Scope.
Founder Counsel is the firm's standing offer to newly incorporated California companies. It is a thirty-minute confidential conversation — at no charge and without obligation — to discuss the company's current legal posture, the matters that should be on its near-term radar, and whether the firm is the right fit for the work it has.
The conversation is conducted personally by the principal. It is not a sales pitch and not a triage for low-margin engagements. Founders leave with a clearer picture of what their next twelve to twenty-four months of legal exposure look like — whether or not they retain the firm.
A note on engagements.
Founder Counsel does not list representative engagements. Each conversation is confidential. The firm publishes only that the standing offer exists.
How engagements proceed.
Engagements begin with a confidential intake conducted personally by the principal. A brief written matter summary follows. Where the firm proceeds, the engagement letter sets a defined initial scope — typically through pleadings or early discovery — with milestones at which fee and strategy are jointly reassessed.
The firm communicates by direct phone and email. Document exchange is conducted through encrypted channels. Inquiries receive a substantive response within one business day.
Fee arrangements.
The firm offers hourly representation with monthly caps, fixed-fee engagements for defined matter phases, and hybrid contingent structures where appropriate. The firm does not engage on contingency alone in defense matters.