01Who this page is for
A legal consultation with our chamber is a structured, confidential session — in person at Kasba Peth or over video — where an advocate hears your matter, reviews your documents, and gives you a plain assessment: your legal position, realistic options, timelines, and the fee structure if you choose to proceed. There is no obligation to engage us afterwards.
People delay consulting a lawyer because they fear it commits them to litigation. It doesn't. The most valuable consultations we give end with 'you don't need to file anything' — and the second most valuable end with a problem caught early enough to stay small.
First Assessments
You describe the situation; we tell you honestly whether the law helps, and how.
How it worksDocument Review
A notice you received, a contract you're about to sign, an agreement gone wrong — reviewed before you act.
How it worksNRI Consultations
Video consultations across time zones for property, family and succession matters in Pune.
How it worksSecond Opinions
An independent reading of a matter already in litigation — sometimes confirming course, sometimes correcting it.
How it works02The process, step by step
How a consultation works:
Book & share context
Call or use the form; a line or two about the matter lets the right advocate prepare.
TodayThe session
30–60 minutes, your documents on the table, your questions answered in plain language.
Scheduled slotThe assessment
Where you stand, your realistic options, timelines — and the fee structure in writing if you proceed.
Same sessionYour decision
Proceed with us, proceed elsewhere, or don't proceed at all. The assessment is yours either way.
No obligation03Documents required
Bring whatever you have
- Any notice, summons or court papers received
- Agreements or documents central to the matter
- A timeline of events, even handwritten
- Prior legal correspondence, if any
- Questions you want answered — write them down
04Honest timelines
Consultations are typically scheduled within one to two working days — same day where the matter is urgent (an arrest risk, an expiring deadline, a hearing tomorrow). Video slots are available evenings for working professionals and across time zones for NRI clients.
05Mistakes we see every month
- Waiting for the problem to 'become legal'By the time it obviously is, options have usually narrowed. Early advice is cheap; late advice is damage control.
- Curating the storyAn assessment is only as honest as the facts. Everything you say is privileged — tell it whole.
- Consulting five lawyers for five predictionsShop for competence and candour, not for the answer you hoped to hear.
- Arriving without documentsPapers turn a general chat into a specific assessment. Bring everything, organised or not.
06Fees, discussed upfront
Every engagement begins with a written understanding of the fee structure — consultation, drafting, appearances — before any work starts. We will tell you plainly at the first meeting what your matter involves, and you will never see a charge we did not explain.
What happens at your first consultation
- You talk, we listen. Bring whatever papers you have, organised or not. There is no form to fill and nothing to prepare.
- We tell you where you stand — including the weaknesses in your position. An advocate who only tells you good news is not advising you.
- You get options, not pressure. Sometimes the honest answer is that you do not need to file anything yet.
- Fees in writing before any work begins, so no invoice ever surprises you.
Everything you say is privileged, whether or not you engage the firm. Consultations are held in Marathi, Hindi or English — in person at Kasba Peth, or over video.
Adv. Indrajit Dongre
Leads this practice, appearing before Pune's courts since 1998. Consultations are allocated to the advocate whose practice fits your matter.
07Frequently asked questions
Is the consultation confidential even if I don't engage you?
How should I prepare?
Can I consult on video from outside India?
What does a consultation cost?
Reading on choosing a lawyer matters
Choosing between advocates? Our checklist for choosing a lawyer in Pune covers which court hears your matter, how to verify an advocate's Bar Council enrolment yourself, what fee structures are normal, and the questions worth asking at a first meeting — ours included.