Reasonable Overhead

MODERN TECHNOLOGY

To keep costs down, Robert McKay & Associates utilize advances in modern technology that make many of the extravagant costs of an "old fashioned" law office unnecessary.

With the advent of the computer and the Internet, there is now little need for secretaries, paralegals, or expensive office law libraries. With computers, attorneys can quickly and easily draft their own documents and conduct comprehensive online legal research without ever leaving their desks.

And with the availability of inexpensive "toll free" numbers, call forwarding, and cellular phones, there is really no need for a receptionist to answer the telephones and take handwritten messages. When you call my office on my toll free number, 877-242-4808, your call will be forwarded to me wherever I am and I can speak with you about your legal problems immediately. If I am in Court, on the phone, or busy with another client, you can leave me a detailed voicemail message and I will be paged within seconds so that I can call you back within minutes. You can even write me an email that I can read on my cellphone!

PART TIME OFFICE LOCATIONS

Many attorneys feel they need to impress you with posh, expensive offices, hardwood furnishings, and the other "trappings" of the stereotypical lawyer that generate so many lawyer jokes. Many lawyers live extravagant lifestyles and charge excessive fees to pay for their pricey homes, sports cars, yachts, and expensive imported suits and clothing. They forget - or don't care about - the fact that most people charged with a crime are working people who don't have huge bank accounts to pay for their exorbitant fees.

FRUGAL PHILOSOPHY

At Robert McKay & Associates, I know what is needed and what is not needed to provide the best possible legal representation at the lowest possible cost to you.

Because of modern technology and the availability of “virtual” offices, the days when a criminal trial attorney was tied to an everyday office location has gone the way of the dinosaur. Most good criminal defense attorneys spend their days “in the field” or in trial. Having a permanent, expensive office with full time staff is just not cost effective as it was in the “Old Days”.

The office locations of Robert McKay & Associates in Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, and Whidbey Island are all “Part Time” offices. These spacious, professional, and fully equipped offices are available at any time but without the exhorbitant cost of paying multiple monthly rental fees. With the advent of the cellphone, laptop, and Blackberry, an efficient and competent criminal defense attorney has all the equipment needed to do his or her job—from doing online research, drafting briefs, and communicating with clients--from wherever they may be.

For these reasons, Robert McKay & Associates maintain part time offices in several locations which provide flexibility in scheduling and are convenient for meeting clients! These locations are also ideal for meeting with other attorneys, taking witness depositions, and preparing cases for trial at a location near the courthouse, while at the same time keeping office overhead reasonable and payroll costs low.