The Lying Lawyer

Terms of Service

Effective September 29, 2026

The Lying Lawyer Ghostwriting Agency is a project of Esquire Bookkeeping Services LLC. These terms explain how working with us ("we," "us," "our") works. By hiring us or using this website, you agree to them.

1. What we do

We write, edit, and design books. We are a writing business. We do not provide legal services or legal advice, and working with us does not create an attorney-client relationship, even though our founder is a licensed attorney.

2. Your project and price

Your book type, length, extras, price, and schedule are set out in a written agreement or invoice before we start. Prices on this website are for our standard process and may change, but the price in your signed agreement is the price you pay.

3. Payment

A deposit of 50% is due before work begins. The remaining 50% is due when your complete first draft is finished, before you read it and before revisions begin. We don't share the draft or deliver final files until your balance is paid in full.

4. Cancellations and refunds

Your 50% deposit reserves your spot and starts work on your book right away, so it isn't refundable.

If you cancel, what you owe depends on how far along your book is:

• Cancel during the first half of the writing: we keep the 50% deposit, and you owe nothing more.
• Cancel during the second half of the writing: you owe 75% of the total price, meaning an extra 25% on top of your deposit.
• Once your full first draft is written: the full price is due, whether or not you continue.

For example, on a $10,000 book: canceling in the first half costs $5,000, canceling in the second half costs $7,500, and once the draft is written, the full $10,000 is due. These amounts cover time and work already spent on your book.

If you cancel or don't pay in full, all work on your book stays with us and is not delivered.

5. How your book is made

Unless you choose Fully Human-Written or Written by Jeff, your book is created with our proprietary hybrid process involving human creativity and AI-assisted tools. Covers are created using AI tools. We tell you this in writing before we start so you can choose the option that's right for you.

6. Copyright

Copyright law for works made with AI tools is still developing and is decided case by case. We do not promise that any book, or any part of a book, will qualify for copyright registration or protection. Copyright in the human-authored parts of a book exists automatically once it's written; registering it with the U.S. Copyright Office is a separate, optional step.

If you want to register your book's copyright, choose Fully Human-Written or Written by Jeff. For Hybrid books, the Copyright Office asks applicants to identify AI-generated material, and our process breakdown is proprietary, so we don't provide it. A Hybrid client who applies anyway does so at their own risk.

This is general information for educational purposes only, offered so you can clearly understand where you stand. It is not legal advice, and nothing on this website, in our agreement, or in our work together creates an attorney-client relationship.

7. Trademark-Ready Title

This option includes a short companion book that turns your title into a series. It does not include filing a trademark, which is a legal service. We do not promise that any title will be approved for a trademark.

8. Who owns the book

Once you have paid in full, all rights we are able to give in your finished book transfer to you, including work done by any member of our team. Until you have paid in full, all rights in the work stay with us. We may keep copies for our records. We will not show your book in our portfolio or name you as a client without your written permission.

9. Your material

You promise that the stories, photos, and other material you give us are yours to share, and that you have any permission needed to include other real people in your book. You are responsible for the facts and claims in your book. We check names, dates, and numbers for consistency, but we can't verify the truth of what you tell us.

10. Changes to your book

Two rounds of changes are included. A round is one list of changes after you read the full draft. Extra rounds are 10% of your book's price each. Changing the whole idea of the book is a new project with a new quote.

11. Amazon publishing

If you choose Amazon publishing, we set up your book in your own Amazon account. We use your login only for that purpose, and we ask you to change your password when we're done. Amazon's decisions about your book, including approval, pricing rules, and payments, are out of our control.

12. Books we can't take

We don't write books intended for traditional publishing or literary agents, or anything you'll submit for school, a degree, or a certification as your own work. We may turn down any project for any reason.

13. Refer a friend

When someone you refer pays for their book in full, you receive $250 and they receive $250 off their first book. One reward per new client. We may change or end this program at any time, but we'll honor referrals made before a change.

14. Confidentiality

We keep your story and personal information private. Everyone on our team who works on your book agrees to keep it confidential.

15. Limits of our responsibility

We work hard to deliver a great book, but we can't promise sales, reviews, or any particular result. To the fullest extent the law allows, our total responsibility for any claim related to your project is limited to the amount you paid us for that project.

16. Texas law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas.

17. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The version in your signed agreement applies to your project.

Questions?

Email hello@lyinglawyer.com or call 432-234-1254.

Privacy Policy

Effective October 23, 2026

The Lying Lawyer Ghostwriting Agency is a project of Esquire Bookkeeping Services LLC. This policy explains what information we collect through this website and what we do with it.

What we collect

When you fill out our contact form, we collect what you type in: your name, your phone number or email, the kind of book you're thinking about, a short description, your preferred length, and the best time to call. If you call or email us, we receive whatever you choose to share.

How we use it

We use your information only to answer your questions, talk with you about your book, and, if you hire us, to work on your project. We don't sell, rent, or trade your information to anyone.

Who else handles it

Our contact form is delivered to us by FormSubmit, a third-party form service, which emails your answers to us. This website is hosted by Hostinger, and it loads its fonts from Google Fonts. These companies may process basic technical information, like your IP address, under their own privacy policies.

Cookies and tracking

This website uses the Meta Pixel, a tool from Meta (the company behind Facebook and Instagram). It uses cookies to tell us when someone visits our pages or sends us a note after seeing one of our ads, so we can see which ads work and show them to people who are more likely to be interested. Meta may collect basic technical information, like your IP address and browser type, and handles it under its own privacy policy. The Pixel never sees what you type into our contact form. You can control ad cookies in your browser settings or in your Facebook ad preferences.

How long we keep it

We keep your information as long as we need it to talk with you or finish your project, and for our normal business records after that.

Your choices

You can ask us to see, correct, or delete the information we have about you at any time. Just email hello@lyinglawyer.com.

Children

This website isn't meant for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their information.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we'll post the new version here with a new effective date.

Questions?

Email hello@lyinglawyer.com or call 432-234-1254.