Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices: Litigation Hold Notice and Custodian Protocol
A litigation hold notice tailored to an Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices dispute, plus the custodian questionnaire and tracking sheet that make the hold defensible later.
Sending a hold is easy; proving you sent the right one to the right people is what actually protects you from a spoliation motion. Everything is written in plain language so non-lawyer custodians follow it. Prepared by an MC Law attorney and reviewed before it leaves the firm, so the position you take before filing is one you can hold afterwards.
Frequently asked questions
The fee covers review of the documents and correspondence you provide, the finished document, ready to send or to hold, and a short written note on the risks and the recommended next step. It is fixed at this scope: up to 25 custodians, and includes one reminder notice. 2 rounds of revisions are included. If your matter falls outside that scope we tell you before starting and quote the difference — we do not bill past a flat fee without agreeing it first.
3 to 5 business days from a complete set of instructions, plus time for the 2 rounds of revisions included in the fee. If you are working to a court deadline or a closing date, tell us when you order and we will confirm in writing whether we can meet it before you commit.
$1,150 is $325/hour × 3.5 hours — the time this deliverable takes in an ordinary unfair competition and deceptive trade practices matter, at the firm's standard rate. Because it is a flat fee, the risk of the work running long sits with the firm: you pay $1,150 whether it takes us the estimate or twice it.
Third-party costs are never inside a flat fee and are passed through at cost, never marked up: court and agency filing fees, court reporter and transcript charges, expert witness fees, search vendor and e-discovery hosting charges, process server fees, and travel.
A short description of the dispute and where it currently stands, the key documents, contracts, and correspondence, the parties involved and any deadlines already running, and the case caption and court, if a matter has been filed. Send what you have — if something is missing we will tell you what else we need before the turnaround clock starts.
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Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices: Cease and Desist Letter
A cease and desist letter that identifies the conduct at issue in an Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices matter, explains why it is unlawful, and demands that it stop by a date certain.
Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices: Demand Letter
A demand letter setting out your Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices claim, the legal basis for it, and what you want the other side to do about it.
Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices: Response to a Cease and Desist Letter
A written response to a cease and desist letter in an Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices matter.
Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices: Initial Case Assessment and Written Evaluation
A written evaluation of an Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices matter before you commit to filing or defending.
Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices: Answer
An answer to an Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices complaint, with every paragraph admitted, denied, or answered for lack of knowledge on purpose rather than by reflex.
Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices: Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release
A settlement agreement resolving an Unfair Competition and Deceptive Trade Practices dispute, with the payment terms, a release scoped precisely to the claims being resolved, and the confidentiality, non-disparagement, and no-admission provisions.