Q. What do I get for the $99 per month and what costs extra?
A. You get unlimited access to your attorney team. You can call us (or email or text us) for legal advice, strategic consulting, questions about how to handle a trouble employee, or anything else for that matter. You can also have us review three documents per month.
However, if you need any edits to documents, or if you need anything drafted, then we will be happy to do those things for an additional price. The same goes for contacting third parties on your behalf or for conducting research beyond basic statutory or regulatory research.
In our experience, most of the needs that small business people have will be addressed by Advisory Counsel. Very often we get calls from clients asking us to simply review a lease or a contract or asking us to answer basic legal questions. Because most attorneys would require a large retainer or advance fee deposit — and because they would charge by the six-minute increment — the small business gets priced out of the market and its needs go unmet. Well, no longer!
Q. So if I’m an Advisory Counsel client I can talk to you for as long as I want without incurring extra charges? Really?!
Yes, really. We hate the ticking clock as much as you do, and we want you to feel that you have received complete and satisfactory answers or advice. So give us a call and chat away!
Q. I own several small businesses. Does each entity need to sign up for your $99 per month Advisory Counsel plan, or can I just sign up for one business plan?
A. We understand that many businesspeople don’t run just one operation — they run multiple businesses, perhaps in multiple locations. Plus, some entities might be for specific purposes — such as a LLC that holds a piece of real estate for rental purposes — and do not really fit the mold of a typical small business the way, say, a small town drugstore might. No problem. We handle each customer in accordance with what is appropriate for the customer’s unique situation. However, here are some issues that you might want to be aware of:
- As a law firm, we must abide by certain ethical rules that require us to keep it clear who our client is and who is paying us. For you, that means that we need to be clear about who we are representing: Is it you personally or your business entity (or entities)?
- If you have multiple operations going, in some circumstances we can represent you, personally, and can assist you with each operation. However, during our ongoing relationship it may become apparent that, at some point, we need to separate out our representation of you from our representation of your business entity.
- Don’t worry about the details too much, here. That’s our job! Our goal is to work closely with you as your advisor so we can give you the most relevant, cost-effective, and useful counsel. As the relationship develops, we will be in communication with you about the appropriate plan for you and your business ventures as we proceed.
Q. Can I sign up as an individual?
A. Yes! Our focus is small business, but we are happy to represent individuals on transactional matters as well.
Q. What’s the catch? Nobody offers legal service for so little.
A. No catch. There are some limitations, of course, but you knew that. Our vision is to bring to small businesses and individuals good judgment and solid counsel, or to paraphrase a friend of the firm: It used to be that only the rich could have an attorney on “retainer.” Now everyone can. And isn’t it about time?
If you’re ready to have solid legal counsel for your small business just a phone call away, then please sign up today!
