The New Crossings Company

Legal Process Support

Confidential, one-on-one support through criminal proceedings and civil litigation

What this is

Your case is only part of what you’re facing.

You may be struggling to concentrate at work, wondering what to tell your family, or losing sleep over what happens next. And while the case goes on unresolved, the rest of your life does not stop asking things of you.

The New Crossings Company provides confidential, one-on-one Legal Process Support. We bring firsthand experience of the legal system, and help you manage the personal and practical demands of living through it.

Your attorney handles the legal process. We help you take care of your life while it unfolds.

Who we support

We support individuals and families through criminal proceedings and civil litigation.

Criminal proceedings

Under investigation, facing charges, or living with the fallout of an arrest. Most of it happens on someone else’s schedule.

Civil litigation

Bringing or defending a claim, with a livelihood, a business, or a marriage often at stake. The waiting can be its own ordeal.

Families and partners

Holding things together while someone you love goes through it. New responsibilities, new money pressure, and few people to tell.

What we help with

We help you manage work, relationships, and daily responsibilities throughout the case.

  1. The first weeks

    While you’re meeting lawyers and learning what you’re facing, we start on the rest of it. Work, family, money, and the month ahead.

  2. The long middle

    Months, sometimes years where nothing resolves. Depositions, court-mandated treatment, travel restrictions, different in every case. We help you keep up.

  3. The days you dread

    Hearings, filings, news. We plan for them, and we are there afterward, when it’s finally real. We help you stay grounded and connected.

  4. When it’s over

    An outcome is not an ending. The consequences, the repair, the decisions about what your life looks like now. We stay for that part.

How we work

You have a consistent person to turn to as circumstances change.

Sessions take place by phone or video. Together, we establish priorities and a practical plan, then review what is working and what needs attention.

We agree on a schedule and adjust it as your needs change. The scope, availability, and cost of support are discussed before an engagement begins.

A case can take years of your life.But those years are still your life.

No one walks alone
For attorneys and referring professionals

Support that helps your client stay engaged with the work you’re doing.

Your client’s life keeps making demands: work, bills, sleep, family. The case makes its own, in dates to appear, conditions to honor, and what you need back on time. We keep both from slipping.

For you, that means a client who holds up their end of the process, and somewhere to send what falls outside your role. With written consent, we coordinate around agreed responsibilities.

Our service is non-clinical. Legal advice remains with counsel, and clinical care with qualified healthcare professionals. Clients should not send us privileged materials.

Criminal defenseCivil litigationPublic defenders In-house counselFamily lawTherapists and clinicians
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Before you reach out

Frequently asked questions.

Honest answers about Legal Process Support.

Have another question?

You can ask it during an introductory consultation. You don’t need to know whether this service is right for you before reaching out.

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Is this legal advice?
No. Legal Process Support is a non-clinical service focused on helping you manage your life while going through legal proceedings. We do not interpret the law, recommend legal strategies, or provide legal representation.
Is what I tell you privileged?
No. Communications with New Crossings are not automatically protected by attorney-client privilege or therapist-patient privilege, and a referral from counsel does not change that. We handle your information with discretion, but discretion is not the same as legal privilege. Speak with your attorney about what is appropriate to share, and do not forward attorney communications or legal strategy to us. Conversations, messages, and records involving us may be subject to legal disclosure.
Will you talk to my attorney?
When appropriate, and with your written consent, we can coordinate on practical matters. We do not participate in legal strategy or decisions about your case.
Can you attend hearings?
Depending on the circumstances and the services arranged, practical support around court appearances may be available. Any attendance would be subject to applicable court rules and coordination with your attorney.
Does this work with a public defender?
Yes. Legal Process Support is separate from your legal representation and may be useful whether you have retained private counsel or are represented by a public defender.
Can we start before anything is filed?
Yes. You don’t have to wait for formal charges or a lawsuit to begin. We can discuss support while you’re facing an investigation, anticipating litigation, or dealing with uncertainty about possible proceedings.
What happens after the case ends?
The conclusion of a legal matter doesn’t always mean the disruption ends with it. We can help you address the practical transition afterward, including changes involving work, family, finances, and everyday responsibilities.
How do we meet?
Most of the work happens by phone and video, anywhere in the country. That is the default for a practical reason: it makes daily contact possible during the stretches that need it. In-person work in the Los Angeles area can be arranged. Travel outside Los Angeles is possible for longer engagements, or for a particular date that warrants being there, arranged in advance. Travel costs are quoted separately from the engagement fee.
What does it cost?
There is no standard rate. A case can run for months or years, so cost depends on how often we meet and how long the proceedings last. Each engagement is quoted individually after the first conversation, which is at no cost. We are private pay and do not bill insurance.
Getting started

Let’s talk about how we can help.

You don’t need to know exactly what support you’re looking for. A short note about what you need is enough to begin. The case details can wait.

Arrange an introductory consultation
Thirty minutesNo costResponse within 24–48 hours

If you’re not sure what to say when you reach out“I need help” is enough.

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