CJChris Jackson LawBusiness Counsel

Ongoing business counsel

A business attorney who already knows your company.

Most small and growing businesses do not need a full-time attorney. But when an agreement, ownership issue, unpaid account, new LLC, holding-company question, or important business decision comes up, it helps to have counsel who already understands the business and its structure.

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Continuity matters

Ask before acting—not after a problem develops.

Monthly Business Counsel provides ongoing access to experienced California business-law guidance for a predictable monthly fee. The value is broader than a discounted block of time: Chris reserves capacity, learns your company and entity structure, and can give advice with the benefit of that continuing context.

A limited number of clients are accepted at each service level so Chris can maintain responsiveness and service quality.

Three service levels

Choose the level of capacity and involvement your business needs.

The first two plans cover the same types of ordinary business-law work. The principal differences are reserved capacity, scheduling priority, and the degree of proactive involvement.

Flexible monthly support

What your monthly attorney time can cover

Time may be used for the routine business-law services your company actually needs that month, subject to the scope of the engagement.

  • Legal advice by phone, video, and email
  • Contract drafting, review, redlining, and reasonable revisions
  • LLC governance, ownership, management, and Operating Agreement matters
  • Resolutions, consents, and routine company documentation
  • Holding-company, subsidiary, and intercompany matters
  • Capital contributions, distributions, and owner/company loans
  • Guidance concerning new entities, assets, operations, and business lines
  • Collections, preliminary disputes, and coordination with other advisers
Business Counsel$650/month2 reserved attorney hours per month

Best for LLC owners and small businesses with light but recurring legal needs.

  • Light recurring needsRoutine legal questions, agreements, governance, and documentation
  • Annual Business Legal & Risk CheckupA practical review of changes and issues requiring attention
  • Priority schedulingPriority over non-plan routine matters
Up to 2 reserved attorney hours per month
Business Counsel Plus$1,200/month4 reserved attorney hours per month

Best for established businesses, owners with multiple LLCs or holding-company structures, and businesses with more regular contracts and legal questions.

  • More regular legal needsGreater capacity for contracts, transactions, governance, and intercompany matters
  • Quarterly Business Legal & Risk CheckupMore frequent review and maintenance as the business changes
  • Enhanced priority and involvementMore active coordination, planning, and scheduling priority
Up to 4 reserved attorney hours per month
Fractional General CounselStarting at$2,500/month8 reserved attorney hours per month

Best for growing and established privately held companies that want regular management-level involvement without a full-time in-house lawyer.

  • Regular access for owners and senior management
  • Ongoing legal and strategic business advice
  • Material contract drafting, review, and negotiation
  • Corporate, LLC, multi-entity, and holding-company oversight
  • Participation in selected owner or management meetings
  • Decision support for significant contracts, financing terms, acquisitions, investments, and business relationships
  • Preliminary acquisition, investment, and due-diligence assistance within the agreed scope
  • Review of financial information when relevant to a transaction or business/legal decision
  • Coordination with CPAs, tax advisers, and specialized outside counsel
Monthly legal, business-strategy, and risk reviewHighest scheduling priority

Chris’s prior experience as a chief operating officer and business owner informs advice that considers both the legal issues and how a decision will work in practice. Engagements above the starting level are customized to the company’s size, complexity, anticipated needs, and desired involvement.

Discuss Fractional General Counsel →Starting with up to 8 reserved attorney hours per month

Business Legal & Risk Checkup

A practical review of what has changed—and what may need attention next.

The review is tailored to the company, its structure, and the applicable service level. It is not a guarantee of compliance or a substitute for tax, accounting, insurance, or other specialized advice.

Additional attorney time

Flexible when one month is busier.

If requested work is expected to exceed the plan’s reserved monthly capacity, Chris will advise you before additional charges are incurred. With your approval, covered work may continue at the preferred plan rate:

Business Counsel
$325/hour
Business Counsel Plus
$300/hour
Fractional General Counsel
$300/hour
Fractional General Counsel rates and capacity may be customized in the written engagement agreement.

A busier month does not automatically require a different plan. If your needs consistently exceed or fall below the selected level, the plan can be adjusted going forward.

Scope and fit

Some matters need a separate engagement.

  • Litigation and arbitration
  • Major acquisitions and extensive due diligence
  • Specialized employment, securities, tax, intellectual-property, bankruptcy, and criminal matters
  • Matters requiring counsel licensed in another jurisdiction

Government filing fees and third-party professional fees are separate. Acceptance is subject to fit, scope, jurisdiction, conflicts, and a written engagement agreement.

Limited availability

See whether ongoing counsel fits your business.

Start with a short inquiry. Chris personally reviews each request before offering a consultation or accepting an engagement.

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