There's an old saying, "the person who represents himself has a fool for a client"

I look at legal advice like insurance... by paying for good advice, I'm likely to avoid future legal hassles and liabilities that might otherwise cost me hundreds of times the value of that insurance.

Of course, you're free to follow the advice you get from people in the industry, but each situation is different, and a prudent business person would probably see the value of that investment (which should be relatively small if you find the right attorney) as worthwhile in the overall planning of a new business.

BTW, $3500 for a couple hours of advice, if that's really all you got, is a travesty. There are plenty of knowledgeable First Amendment/adult industry attorneys that bill at $250-300/hour and should be happy to do short consults with you at those hourly rates.