About
Too many everyday lawsuits cost more to handle with a lawyer than the case is worth, so people go without one. We built a way for that to change.
How we work
FairCounsel exists because too many everyday lawsuits cost more to handle with a lawyer than the case is worth, so people go without one. We built a way for small law firms to change that: modern tools handle the groundwork, a licensed attorney reviews and approves everything, and you pay a flat, fair price you know up front.
Modern tools do the groundwork in a fraction of the time. A licensed attorney reviews, edits and approves everything before it goes out, and is accountable for it.
You see the price for your matter before you start. We do not bill by the hour for work that increasingly takes minutes.
If an appeal is not worth the money, we say so. If a case is not a fit, we tell you and point you to other help. Results are never guaranteed.
Why we built it
When a collector writes first
It often starts with a letter. People ignore it, or pay without knowing what they are entitled to ask for. ValiDebt helps you prepare a letter that disputes the debt or asks the collector for information about it, inside the window the law gives you, for a one-time price you see before you pay.
See how ValiDebt worksWhen you have been sued
A credit card company, a lender, or a debt buyer files a case, the person served is often overwhelmed, and hiring a lawyer by the hour feels out of reach for a claim of a few thousand dollars. Answer deadlines are short, and when no one responds, the plaintiff can win by default without ever proving its case.
Our attorneys have spent years defending these cases. Debt Defender puts that experience within reach: a guided intake, a response prepared quickly, and an attorney who reviews and approves it before it reaches the court, all for a flat fee based on the amount claimed.
See Debt DefenderWhen you have lost
The same gap shows up after a loss. Litigants who lost at trial, or received an unfavorable order, often consider an appeal without a candid, independent read on whether it is worth the cost. Every Second Look review is personally reviewed and approved by an attorney, and the goal is simple: give you an honest answer, even when that answer is “this isn’t worth appealing.”
See Second LookFree first read
Most people who are sued, who get a collector’s letter, or who lose a case, decide what to do about it without ever learning what the paper says: who is on the other side or what the court decided, what is being claimed, what the rules are, and what happens next. They are asked to spend money on a lawyer before they know what they are holding. So we read the document first, for free. Upload it and leave an email, and we send you a page you can keep and print that explains the paper in plain words. A second part applies the law to your paper and opens when you choose a plan; for a court order, the page ends with what an attorney’s review would add. We think a person should understand the paper before deciding anything, and that includes deciding not to hire us.
Free, before you decide
A lawsuit complaint, a letter from a debt collector, or a court order, judgment or opinion in any kind of case. Leave an email and we send you a page you can keep and print: who is on the other side or what the court decided, what the paper says, the rules and dates that apply, and what usually happens next, in plain words. Nothing is signed or paid to see any of it.
A collector has written to you
Who sent it and what it claims, your validation rights under federal law and what your state’s law adds, the strategic and legal positions against a notice like this, and the date to dispute by.
Start on the ValiDebt page →You have been sued
Who is suing you, the court you are in and its deadlines, the standard defenses to this kind of suit, and the discovery a defendant can serve.
Start on the Debt Defender page →You lost a case
What it says, the court and the type of order, the dates on it, and a count of the 30 days to appeal. Any court, any kind of case, not just debt.
Start on the Second Look page →General information prepared automatically, not legal advice, and no attorney has reviewed it. We become your lawyers only when you sign an agreement and we accept your matter. Any deadline shown is an estimate: for a lawsuit, from a date you type; for an order, our count from the date read on it. An attorney confirms every deadline.
Your attorneys
Georgia Bar No. 484222 · Licensed since 2003
Registered Mediator/Arbitrator. U.S. Army Sergeant (Field Artillery), Fort Bragg, NC. BSBA, The Ohio State University (magna cum laude). J.D., Emory University School of Law (cum laude). MBA, Louisiana State University (cum laude).
Georgia Bar No. 110382 · Licensed since 1996
Deeply experienced in defending debt lawsuits, including obtaining successful appellate decisions for his clients.
Common questions
FairCounsel is a service of Christopher McClurg, licensed to practice law in Georgia. Our services are for cases arising under Georgia law and/or in Georgia courts. Modern tools do the groundwork, and a licensed attorney reviews and approves the work before it goes out.
No. Reading this site, chatting with our assistant, or getting a free analysis or recap does not create an attorney-client relationship. For the attorney services, a relationship begins only when you sign an agreement and we accept your matter. On the Defender plan you remain self-represented in your case.
Fairly is an AI assistant. It can explain how our services work, what they cost and what the site says. It is not a lawyer, it cannot give legal advice, and it should not be given case details, account numbers or documents. For anything about your own situation, call or email us.
There is no password. Enter the email you used when you started and we send a secure one-click link; the links in our emails sign you in the same way. Each link works once, and asking for a new one replaces the older link for that address, so open the newest email if one says it has expired. Inside, the portal shows an overview, your letters, your cases, your messages, your documents, and your account, where you can update your phone and mailing address; your name and email stay as they are on your papers.
By card, on the site. Payment is handled by Stripe, and we never see your card number. Every price is shown before you pay, and nothing is a subscription. Court filing fees, service fees and other third-party costs are billed separately, at cost.
Because we're not going to bill you by the hour for work that increasingly takes minutes. Plenty of firms now use the same kind of AI-assisted tools we do — they just don't mention it, and still bill as if every draft took a paralegal all afternoon. We'd rather price honestly for how the work actually gets done and let the flat fee* speak for itself.
Ask the way that suits you. We answer questions about how the services work; for your own situation, talk to the firm.
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