Pricing

Flat-fee, transparent, agreed in writing before work begins.

Lysinski & Associates P.C. publishes its prices because clients hate surprise fees and because transparent pricing aligns Adam's incentives with the client's. Standard situations have flat fees. Complex situations are scoped at intake and quoted in writing before any work starts.

Real Estate

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Residential closing — buyer or seller

$650 flat

Includes contract review during attorney modification, title commitment review, prorations (calculated and proposed by the seller's attorney; reviewed and counter-proposed by the buyer's attorney), deed preparation or review, closing-statement audit, and representation at closing. Polish-language representation included on request.

Includes

  • ✓ Contract review during attorney modification
  • ✓ Title commitment review
  • ✓ Tax prorations (calculated by seller's attorney; reviewed by buyer's)
  • ✓ Deed preparation (seller) or review (buyer)
  • ✓ Closing-statement audit
  • ✓ Representation at closing
  • ✓ Polish-language representation on request

Scoped separately

  • — Title insurance premium
  • — Transfer-tax stamps (IL/Cook/Chicago)
  • — Recording fees and survey costs
  • — Inspection report fees
  • — Environmental Phase I / Phase II
  • — FIRPTA withholding (non-US sellers)
  • — Commercial transactions (separate scoping)

Commercial closing · multi-unit acquisitions · investment portfolios

Scoped at intake

Commercial transactions, NNN lease negotiations, sale-leaseback structures, 1031 exchanges, and investment-portfolio repeat-volume work are scoped during a free intake call. Quoted at flat fee or hourly rate before work begins.

Includes

  • ✓ Free intake call to scope
  • ✓ Flat-fee quote OR hourly rate stated in writing before work begins
  • ✓ NNN lease negotiations
  • ✓ Sale-leaseback structures
  • ✓ 1031 exchange coordination
  • ✓ Investment-portfolio repeat-volume work

Scoped separately

  • — Litigation arising from the transaction
  • — Multi-state regulatory filings (separate)
  • — Tax-advisor coordination (CPA fees separate)

Estate Planning

Will + Power of Attorney package

From $500

Last will and testament, financial power of attorney, healthcare power of attorney, HIPAA authorization. For most Illinois adults this is the right starting point. Properly executed under Illinois witness and attestation rules.

Includes

  • ✓ Last will and testament
  • ✓ Financial power of attorney
  • ✓ Healthcare power of attorney
  • ✓ HIPAA authorization
  • ✓ Illinois witness and attestation execution
  • ✓ Storage instructions and original-document handling

Scoped separately

  • — Trust funding or deed transfers
  • — Special-needs trust provisions
  • — Charitable remainder structures
  • — Business succession provisions
  • — Multi-state coordination
  • — Probate proceedings (separate engagement)

Revocable living trust package

From $2,000

Revocable living trust, pour-over will, financial and healthcare powers of attorney, HIPAA authorization, trust-funding instructions for retitling assets, and a deed transferring Illinois real estate into the trust. Avoids probate; manages assets if you become incapacitated.

Includes

  • ✓ Revocable living trust
  • ✓ Pour-over will
  • ✓ Financial and healthcare POA, HIPAA
  • ✓ Trust-funding instructions for retitling assets
  • ✓ ONE Illinois deed transferring real estate into trust
  • ✓ Beneficiary-designation review checklist

Scoped separately

  • — Additional deeds for multiple properties
  • — Out-of-state property transfers
  • — Irrevocable or special-needs trusts
  • — Asset-protection structures
  • — FBAR / FATCA compliance
  • — Estate-tax planning above $4M IL threshold

Comprehensive estate plan · asset protection · offshore

From $4,000 / scoped

Comprehensive plans, special-needs trusts, irrevocable trusts, asset-protection structures, multi-state coordination, offshore structures with full FBAR/FATCA compliance, Medicaid planning, and Illinois estate-tax planning above the $4M threshold. Scoped at intake.

Includes

  • ✓ Comprehensive plans starting at $4,000
  • ✓ Special-needs trusts (Zander-style planning)
  • ✓ Irrevocable trusts
  • ✓ Asset-protection structures
  • ✓ Multi-state coordination
  • ✓ Offshore structures with FBAR/FATCA compliance
  • ✓ Medicaid planning
  • ✓ IL estate-tax planning above $4M threshold

Scoped separately

  • — Foreign trust administration (annual)
  • — Ongoing trust accounting (separate engagement)
  • — Litigation arising from the trust
  • — IRS audit defense
  • — CPA tax-return preparation

Fractional General Counsel

Outside fractional general counsel for businesses that need legal partnership without a full-time hire. Three tiers — pick the one that fits your stage. Each tier is a starting point; engagements are tailored at intake.

Founder GC

$3,000+/month

For early-stage founders and small businesses (typically <10 employees). Includes ~5 hours/month of contract review, vendor agreements, employment letters, and as-needed legal questions. Phone access for time-sensitive issues.

Includes

  • ✓ ~5 hours/month of contract review
  • ✓ Standard vendor and customer agreements
  • ✓ Employment offer letters and basic policies
  • ✓ On-call for time-sensitive legal questions
  • ✓ Quarterly legal profile review
  • ✓ Direct email and phone access

Scoped separately

  • — M&A transactions
  • — Active litigation
  • — Multi-state employment audits
  • — Regulatory investigations
  • — Complex IP licensing

Growth GC

$8,000+/month

For scaling businesses (typically 10–50 employees, recent funding round, or expanding into new states). Includes ~15 hours/month of legal partnership: M&A diligence, employment policy, vendor contracts, regulatory compliance, board materials. Direct line to Adam.

Includes

  • ✓ ~15 hours/month of legal partnership
  • ✓ M&A diligence
  • ✓ Employment policy and compliance
  • ✓ Vendor contracts and customer agreements
  • ✓ Regulatory compliance monitoring
  • ✓ Board materials review
  • ✓ Direct line to Adam

Scoped separately

  • — Active litigation (outside counsel under Adam)
  • — IPO / equity-raise legal lead (separate engagement)
  • — Multi-jurisdiction tax planning
  • — Securities-fraud defense

Enterprise GC

$20,000+/month

For PE-backed and mid-market companies needing a fractional CLO. Bespoke scope: M&A leadership, regulatory exposure management, AI governance (AIGP credential), board-level legal partnership, multi-state coordination. Adam at CLO-level commitment without a full-time hire.

Includes

  • ✓ Bespoke CLO-level commitment
  • ✓ M&A leadership
  • ✓ Regulatory exposure management
  • ✓ AI governance (AIGP credential)
  • ✓ Board-level legal partnership
  • ✓ Multi-state coordination
  • ✓ Outside-counsel oversight on specialized matters

Scoped separately

  • — In-house employee role (Adam is independent counsel only)
  • — Specialized litigation lead (managed by outside counsel)
  • — Personal legal matters of executives (separate engagement)

All fractional GC tiers are outside independent counsel. Adam never accepts an employee role. Engagement structure is documented in writing before any month is invoiced.

Other Services

Business law · LLC formation · partnership agreements

Scoped at intake

Entity formation, operating agreements, partnership agreements, M&A, commercial contracts, vendor agreements, business disputes. Quoted flat-fee or hourly before work begins.

AI law · HB 3773 compliance · AI vendor contracts

Scoped at intake

AIGP credential (IAPP). HB 3773 compliance audits, AI vendor contract review, AI governance frameworks, BIPA exposure, digital replica rights (HB 4875), AI-generated content licensing.

Startup · co-founder agreements · cap tables · SAFE notes

From $750

Co-founder agreements from $750. Equity splits, IP assignment, cap tables, SAFE notes. More complex equity structures and priced-round documents scoped at intake.

Private equity · PE-principal counsel · PPM review

Scoped at intake

Personal counsel to PE principals and majority owners; PPM review; litigation audit and management. Adam was former PE in-house counsel.

Frequently asked questions about pricing

Are these prices final or starting points?
The flat fees ($650 closing, $500 will + POA, $2,000 trust) are starting points for standard situations. Complex transactions, multi-property estates, or unusual circumstances are scoped at intake and quoted before work begins. Adam never bills surprise fees — the engagement letter states the fee structure in writing before any work starts.
Why is real estate flat-fee?
Most residential closings involve similar workflow. Flat-fee aligns Adam's incentives with the client's — no clock running, unlimited questions and follow-up within scope. Complex closings are scoped separately.
Do you offer payment plans?
For estate planning packages and larger projects, payment can be structured around milestones. Real estate closings are paid at closing from the proceeds. Fractional GC engagements are billed monthly in advance.
What if my matter doesn't fit any category?
Many matters don't. Litigation, business disputes, M&A, AI compliance audits, and complex estate planning are scoped at intake — either hourly or project flat-fee, agreed before work begins. Call (773) 777-9888 for a no-cost scope discussion.

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