Small Businesses can have a corporate counsel too....

......or at least access to services often thought to be beyond the reach of 'mom & pop' operations. Among the issues that I get contacted on are:

setting up a new LLC, reviewing leases, negotiating asset purchases, reviewing contracts the business is asked to sign, designing contracts that meet a specific need, drafting confidentiality & non compete's, defense of discrimination claims, defense of unemployment claims, liability defense for the uninsured, employee handbooks, collection lawsuits, and a variety of general questions.

My most common request is merely answering a question for someone, often times where they would not normally pick up the phone and call an attorney. It may no longer be necessary to spend $200-400 for a 30-60 minute consultation when a fixed cost legal services program enables an owner to more readily pickup the phone now to seek a quick answer.

I am a lawyer, not a business consultant, but people sometimes feel better knowing that I was a key executive of a twelve million dollar national consumer products in my mid twenties. I think I have an idea of what it is like to be in the shoes of a small business owner.