2024 Update: Details and FAQs

For the main page — Adam Wilson Legal Writing for Law Firms — click here.

Pricing Negotiable? Yes.

Negotiable $250 / hour. Let’s make it work to fit your needs.

Any Money Up Front? No.

I don’t ask for a retainer or any money up front.

Are There Multiple Payment Methods? Yes.

You can use any method that fits your accounting system — Bank Wire, Check, Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, or bill.com.

30 days once you’ve approved the work product.

Does The Lawyer/Law Firm Make Payment? Yes.

Payment is by you as the attorney or your law firm — not your client.

My LLC is a vendor / temporary independent contractor to your law firm, however you want to structure it.

How Long Have I Been Freelancing?

2023 will by my seventh year — I started when unexpectedly I became a gallery-represented conceptual artist.

How Long Have I Been Writing Legal Briefs?

I was asked to start editing legal briefs when I was an honors paralegal at the US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, beginning in 1994.

Who Provides The Legal Research Software? I Do.

There is never extra cost — I provide and use Casetext — the Silicon Valley competitor to Westlaw and Lexis.

Sometimes lawyers and law firms provide credentials if a brief will require a particular point through certain treatises.

I do 100% of the research and writing myself — and no, I do not use ChatGPT or any other AI.

Do You Have Testimonials? Yes.

Testimonials are on the main page — click here.

Do You Have Repeat Business? Yes.

Examples of attorneys and firms calling again for more brief writing are on the main page — click here.

But Can I Reach You When Needed? Yes.

I keep both New York and California hours on both cell phone and email.

I can be on a call almost anytime, and I can be reached / get back to you pretty much anytime from 8a New York time to 7p California time. Weekends too.

Bottom line — if you need to reach me, including nights and weekends, I’ll find a way to make it work fast.

Resume / CV / Credentials

Education

J.D., Stanford Law School, 1999. Moot Court, Stanford Law Review.

B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1994.

Clerkship

Law Clerk to the Hon. Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2004-2006.

Law Firm Experience

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. 2006-2009.

  • Leading Global Law Firm

  • San Francisco Office, Litigation Group

  • Associate Attorney / Senior Associate Attorney

  • Litigation, Antitrust, and Appellate Sections

  • Price-Fixing, Complex Litigation, Class Actions, Appellate, Intellectual Property, Some White Collar

Crowell & Moring LLP. 2000-2004.

  • Leading International Law Firm

  • Washington, D.C. Office, Litigation Group

  • Associate Attorney

  • Litigation, Antitrust, and Appellate Sections

  • Appellate, Antitrust Litigation, Intellectual Property, Constitutional Law, some Supreme Court (Certiorari Petitions, Amicus Briefs, Merits Briefs) under partners at the firm who are established SCOTUS practitioners.

Admissions

Active licenses in California (1999), Washington, D.C. (2001), and Maine (2009).

Other Experience, Boards, and Public Service

See main page — click here.