My name is Mark Petersen and I am the owner of Snake River Law PLLC. I briefly want to share with you my background and why I am a “different” lawyer. I went to law school with the ideology that I could make a difference in people’s lives – that I would serve as a trusted advisor and counselor on legal issues to proactively help my clients plan for their futures. I believed then and continue to believe today that a lawyer should be a client’s most trusted advisor and counselor throughout their lives. However, I found that most often my involvement with a client was a one time event and that I was failing to develop the long-term relationship with my clients. My work was to keep my clients from stumbling their way through a litigation nightmare, hoping that at the end of the road, the clients could salvage some sort of positive resolution.

If I wanted to accomplish my goal as a trusted, life-long advisor for my clients, I needed to become a “different” lawyer. I needed to return to the passion that brought me into law in the first place. I needed to find a way to become a trusted advisor and counselor for my clients. Perhaps most important to me was the focus on developing life-long client relationships where I could serve as a trusted advisor and counselor.

So what makes me a “different” lawyer? What have I changed to help me become a trusted advisor and counselor for my clients? The first thing that I have done with Snake River Law is to banish the hourly fee for all DUI cases. I now charge only flat fees for my services so that my clients know up front exactly how much they will be charged – no hidden costs, no hourly fees, and no bills for telephone calls – with everything agreed to up front. My clients can call me and discuss with me any issue or concern without receiving a bill. Second, I have committed myself to provide my clients with top quality service to help protect themselves and achieve the best results possible in their cases. My clients not only receive representation for their case but thorough, detailed review of all evidence so no defensive stones are left unturned. Finally, I encourage open communication with my clients through their preferred medium of communication. Whether it be by phone, text, mail, or email, I am ready to facilitate communication with my clients. I even offer an online portal where clients can access documents and even make payments.

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