Nadia Okafor
Associate Attorney
About the firm
A Small Firm on Purpose
Three attorneys, one office on Haywood Row, and twenty years of work for people who would rather have a straight answer than a long memo.
What to Expect
The same four steps apply whether you are signing a lease or settling an estate.
Listen First
A free thirty-minute call with an attorney. You tell the story your way, and we ask the questions that matter.
Map the Options
We read the papers, check every deadline and lay out two or three realistic paths, including doing nothing.
Cost in Writing
Before any work starts you get a written fee agreement: flat fee, hourly estimate or contingency.
Follow Through
We do the work, report on a set schedule, and close the file with a short summary in plain words.
Started Above a Hardware Store in 2004
Josiah Quill and Maren Fairweather met on opposite sides of a lease dispute. They settled it over lunch, compared notes on what clients actually wanted from a lawyer, and opened the firm six months later in two rented rooms above a hardware store.
The store is gone and the rooms are ours now. The founding ideas stayed: a named attorney on every file, fees agreed in writing before work starts, and letters written so a client can read them without a dictionary.
- A named attorney on every matter
- Written fee agreement before work starts
- Calls returned within one business day
Client stories
Why Clients Stay
We had a handshake partnership and a bad falling out. Maren sat both of us down, kept it civil, and had the buyout on paper within weeks. I still buy coffee from my old partner.
Dana R.Bakery owner. Illustrative client story, not a real review.
I did not know what a boundary survey was. Josiah walked me through it twice, never made me feel slow, and my neighbor and I still wave to each other from the porch.
Curtis L.Homeowner. Illustrative client story, not a real review.
After my hours were cut I assumed I had no options. Nadia explained the wage rules in plain English and told me honestly what my claim was and was not worth.
Priya S.Line cook. Illustrative client story, not a real review.
Grown Slowly
and Kept
Close to Clients
on Purpose
We turn down work that belongs with a bigger firm and refer it to people we trust. What we keep, we staff properly.
3attorneys on staff
1office, downtown Asheville
Your First 30 Minutes Are Free
You speak with an attorney, not a call center. No obligation, and we tell you on that call whether we are the right fit.
Or we can call you
