Nuts and Bolts FAQ

Consults for Lawyers Writing Their Own Briefs

  • Rates / costs / fees:

    Phone consults — $250 call

    Regular-speed work — $250 hour

    Rush-speed work — $350 hour

    Super-rush — $450 hour

    Let’s make it work to fit your needs.

  • Adam Wilson

    J.D., Stanford Law School. Law Review.

    Federal Appellate Clerkship, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

    Decade at Am Law 100 firms such as Gibson Dunn (antitrust, complex litigation, appellate)

    Decade of freelance brief writing (appeals, dispositive / complex trial motions) for lawyers and law firms across the U.S.

    Licensed in California (1999), District of Columbia (2001,) and Maine (2009).

    Sidebar: Why did I stop practicing full-time? — I unexpectedly became a commercially successful conceptual gallery represented artist in 2017.

  • “I make more progress in one call with you than anyone else I’ve ever consulted with”

    — Silicon Valley small firm founder / litigator, 2026.

  • “You’re like the MVP who helps get us to the playoffs every time.” — Founder of Los Angeles boutique litigation firm, repeat business for almost five years.

    “Excellent work and very cool to work with.” — Partner at Los Angeles mid-size litigation firm. Repeat work over past five years.

    “Stellar” — Partner at Los Angeles boutique litigation firm.

    “Adam is a serious All-Star.” — Partner at Houston / Atlanta litigation firm.

  • “Excellent work and very cool to work with.”

    — Partner at Los Angeles mid-size litigation firm. Repeat work over past five years.

  • Call or email just about any time.

    207-699-9957

    adam.daley.wilson@gmail.com

  • Yes, I also write freelance briefs — click to my other site here.

  • I stopped practicing law in 2017 when I unexpectedly became a commercially successful conceptual artist.

    I’ve been represented by a conceptual art gallery in Chicago, Engage Projects, since 2020.