When you've been
wronged,
you don't need
a $5,000 lawyer.
You need someone who'll send the letter that means business. A real attorney. A real signature. Sent to the person who wronged you, by Friday. From $299.
You called a lawyer. They wanted $3,000 to start. Or they didn't call you back at all. We're a different kind of law firm.
5 min or so
to tell us what happened — take longer if you need
48 hr
from intake to The Letter sent
$0
if you're not happy with the draft
AMLONG & ASSOCIATES
Attorneys at Law · 500 NE 4th St, Fort Lauderdale FL
Re: Wrongful retention of security deposit
Pursuant to Fla. Stat. § 83.49, your continued retention of our client's $2,400 security deposit, more than 30 days after vacating the premises, is unlawful. Demand is hereby made for full refund within 15 days.
/s/ Karen Coolman Amlong
FL Bar #34892
Composite example. Specific outcomes vary.
The choice you actually have
Hire a lawyer
$1,500–$5,000- Quoted retainer most can't afford
- Months before anything is filed
- Many decline anyway because the matter is too small
Do nothing
$0- Lose the deposit, the wages, the case
- Boss / landlord / dealer learns it works
- It happens to the next person too
Make your stand
$299–$1,200- A licensed attorney drafts and signs The Letter
- Sent to the other side within 48 hours
- 40–60% of demand letters work without filing
Why The Letter actually works
The signature is the
signal.
When a fired employee responds to their former employer with a personal letter, the employer says go away. When the same employee's lawyer sends the same letter, the employer says let's talk to our employment counsel.
The dynamic isn't about persuasion. It's about signaling that the other side is willing to escalate. Only a real attorney's signature creates that signal — and that's exactly what ChatGPT can't produce.
What every Letter carries
Licensed attorney signature
Name + bar number + jurisdiction. Verifiable.
Firm letterhead
On real firm stationery, not a template.
Statutory citation
The exact statute the other side is violating.
A response deadline
And the consequence if they ignore it.
The portfolio
Pick the Stand
that fits your fight.
Every Stand is a signed legal instrument that lands on the other side's desk. None is more than $1,200. None is less than your dignity.
The Demand Stand
$299–$499Someone owes you money and isn't paying. Wages, deposits, debts, denied claims, contractor walk-offs.
The Letter: A signed letter to the other side citing the exact statute and demanding payment by a hard deadline.
Statutory wage claims, breach of contract, security-deposit law
The Eviction Stand
$499–$799Your landlord is trying to push you out, often improperly.
The Letter: A response to the eviction notice citing every procedural and substantive defense that applies.
State landlord-tenant law, habitability, anti-retaliation
The Wrongful Termination Stand
$799–$1199You were fired in violation of employment law — discrimination, retaliation, FMLA, contract.
The Letter: A demand letter to your former employer's HR or counsel laying out the legal basis and the remedy you want.
Title VII, FMLA, public-policy exception, breach of contract
The Wage Stand
$299–$499Your employer is stealing wages — unpaid hours, OT, tips, mileage.
The Letter: A demand letter invoking state wage statutes and the FLSA.
FLSA, state wage-and-hour law, wage-theft penalties
The Discrimination Stand
$499–$999Workplace discrimination — race, age, gender, disability, retaliation.
The Letter: A drafted-and-filed EEOC (or state equivalent) charge plus a parallel demand letter.
Title VII, ADEA, ADA, state human-rights laws
The Harassment Stand
$499–$799Harassment by an ex, a stalker, a neighbor, a debt collector violating the FDCPA.
The Letter: A formal cease-and-desist citing the statute they're breaking, with a paper trail you can use later.
FDCPA, state harassment law, stalking statutes
The Custody Stand
$399–$699You need to formalize a custody arrangement, request a modification, or respond to the other parent.
The Letter: A formal letter on family-law standards proposing specific terms — often resolves without court.
State family law standards, parenting-time statutes
The Insurance Stand
$599–$999Your insurance company is denying a legitimate claim or stalling.
The Letter: A bad-faith demand letter invoking state statutes — many states triple damages for bad-faith denial.
State bad-faith statutes, UCSPA
The Consumer Stand
$299–$599Auto dealer fraud, contractor abandonment, lemon-law claims, deceptive trade practices.
The Letter: A demand letter under your state's UDAP statute.
State UDAP / consumer protection laws, lemon law
The Small Claims Stand
$299–$499Your matter is below the small-claims threshold and you'll need to represent yourself in court.
The Letter: Drafted complaint, exhibits, service instructions, and a hearing script you can read from.
State small-claims procedure
Source: Legal Services Corporation
Americans go without
legal help for 92% of their substantial civil legal problems.
Not because their cases lack merit. Because legal infrastructure was priced for the top 10% of earners. Everyone else gets nothing — they sign things they shouldn't sign, accept treatment they shouldn't accept, lose money they shouldn't lose. That's the gap we're here to close.
What we mean by gap
- $19KFederal cutoff for free legal aid (125% of the poverty line for individuals)
- $3K+Typical retainer to engage an attorney for a modest civil matter
- ~80MAmericans in the gap between those two numbers, with at least one unresolved legal problem at any time
How it goes
Three steps.
No surprise.
No call required. No legal jargon required. You describe what happened — we handle the law.
Tell us what happened
Plain language. Five minutes. No legal jargon required. You don't have to know which Stand you need — we figure that out from what you tell us.
We pick the Stand and draft The Letter
We read the situation, identify which Stand fits, pull the exact statutes for your state, and draft The Letter. You see it before anything goes out.
Attorney signs and sends it
Onto firm letterhead, signed by an attorney in your jurisdiction, mailed certified to the other side. Most get a response within two weeks.
Real lawyers. We mean it.
Karen has been
fighting employers for forty years.
Karen Coolman Amlong is The Stand's Florida attorney. Civil rights, employment retaliation, FMLA, whistleblower cases — for forty years she's been the lawyer ordinary people couldn't otherwise reach. Now she's here.
- Every Letter is signed by an attorney licensed in the state your matter is in
- Attorney's name, bar number, and contact appear on every Letter we send
- Malpractice insurance covers every engagement
- Your matter is confidential — attorney–client privilege protects what you tell us
- If your case turns out to be worth real money, we'll refer it to a partner plaintiff firm on contingency
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
“The system was built for people who can pay $5,000 to fight. We're here for everyone else.”
— Karen Coolman Amlong
FL Bar #34892 · Fort Lauderdale
Things people ask first
Yes, this is real.
Are these real attorneys, or AI?+
Real attorneys. AI helps us draft fast and at low cost, but every Letter is reviewed and signed by a human lawyer licensed in your state. No Letter goes out without a real signature on it.
How is this different from LegalZoom or ChatGPT?+
LegalZoom sells templates you fill out yourself — there's no lawyer behind the document. ChatGPT gives you advice but it can't sign anything, can't appear in court, and the other side knows it. We deliver a signed legal instrument from a licensed attorney. The other side reads it differently.
What if it doesn't work?+
Most demand letters get a response — paid, settled, or a counter. If yours doesn't, you've still built the legal record you'll need to file in small claims or take the next step. We'll tell you what that step is.
What if my case is bigger than $1,200 worth of work?+
If after The Letter goes out it looks like your case is significant — a wrongful-termination claim worth real damages, for example — we refer you to a partner plaintiff firm that takes it on contingency. You don't pay them up front; they take a cut of any recovery.
Where do you operate?+
Florida today, with Karen Amlong as the named attorney. Texas and Georgia are next. If you're in another state, drop your email and we'll let you know when we're licensed where you live.
Will the other side know I have a lawyer?+
Yes — that's the whole point. Once a Letter from a licensed attorney lands on their desk, the dynamic changes. They know stalling now means escalating costs. Most settle.