Do I have to pay anything in advance?

Some attorneys may request a portion of their fees upfront.  Each bid will clearly display the attorney's request, and you are welcome to message the attorney if you have questions about upfront payments.

UpCounsel requires that you upload a valid form of payment prior to hiring an attorney for the first time. If an upfront payment is requested by the attorney, you will be prompted to make that payment upon clicking “hire.”

If no upfront payment is requested, we will process a temporary authorization hold of $100, which allows our payment processor to verify your identity and ensure we have a valid payment method on file. This temporary hold may appear as a pending transaction, but is not a charge to your account and should be removed within seven days.