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Depending on the case, we offer an hourly rate or a flat rate (“pre-paid flat fee”). We keep detailed logs of the time that we spend on your case. We count in six minute increments (0.1/hour). Unless you have a pre-paid flat fee, all of Ms. Rockey’s time in the case is billed at a rate of $350 per hour and legal assistant rates are $100 per hour. All litigation costs are charged in addition to hourly time or pre-paid flat fees. Retainers and pre-paid flat fees usually must be paid upfront. Ms. Rockey will set up payment plans in some cases. Ms. Rockey does free 30 minutes phone consultations in criminal cases and for mediation. For all other cases, her consultation fee is $309 for an in-depth two-hour consultation. See “Prepare for Your Consultation” for more information. Ms. Rockey will be able to give you the amount of the retainer (for hourly rate cases) or the pre-paid flat fee, and whether she will accept a payment plan, towards the end of your consultation after she knows the details of your case.
TRIAL CONSULTANT
I provide TRIAL CONSULTANT services to attorneys trying to prove child abuse for the #ProtectiveParent #PP (usually the mother) to protect the children from child physical abuse #CA, child sexual abuse #CSA, or domestic violence #DV (living in a family where there is DV frequently causes children emotional abuse and can have lifelong negative effects on them).
Most family law attorneys don’t understand the detailed nuances of how to prove child abuse (what specific kinds of evidence to use, how to discern the best evidence, how to use evidence rules to prove abuse, particularly child sexual abuse CSA, or DV. There are a lot of coercive control issues, some mental health, substance abuse, or sexual assaults against the protective parent, and I am able to level up attorneys to understand how to navigate the minefield, what types of things a protective parent can do during the case to help and not hurt their cases and how to take prophylactic measures to prevent typical missteps that can sink a case. There are also tricky strategy issues, because usually the perpetrator slams back with predictable allegations against the protective parent of “coaching” the children to make up abuse allegations, of making up or confabulating the alleged acts against the perpetrator just to “alienate” the perpetrator from the children [“parental alienation”], or of falsely claiming the protective parent has serious mental health disorders as a way to discredit the PP’s credibility.
There are frequently Child Protective Services #CPS involved, and all of this is important to the legal case. Read my article above, “Protecting Your Child from Abuse” for more about the complicated strategy issues and the minefields to avoid. It has been statistically proven that mothers, who make allegations of DV, CA and especially CSA, have a higher risk of losing custody, sometimes ending up with severely restricted visitation and of even being accused criminally of making false charges of child abuse or in CPS Juvenile Court of emotionally abusing their children. These are high risk cases for the protective parent, but even more high risk for your children if you do nothing or have an attorney acting without extensive experience or an experienced legal guide.
My over 34 years of experience dealing with these issues, over 22 years nationally, can make the difference to obtain a successful outcome. I am licensed in NC and FL and have represented protective parents, pro hac vice, in many states. I also have 25 years of experience with written appellate and amicus briefs on these and other matters in cases in state and federal appellate courts in four states and the United States Supreme Court. I am always thinking of how to work at the trial level to get the best outcome if an appeal occurs.
The earlier your attorney gets me involved as your legal trial consultant, the better outcome you may potentially have for you and your children. Many attorneys, while versed in domestic law, would be able to represent you much better with my legal counsel. I would prefer to hear from your attorney and you and to have a joint consultation with both of you for expediency. The consultation fee is the same. I am moving my practice towards acting as a Trial Consultant full time. Please let your attorney know that you want them to or you want to inquire about my Trial Consultant services. Send them my website and email. I will email your attorney (and you, if you fill out the consultation form with your attorney’s permission) back with more information. I would be happy to help you have an opportunity to protect your children or get them back!
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If you want Ms. Rockey to consider taking your case, you can fill out the form below OR send her an email at AttorneyRockey@gmail.com with a summary of your case, whether there is any emergency, and all the information requested in the form below. Our general response time is one business day. All consultations, even by phone, must be booked in advance.
➤ location
PO Box 656
Marshall, NC 28753
➤ Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9AM - 5PM
➤ Contact
AttorneyRockey@gmail.com
Cell (828) 279-6735
Fax (866) 202-5977