One of the most important things you can do is to be well prepared for any meeting with a lawyer to avoid idle chat and dollars. Use email instead of the phone because people tend to be more succinct and when you want them to do something give them something to react to rather than having them develop it from scratch. For example, if you need an agreement developed find one on the web or buy one make some changes to it then have the lawyer review it it will be alot less expensive.