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Choosing the right representation for your needs is one of the most important decisions which have good chances of determining the success and failure of the task at hand. M. C. Kochhar & Associates is a boutique law firm with an experience of over 30 years. We have the requisite knowledge and experience to cater a wide variety of requirements with best client satisfaction.

M. C. Kochhar & Associates was founded in 1990 and has been obtaining favorable orders or brokering favorable settlement agreements for our clients, whenever possible.

It is preferable that you come to our office to be well acquainted with the people working on your case. Although, in case meeting at our office(s) is not possible we can decide a time and date for a location that is mutually convenient.
Further, in case meeting is not possible, we regularly conduct our meetings electronically upon appointment.

Our office(s) are open from 10AM to 7PM from Monday to Saturday. In case we missed a communication and a message was left, we shall reach back to you within 24 hours.

Everyone should be well aware of their rights in any given circumstance and to ensure that we always offer the first consultation as free.

Legal fees vary due to a variety of factors such as the complexity of the case, the legal precedents that have been already set and considering the work involved associated with the brief. We encourage a frank and open discussion with each client at the time of first consultation.

Lawyers are paid under various fee arrangements:

RETAINERS :-
We will charge you a fixed periodic fee, and it is usually monthly fee, which will take care of all your legal work or specified and identified aspects of work. Usually it covers office work which includes drafting of notices, consultations other legal aspects of the business but excludes filing or defending fresh cases or even pending dates of hearings. In some identified cases we do charge fixed monthly retainer ship which includes our fees for your entire legal work.

FIXED AND CAPPED FEE :-
We will quote and stick to a fixed fee for any transaction, litigation or other piece of legal work at your request. Alternatively, we will quote a capped feewhich we will not exceed.

We do not charge on the basis of contingency agreements.

Litigation:
Litigations have a way of stretching on.

So, we charge a one-time payable fixed retainer fee for the entire duration of the litigation. Additionally, we bill separately for the date of hearings and any drafting charges which may occur during the pendency of the case.

This helps us to provide all the services to you with a cost effective approach to litigation and since two dates of hearings are usually apart by a period of 1 month to 1 year (depending on the type of case, age of case and availability of court dates) the running cost while your case is pending is brought to a minimum and you don’t have to worry about the expenses.

If there are periods where nothing at all happens (as is sometimes the case during a lengthy litigation, for example while waiting for a hearing date), then you will not be charged at all during those months.

Fixed fee litigation:
We charge a fixed fee for the litigation matter, which is payable regardless of the outcome. This is usually done in cases with minor offences or court litigation without opposition such as getting succession certificate etc. It provides complete certainty as to cost.

Event Costed Litigation:
We will charge fixed fees for specified stages of the litigation matter as it progresses (eg. Preparing, discovery, evidence, hearing)

We discuss with our client options for services and the benefits of services. Sometimes, however, services are directly related to an opposing party’s action or inaction. Please feel free to discuss fees with your lawyer.

The entire legal strategy shall be concretized and formulated upon payment of the attorney’s fees. We provide regular updates along with the case laws in support of our case. We provide instant reports on email on the date(s) of hearing as to the happenings of the court on that day.

Most importantly, we help our clients by navigating the waters with ease since we’ve been through those trenches many times.

Please fill in the consultation form on the website or click here to find our contact information.

Additionally, please feel free to visit us or call our office to set an appointment.

Please feel free to contact our office or the attorney appointed to you at any time. Further, you can also fill the consultation form on the website, we are committed to reach back to you within 24 hours.

Apart from instant regular updates on the happenings of your case and precedents, along with notes, in support of your case. You can expect to have an Attorney who explains everything in simple terms and works with the singular objective to help you attain the goal you sought out to achieve.

As a client, we only expect you to provide copy of all documentation done previously in relation to your case and be open, honest and responsive with us. Your assistance in setting clear goals goes a long way for us to get them for you.

Needless to say, everything you say to us is protected by Attorney- Client privilege.

We understand that you are on a busy schedule and also want to be informed of your case. When our services are taken, we provide a form for you to fill detailing the methods through which you will prefer to be informed, the reading material you wish to receive in your case, if instant court updates are sought and if you need reminders for the date(s) of hearing. In addition, we will inform you when your presence is required, either in our office or in court.

There is no need to go to court for certain types of cases and court presence is mandatory in others. Although, it is possible to secure permanent exemption but it depends on the facts of the case. We urge you to ask this question during consultation for a definite answer.

The length of time that a legal proceeding can take varies greatly from case to case due to the very unique facts of each case. Many factors are not within our hands and often lay within the scope of the court’s schedule. Multiple developments during a proceeding can contribute to speeding up or delaying a conclusion for a case. We ensure that all deadlines are met on our part to ensure as speedy a process on your behalf as possible.