First Move Law & Consulting
Make Your First Move the Right One.
You shouldn't have to diagnose your own legal problem. You describe the situation, and we'll determine the First Move.
Most people do not arrive with a legal category. They arrive with a situation.
Something happened. A decision has to be made. A letter arrived. A deal is going sideways. First Move begins where you actually are: describe the situation, and the analysis starts there rather than with a menu of practice areas.
You bring the situation. We figure out the next move.
Start Here
Tell us what is happening in your own words. No legal vocabulary required.
Initial Review
We review the basics, consider conflicts and urgency, and decide whether a consultation makes sense.
Consultation & Analysis
We identify the real issues, consider options, and determine what else needs to be known.
Decide the Next Move
Advice only, further analysis, negotiation, representation, referral — or no legal action at all.
Two ways to use First Move
Ordinary Advice and Legal Services
Available for a single question, an immediate concern, a transaction, a decision, a dispute, or a legal matter. Initial consultations and legal services are generally provided on an hourly basis. There is no obligation to enter into an ongoing relationship.
Start HereOptional Primary / Concierge Counsel
For individuals, families, and businesses who want continuity: a lawyer already known to you and available as a first point of contact when legal judgment is needed. The difference between finding a lawyer when you need one and already having a lawyer to call.
This option is entirely optional and is never a prerequisite to obtaining ordinary First Move services.
Learn moreIf you already know what you need
First Move handles selected matters directly:
- Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Consumer Protection
- Real Estate & Property Matters
- Business & Contract Matters
- Estate Planning
- Probate & Estate Matters
Experience across the problems people actually have.
Margery E. Golant has spent her career analyzing and solving legal problems — as a former judge, as in-house counsel inside a national financial institution, and as a lawyer for individuals, families, and businesses. That breadth is why First Move can start with the situation instead of a category.
Consumer Protection Attorney of the Year, The Florida Bar Consumer Protection Law Committee; invited to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives.
Read her full backgroundYou do not need to know what kind of lawyer you need.
Tell us what happened, what you are considering doing, or what decision you are facing. We will determine whether First Move can help and what the appropriate next step is.
START HEREClient experiences
“I had no idea whether what I was dealing with was even a legal problem. That conversation gave me a plan within a week.”
Business owner, Palm Beach County
“She explained where I actually stood, what the realistic outcomes were, and what it would cost. No theatrics.”
Homeowner, Broward County
“Having someone who already knows our situation means we call before a problem becomes expensive.”
Family client, South Florida
Client experiences are illustrative and individualized. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any other matter.