Flat-fee contracts · Los Angeles, CA
Flat-fee contract review and drafting for Los Angeles businesses
Handled remotely by a California-licensed attorney. $399 to review a contract, $699 for a new contract, $999 for a complex contract.
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What is flat-fee contract review for Los Angeles businesses?
Hollingsworth & Hollingsworth provides flat-fee contract review and drafting for Los Angeles businesses, including production companies, apparel brands, online sellers, creators, and import firms. A contract review costs $399, a new contract costs $699, and a complex contract costs $999. The work is handled remotely by a California-licensed attorney based in San Diego, so California-law agreements are handled directly.
Los Angeles is a city of projects. Productions spin up and wrap, apparel lines launch each season, and creators strike brand deals that last a few weeks or a few years. Each of those arrangements rests on an agreement, and many are signed quickly by people who would rather be making something. Around the ports, importers and freight businesses add another layer of supplier, warehousing, and transport terms that shift with every shipment and every new partner.
That pace makes a fixed price and a quick answer genuinely useful. Before any work begins, the attorney confirms the tier and scope in writing, so a producer or brand owner can budget legal review the same way they budget a location fee or a sample run. Turnaround is measured in hours, often the same business day. And because the office shares the Pacific time zone with Los Angeles, the working day lines up from early morning to evening.
Who we help
Who we help in Los Angeles
Entertainment and production
Independent production companies, post houses, and crews across Burbank, Hollywood, and Culver City work project to project. They commonly need crew and talent deal memos reviewed, location agreements, equipment rental terms, and services agreements with editors or composers. Co-production arrangements among several companies, with layered rights and revenue terms, often fit the complex contract tier.
Apparel and fashion
The downtown Fashion District and nearby cut-and-sew shops support a large network of labels, private-label makers, and wholesalers. These businesses usually need manufacturing and production agreements, pattern and sample terms, wholesale and consignment agreements with retailers, and trademark or design licensing deals when two brands collaborate on a capsule collection.
E-commerce and DTC brands
Direct-to-consumer brands selling skincare, supplements, home goods, and clothing from Los Angeles depend on outside partners for nearly everything. Typical needs include fulfillment and third-party logistics agreements, co-packer and supply contracts, agency and paid media agreements, website terms of service, and affiliate programs with influencers who drive sales.
Creators and talent
YouTubers, streamers, podcasters, and social media personalities in the city sign brand partnership deals, management agreements, and collaboration terms with other creators. A review often focuses on exclusivity, usage rights to their name and likeness, payment timing, and termination, while new drafts cover the editors, assistants, and small crews they hire.
Import, logistics, and port trade
Importers, customs service firms, warehouse operators, and trucking companies near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handle a steady flow of commercial paperwork. They need supply and distribution agreements, warehousing agreements, transportation and broker terms, and indemnity language that allocates risk for damaged, delayed, or lost cargo.
What we handle
Common contracts we review and draft for Los Angeles companies
- Deal memo. Production companies use short deal memos to hire crew and talent quickly, and a review checks credit, pay, overtime, and rights language before cameras roll.
- Location agreement. Film and photo shoots across Los Angeles rely on location agreements that address access hours, property damage, insurance, and permission to show the property on screen.
- Brand partnership agreement. Creators signing with brands need clear deliverables, approval rights, usage periods, exclusivity limits, and payment terms, so a sponsored post does not become an open-ended obligation.
- Manufacturing agreement. Apparel labels working with local cut-and-sew factories set out specifications, quality standards, production timelines, and ownership of patterns and samples in a manufacturing agreement.
- Third-party logistics agreement. Online brands storing inventory in Inland Empire and South Bay warehouses use 3PL agreements to define fees, service levels, inventory counts, and liability for lost goods.
- Distribution agreement. Importers bringing goods through the ports appoint distributors or become one, and the agreement should cover territory, pricing, minimums, and what happens when the relationship ends.
- Website terms of service. Direct-to-consumer brands need terms of service and related site policies that match how they actually sell, ship, handle returns, and run subscriptions.
How it works
How it works remotely
Upload or email your contract
Pay your flat fee, then email [email protected] with the agreement, or the details of the contract you need drafted.
Scope confirmed in writing
We confirm the scope, the tier, and the governing law in writing before any work begins. Outside flat-fee scope? We tell you first and refund your payment.
Attorney work product
A redline and plain-English summary for a review, or a ready-to-sign draft for a new contract, prepared by the attorney, not a template tool.
Same business day where possible
Turnaround is measured in hours, not weeks. We confirm timing when we confirm scope.
San Diego and Los Angeles share the Pacific time zone, so office hours of 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM Pacific are simply 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM your time, seven days a week. That covers an early call time on set and a late wrap. Instead of fighting traffic on the 5, you upload or email the contract, talk through questions by phone or video, and sign by e-signature. There is no need to meet in person, even though the office is only a drive down the coast.
Pricing
Three flat fees for Los Angeles businesses
$399 flat
Contract Review
For when someone hands you a contract to sign.
- Full attorney read of your agreement
- Plain-English summary of key terms, risks, and red flags
- Tracked-changes redline and a short call
$699 flat
New Contract
For when you need a new agreement drafted.
- Attorney-drafted contract built around your deal
- One round of revisions
- Ready-to-sign final document
$999 flat
Complex Contract
For longer or more involved agreements.
- Everything in the $699 tier
- Multi-party, partnership, operating, and shareholder agreements
- Two rounds of revisions
Flat fee covers one contract per engagement. The attorney sets the new-contract tier ($699 or $999) based on the complexity of your agreement and confirms it in writing before any work begins.
Pay above, then email [email protected]. Not sure which new-contract tier fits? Pay $699 to start. If the attorney determines your agreement is complex, we confirm the $999 tier with you before any work begins.
Governing law
Who handles your Los Angeles contract, and under which state's law?
Legal services are provided by a California-licensed attorney. We are available to businesses nationwide. Many Los Angeles agreements are governed by California law, and because the attorney is licensed in California, California-law agreements are handled directly. If your contract is governed by another state's law, tell us when you send it, and we will confirm we can assist or associate local counsel before any work begins.
Most Los Angeles agreements are governed by California law, which is the attorney's home law, so those contracts are handled directly with no need to bring in anyone else. We still flag choice-of-law, venue, and dispute-resolution clauses in the redline, because out-of-state studios, platforms, and suppliers sometimes write in their own state's law, a distant court, or mandatory arbitration. If your agreement names another state's law, we confirm before any work begins whether we can assist or associate local counsel.
Common questions
Flat-fee contracts for Los Angeles businesses: FAQs
Do you need to meet in person in Los Angeles?
No. Although San Diego is a short trip down the coast, nothing about the service requires an office visit. You send the contract by upload or email, we discuss it by phone or video, and documents are signed by e-signature. Production schedules, shoot days, and sample deadlines stay intact because you never have to set aside time for travel.
Can you review a contract governed by California law?
Yes. Legal services are provided by a California-licensed attorney, so agreements governed by California law are handled directly. That covers most contracts between Los Angeles businesses. If a studio, platform, or out-of-state supplier has chosen another state's law, tell us when you send the document, and we will confirm we can assist or associate local counsel before any work begins.
How fast is turnaround for a Los Angeles business?
Turnaround is measured in hours, and same business day where possible. Since we work in your time zone from 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM, a deal memo sent before a shoot or a brand agreement sent after lunch can usually be addressed while your day is still underway. Complex multi-party agreements take longer, and timing is confirmed along with the scope.
Is a co-production agreement a $699 or $999 contract?
Agreements among several production companies, or those that split rights, financing, and backend revenue across multiple documents, usually fall into the $999 complex contract tier, which includes two rounds of revisions. A simpler two-party services agreement may fit the $699 new contract tier. The attorney sets the tier and confirms it in writing before any work begins.
What should a creator send for a brand deal review?
Send the full brand agreement, any campaign brief or statement of work, and the brand's content guidelines if they are separate. Note your concerns, such as how long the brand can use your content, whether you can work with competitors, and when you get paid. The review comes back with a plain-English summary, a tracked-changes redline, and a short call to walk through it.
Get your Los Angeles contract handled today.
After payment, email your contract or your new-contract details to [email protected]. Prefer to talk first? Call (619) 810-1427.
Attorney advertising. This page is general information and does not create an attorney-client relationship. That relationship begins only after we confirm there is no conflict of interest and you sign a written engagement agreement. This is limited-scope contract review and drafting and is not a substitute for full legal representation. Legal services are provided by a California-licensed attorney. Prices and turnaround are confirmed at engagement.
