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Payment via Zelle:
You may Zelle to: megawagneresq@gmail.com
(Zelle will ask you to make payment to "Megan Natalino") ^^
Credit or Debit card payments are processed via PayPal HERE.
If you need other arrangements, please text or call our office directly to receive
e-mail instructions on alternative payment options. Thank you.
Interested in a Payment Plan?
Speak to Megan regarding how you can set up a monthly payment plan - which allows you to start out with a retainer and when the retainer fee is billed out until it is at $0, then you can set up a payment plan to pay the equivalent of just 2 hours a month of Attorney-level legal work until your total invoice is paid off - even if it takes you until after your case is completed to pay. This allows clients to budget how much representation will cost them each month.
Retainer payments and hourly rates:
Retainers start at $2,000 for most family law cases**, with an hourly rate of $350 for all Attorney work and an hourly rate of $100 for any drafting work done by the Paralegal. By employing this fee structure of Attorney vs. Paralegal rates, Wagner Law saves you money by having a qualified paralegal prepare the rough draft of documents before Attorney Megan Wagner Cox edits and polishes the pleading to prepare for filing (which cuts down on the amount of time the Attorney must spend writing drafts, and ultimately allows the Attorney to focus on how best to present your case.) In many cases, pleadings are best drafted initially by the Attorney, but when possible, the Paralegal will step in to help keep your costs down.
OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING OUR BILLING PRACTICES:
All agreements regarding fees are put into writing before the commencement of any legal work - because we believe in transparency and fairness in how we bill our clients.
Travel to any county outside of Kane County or Kendall County is billed at $125 per hour, rather than the full $350/hour for the Attorney's time.
If you are able to start with a retainer of at least $3,000 - Wagner Law offers you a reduced hourly rate of $300 for Attorney work and $75 for drafting work by a Paralegal.
**In certain circumstances and when it is legally appropriate, Wagner Law offers flat-fee payment agreements for uncontested divorces. These flat fee arrangements start at $1,200-1,500 for divorces not involving minor children, and at $1,800-2,000 for divorces with minor children.
Any family law case that is set for trial requires a $4,000 "trial retainer," which must be paid at least 45 days before the commencement of the trial. If the trial retainer is not paid timely, Attorney Megan Wagner Cox reserves the right to withdraw from your case immediately so as to allow you to have time to find alternative counsel arrangements. The trial retainer is necessary to ensure that Wagner Law can adequately prepare for family law trial, which requires many hours of preparation and planning. Any unused funds are refunded to the client after the conclusion of the trial.
^^Attorney Megan Wagner Cox was originally licensed as Megan Wagner Natalino, her former married name as of 2014. By 2024, Megan's current name for her bar licensure took effect. The Attorney Trust Account for Wagner Law set up with the State of Illinois is registered under this former name of Megan Natalino. However, Megan officially appears on the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission's (ARDC) directory of attorneys as Megan Wagner Cox with ARDC # 6315817.
These rates are effective as of July 15, 2025.
call or text: 224-366-9835
Mailing Address:
2112 West Galena Blvd, Suite 8
Aurora, Illinois 60506
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