Counsel on call
A lawyer you text before you sign
After the company exists, the questions come in small pieces: a vendor’s contract, a landlord’s lease, a new hire, a customer who won’t pay. Each one is quick if someone has read the rest of your paperwork.
I work with a few businesses on a monthly retainer, the amount set in your engagement letter. You send the document, I send back the three things that matter and the one thing to push on.
When two partners fall out, I can act for the company or for one of you, never for both sides, and I tell you which at the start.
What I’m on call for
Most of this work takes a day, not a month. The retainer keeps that day available.
Contract review
Vendor, customer and distribution agreements, read for the clauses that cost money.
Leases
Commercial leases for shops, kitchens and offices, including the exit you’ll wish you had.
Hiring and policies
Offer letters, contractor agreements and the handful of policies a small team needs.
Partner disagreements
Buyouts, new roles and written rules for how decisions get made.
Collections and demand letters
A firm letter first, and an honest view of whether going further is worth it.
Selling or winding down
Preparing for a buyer, or closing the business in the right order.
Retainer questions
How does the retainer work?
You pay a set monthly amount, written in the engagement letter, for a stated amount of my time. Work beyond that is quoted before I start.
What if I only need one thing reviewed?
Then I’ll quote that one thing as its own fee. A retainer is for businesses that expect a steady trickle of questions.
Can you go to court for me?
For some disputes, yes. For others I’ll tell you the matter needs a litigator and help you find one. I say which at the start.
How fast do you answer?
I read what you send and reply by the end of the next business day, with a firm time when it needs longer. Urgent matters get a call.
Got something to sign?
Send it over before you do.