Senior legal judgment for your business — without adding headcount.
Most small and mid-size businesses can’t justify a full-time general counsel, but they still face the same contracts, decisions, and risks that larger companies do. Outside General Counsel gives you that same senior-level judgment, on call, at a fixed monthly retainer — no recruiting, no benefits, no junior associate learning on your dime.
With 25 years of experience, including in-house GC-equivalent work, I act as your de facto general counsel: reviewing and drafting contracts, advising on governance and structure, flagging risk before it becomes a problem, and giving you a senior voice in the room before decisions get made — not just cleanup after.
Every engagement is scoped to your business, not a published tier. Schedule a conference and we’ll talk through whether this is the right fit — and price it out together.
Schedule a Consultation →Most legal help is reactive by default — people call a lawyer once the problem has already happened. That’s not how a Counselor at Law traditionally worked. The role was a business partner: consulted regularly as a company grew, faced new challenges, and made decisions — not summoned only after something went wrong. I still think that’s the model that gets you the most value for the fee.
Most lawyers won’t admit it, but they’re far more effective at preventing problems than solving them — and prevention is almost always cheaper than the fix. I believe in that, and it’s what I aim to deliver.
$275 an Hour.
My hourly rate is $275, billed in minimum increments of one-tenth of an hour — about every six minutes — so you’re never guessing what’s included.
Many general business and transactional matters can also be handled for a flat fee — though flat fees work best for one-and-done engagements, not ongoing relationships. Services that often qualify include:
Don’t see what you need? Most one-off matters can be quoted flat-fee on a quick call.
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