How a Consumer Hired a Lawyer to Prepare & File a Passport Application in California

In 2023, a personal client in California sought assistance with preparing and filing a passport application after discovering an error in their last name. The passport incorrectly listed the name as Gary P. Mac_MacKinney, including an unnecessary space, while the client has consistently used the name MacKinney without a space since childhood. Despite efforts to correct it during a recent passport renewal, the error remained unaddressed, prompting the client to seek legal support to resolve this discrepancy officially. As a result, the client received one proposal from a licensed attorney, with a flat fee bid of $995, all submitted to meet the client's deadline of over a week.