Consultations by appointment. An appointment is required for all consultations, which can be scheduled between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Call 702-255-4552 or 855-RUSH4TH to schedule an appointment for an office visit or, if travel to our office is inconvenient, for a telephone conference.

Low-Cost Initial Consultation. For most new clients there is a nominal fee ($100) for the initial consultation if the consultation is either in our Summerlin office or via telephone. This usually covers one hour for the initial estate-planning consultation and a half hour for other consultations on other matters. Ask about the fee when you schedule your appointment.

Out-of-office Consultations. Out-of-office consultations are billable, including round-trip travel time. For an initial consultation that is out of the office, the estimated cost of the consultation must be paid in advance.

Review of Documents Prepared Elsewhere. In lieu of an initial consultation, we can review existing estate-planning documents to discuss possible changes, such as updating to conform documents to changes in laws or a change of residence. If you are interested in this, please send an e-mail message to office@rushforthfirm.com or send a fax to 702-255-4677 or 855-RUSHFAX listing the documents you would like us to review and what you want us to be looking for. We will then contact you to let you know what we can do and what charges might apply. For many clients, we review their existing estate plans and prepare a brief memo for the $100 that would otherwise be charged for an initial consultation.

Pre-Consultation Preparation. Before your initial consultation, you may wish to review The Rushforth Firm's Estate Planning Enchiridion, which contains memos written by estate-planning and probate attorney Layne Rushforth, including (1) an estate-planning overview and (2) a discussion of the core focus of estate planning. That site also contains some helpful forms, including an estate-planning questionnaire and an asset checklist.

Estate-Planning Update. If we prepared your estate plan, and you wish to update it or review it, you can call to schedule a 15-minute telephone conference (no charge) or a regular office consultation (billable). The need for an office consultation can sometimes be eliminated or the billable time needed for an office consultation can sometimes be reduced if you send us a letter, e-mail message (office@rushforth.net), or fax (702.255.4677 or 855-RUSHFAX) that describes the changes needed and any questions that need to be answered. Once we know what changes need to be made and any other issues that need to be addressed, we can provide an estimate of the charges for the work that needs to be done, and you can let us know whether or not you want us to proceed to do the work.