$1500 is what my family lawyer called, too. So $3000 for me and my brother. The thing is he didn't know any better than I do about the DACA. Every detail is listed on USCIS.GOV and there are a lot of people filing themselves. I don't see a problem with that unless you have an unclean record. I've found an American immigration law affirm (follows one of the ads from this site). I asked them if one of the lawyer from the firm can just go through the papers I prepared and answer a few questions, and the reply yes. It would be $200 for one session that I will go in for the check up and a few questions. I'm very content with the charge and would feel much safer filing the application that way.