Insights
Short, plain-English notes on the contracts and decisions that owners actually face. No newsletter padding — just the thing we'd tell you across the table.
What we'd tell you across the table.
Written by the attorneys, not a marketing team.
What a well-drafted operating agreement actually prevents
The template you downloaded answers the easy questions. The expensive ones — deadlock, a departing partner, who can sell — are exactly where it goes quiet. Here's what to fix.
Buying commercial property: the 5 contingencies that matter
Inspection and financing are the obvious two. The other three — title, zoning, and a real estoppel — are where deals quietly go wrong. A short field guide for first-time buyers.
Non-competes in Washington after the 2024 changes
Washington tightened the rules again, and the agreement in your handbook may now be unenforceable — or worse, a liability. What still works, what doesn't, and what to do instead.
The succession clause every family business postpones
A buy-sell agreement decides what happens to the company if an owner dies, leaves, or wants out. Skip it and your family inherits a negotiation at the worst possible time.
General information, written for owners.
These notes explain how the law tends to work — they aren't legal advice for your situation, and reading them doesn't make us your lawyers. For that, the consultation is the next step.
From owners who read the fine print with us.
"I read their note on non-competes, realized ours was unenforceable, and called the next morning. Fixed in a week, flat fee. That's exactly the kind of practical I want."
"They write the way they talk — clear and direct. Their contingencies checklist is the reason my commercial purchase didn't blow up over a zoning issue."
Have a question one of these raised?
That's the best reason to book a consultation. Bring the document, bring the worry — we'll give you a straight answer.
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