. An attorney-client relationship is formed only after both sides agree to it in writing through a signed engagement letter. Submitting the form, calling the office, or having a free consultation does not by itself create representation. This is a feature, not a bug — it protects both you and the firm during the evaluation phase. Once you decide to engage, the relationship is formalized in writing.
ELN is licensed in the State of Michigan. IP and contract work — trademarks filed at the USPTO, federal copyrights, contracts with location-independent governing law — serves clients nationwide and internationally. Personal injury and criminal defense are Michigan-only matters.
Detroit, Michigan. The firm takes meetings in person, by phone, and by video — most engagements run remotely without any compromise to quality of representation. Court appearances happen wherever the case requires.
Flat fees, stages, & no surprises.
Rarely. The firm's preference is flat fees and stage-based pricing — you should know what something costs before the work starts. Hourly billing is used only when the scope genuinely cannot be predicted (complex litigation, certain disputes), and when it is used, it is disclosed up front in the engagement letter.
Yes, on most engagements. Flat fees on smaller matters are typically paid up front. Larger engagements and criminal defense matters are commonly split into stage payments. The payment structure is confirmed in the engagement letter — no balance creep, no surprise invoices.
All major credit and debit cards, ACH bank transfer, and check. Client trust accounting follows Michigan IOLTA rules for any retained funds.
No. The initial consultation is free across all practice areas. You will not be billed for asking whether ELN is the right fit.
Who is ELN.
ELN is the legal partner for the people building things — creators, founders, artists, and operators. Most law firms are organized around how lawyers like to practice. ELN is organized around how clients like you actually run a business. The name is the promise: a network of legal services structured for entrepreneurs, not against them.
Because the creator economy operates by different rules. Standard business legal templates were written for a world where the "business" was a corporation with a department, not a person with a phone. ELN's practice is tuned for the world you actually live in — distribution deals, brand collaborations, content rights, platform terms, contract-checklist work — without losing the conventional business-law fundamentals that still matter.
Initial inquiries are reviewed and answered within 24 hours including weekends. Active client communications are handled during the agreed engagement schedule. Emergencies — arrests, time-sensitive criminal matters — are handled outside business hours when needed.
Call (844) 880-8885 or send a message through the contact page. Response within 24 hours. First conversation is free.