Always have contract laid out...i was screwed by Cheetri law firm of NY. While attorneys were all competent and good, the support staff are the worst with nepali mentatlity. Unless you are bribing them, they do not work / delay your work/ ignore you or even shout at you , even though you have paid all amount in the laid out contract. I lost my case due to their incompetency and lack of epathy for client.

You hire law firm so that they can do all paper work on your behalf. In this law firm, you have to sit with them to anyhing done while you take day off from the work. Since lawyers do not work on your case all the time and its the supporting staff that organize everything, i do not recommend cheetry law firm as well.