General Counsel

In many cases, clients simply hire DC for an immediate, pressing legal issue. However, more of our clients are also utilizing DC as their "general counsel." They actively bring DC into their company in strategic planning, risk management and day to day operations.

"An Ounce of Prevention..."

Although the general counsel approach requires the unpleasant task of spending precious capital when "there are no pressing issues," it can be much more cost effective in the long run for your company. Most legal issues are much less costly to prevent than they are to fix once they developed into a contested matter. Upon being retained by your company, DC will meet with your company's key personnel to evaluate and identify the most pressing legal needs of your company. Often this means reviewing any potential legal landmines that may be brewing, assessing routinely-used contracts, warranties, and agreements. After addressing any immediate legal needs, DC will begin examining the entity's legal books, including corporate or partnership documents and potential compliance issues.

"Your place or mine"

We recognize that sometimes your time may be more valuable than ours. A trip to our office may cost the small business owner double. He pays for the lawyer's time, but the loss of money by not being "on the job." When circumstances dictate, we are more than happy to come to you at your workplace. Often this not only provides convenience for you, but it often adds to the lawyer's overall understanding of your unique business. It also allows your lawyers to meet your critical staff and develop a comfort level that will give your key employees the confidence to call for legal advice when confronting a challenging issue. A ten-minute phone call can save months of costly litigation when made at the onset of potential problem. By the same token, we recognize that you do not want your employees calling a lawyer and "running up" legal fees unnecessarily. By meeting with these employees, we can help strike a productive balance by identifying the types of problems faced by employees and letting them know what advice we can and cannot offer.