Every price. Published. Before you call.
The flat fee is the whole attorney fee for an uncontested case: the notice, the complaint, the filing, the default judgment and the writ, with no attorney charge per added tenant. Your county’s estimated court costs are shown beside it, before you give us a name. No fee is charged at signing. Each stage is charged when its work is complete. Court costs are billed at the amount the court or officer charges, and a contested case carries one further flat charge, published here.
Your estimated price, before you give us a name
| Attorney fee, flat, the whole fee for an uncontested case | $1,000 |
| Harris County court costs | $299 |
| Estimated total, court costs estimated and billed at the amount charged | $1,299 |
Other costs may apply, such as service of process, electronic filing, court reporter and motion fees.
Not in these figures: when carrying out a writ takes more than two hours, Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Travis and Denton counties bill the constable's further time by the hour for each deputy, $50 to $80 an hour.
Start with this estimateCourt charges are set by the court and verified at attorney review. You pay the amount the court or officer charges. Figures here are estimates.
The whole table
The attorney fee is flat. The court’s charges are the court’s, estimated for your county and billed at the amount the court or officer charges.
Texas: $1,000 flat + estimated court costs
| County | Attorney fee | Court costs | Estimated total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County (Houston) | $1,000 | $299 | $1,299 |
| Dallas County (Dallas) | $1,000 | $539 | $1,539 |
| Tarrant County (Fort Worth) | $1,000 | $329 | $1,329 |
| Travis County (Austin) | $1,000 | $349 | $1,349 |
| Bexar County (San Antonio) | $1,000 | $458 | $1,458 |
| Denton County (Denton) | $1,000 | $309 | $1,309 |
Not in these figures: when carrying out a writ takes more than two hours, Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Travis and Denton counties bill the constable's further time by the hour for each deputy, $50 to $80 an hour.
California: $1,500 flat + estimated court costs
| County | Attorney fee | Court costs | Estimated total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside County (Riverside) | $1,500 | $490 | $1,990 |
| San Bernardino County (San Bernardino) | $1,500 | $475 | $1,975 |
| Sacramento County (Sacramento) | $1,500 | $460 | $1,960 |
| Orange County (Santa Ana) | $1,500 | $460 | $1,960 |
Not in these figures: where more than $10,000 is demanded the court's filing fee is higher, $385 up to $35,000 (Riverside $410, San Bernardino $395) and more above that.
Washington: $2,500 flat + estimated court costs
| County | Attorney fee | Court costs | Estimated total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce County (Tacoma metro) | $2,500 | $300 | $2,800 |
| Snohomish County (Everett) | $2,500 | $302 | $2,802 |
| Spokane County (Spokane) | $2,500 | $195 | $2,695 |
| King County (Seattle metro) | $2,500 | $207 | $2,707 |
| Clark County (Vancouver) | $2,500 | $45 | $2,545 |
Pierce County: Not in this figure: the sheriff's mileage ($10 at least), a bridge toll where one applies, and $85 an hour after the first when the county's aid is needed.
Snohomish County: The sheriff's figure is its advance fee. Snohomish County bills further hours and mileage.
King County: Not in this figure: the sheriff's mileage, which King County adds by address, $1 to $194 in its 2026 table.
Clark County: Not in this figure: the sheriff's fee for the writ, which Clark County sets. It is billed at the amount the sheriff charges.
What the flat fee covers, and exactly what it doesn’t
Included
Notice audit and preparation · correct service method · petition/complaint drafting and filing · federal screens (CARES, servicemember) on every case · default judgment path · the writ of possession where your case reaches it · live tracker, documents, and portal and email updates.
Priced separately, in writing
The contested charge applies automatically when the tenant contests and a hearing or trial is set: Texas +$1,000, California +$1,500 (the Washington show cause hearing is included). Appeals are a separate engagement. We quote them in writing before any work, and the Firm is not obliged to take one. A second trial day, a jury trial, a bankruptcy filing by the tenant, counterclaims, collecting the money judgment, and in Washington a trial the court sets after the show cause hearing are also separate engagements quoted in writing. Properties in excluded ordinance cities (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Seattle, Tacoma, Burien, Federal Way) may be declined or quoted separately in writing.
Costs, plainly
Court costs are billed at the amount the court or officer charges. We post each charge in your portal.
Notice only, $499 in Texas, California and Washington: we prepare and serve the notice, and the engagement ends with the notice. If the tenant stays, the eviction itself is a separate agreement at the flat fee above. Choose it on the first screen of the order form.
Refunds: stages never reached are not charged. A stage in progress when work ends is charged in proportion to the work done. If the Firm finds you are owed money, it is returned to your card. The time a matter takes is not a ground for a reduction or a refund.
What the fee agreement also says
You sign the agreement online and read it in full first. These are the terms readers most often ask about.
- Nothing is charged at signing. Your card on file is charged for each stage after its work is complete, and for court costs at the amount charged. The Firm may ask that a cost be paid in advance.
- The agreement takes effect only when the Firm’s attorney signs it after you. Until then the Firm has not accepted your matter and may decline it, and nothing is charged.
- The attorney decides how the case is handled. You decide whether to settle and on what terms.
- No date and no result is promised. The court, the officer and the tenant set the calendar, and the time the matter takes is not a ground for a reduction or a refund.
- Messages go through your portal and email. We ordinarily reply within two business days during business hours.
- If we cannot reach you for five business days, work may pause. After twenty one days the Firm may withdraw, with completed stages due.
- Unpaid balances bear interest at ten percent a year after thirty days, plus collection costs. A chargeback of an earned charge is a breach of the agreement.
- Fee disputes go to binding arbitration if you initial that section. You are never asked to initial it in advance.
- The practice is remote. Your case is handled through the portal, by email and by phone, without in person meetings unless the Firm elects them.
- A concern goes to the Firm in writing first, with ten business days to respond.