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For owners of $2M–$50M companiesA lawyer who knows your business before something goes wrong.
Fractional general counsel is an experienced business attorney who acts as a company’s outside legal department on a monthly retainer. They review and negotiate contracts, handle employment and corporate matters, and flag risk before it becomes a dispute, at a fraction of what an in-house lawyer costs.
Signs it’s time.
If two or more of these sound familiar, this is likely where you’ll be matched.
- Contracts are internet templates or handshakes.
- You call a lawyer only when something breaks, and pay by the hour.
- Customer, vendor and employee agreements have never been reviewed together.
- There’s no in-house counsel, and no one owns legal risk.
- You’re hiring, expanding into new states or preparing to raise money.
Contracts get reviewed before you sign them, not after a dispute.
- A flat monthly retainer instead of surprise hourly bills.
- Your attorney knows your contracts, people and history, so answers come quickly.
- Legal risk is spotted early, while it’s still cheap to fix.
- Legal and tax advice come from the same coordinated team.
What’s typically included
- Customer, vendor and partnership contracts
- Employment agreements and policies
- Corporate governance and entity matters
- Risk review before major decisions
- Coordination of specialist outside counsel
- Regular check-ins with ownership
Fractional General Counsel, answered.
What is fractional general counsel?
Fractional general counsel is a senior business attorney who serves as a company’s part-time in-house lawyer on a retainer. They handle the day-to-day legal work a growing company generates, such as contracts, employment and corporate matters, without the cost of a full-time hire.
Do I need a general counsel if I already have a lawyer I call?
A lawyer you call by the hour reacts to problems. A general counsel is involved before decisions get made, knows your agreements, and keeps risk from building up. If legal work comes up every month, a retainer is usually more predictable and more useful.
Who provides the legal services?
Legal services are provided by The Law Offices of Nik Agharkar (Crowne Point Tax & Wealth Counsel). Nik Agharkar is an attorney admitted in California, New York and New Jersey. Crowne Point Advisory handles intake and matching and does not itself practice law.
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