Ethos Business Law

Ethos Business Law is continuing its quest to evolve business legal services by launching a new program aimed at providing businesses with a strategic and efficient tool to reduce legal risk and costs.  The General Counsel Hotline is a new, innovative solution for companies that do not have internal legal resources.  It allows clients to sign up for a low-cost, monthly fixed-fee package and receive the following benefits:

• As needed telephone consultations regarding legal and strategic business issues;
• Monthly strategic legal planning sessions in your office;
• A trusted, objective advisor available when you need it; and
• Freedom from the billable hour.

How many times have you experienced the following:

• Been reluctant to call your attorney to ask what you believe is a simple question because you are worried that you will get a $1,000 bill.
• Decided that instead of proactively consulting your attorney, you would just “wait and see” and call your attorney if or when you have problems.
• Wished you had predictability in your budget for legal expenses.
• Needed a strategic, business-minded lawyer that could help you evaluate your business in an objective manner without trying to bill hours.
• Been frustrated because your attorney doesn’t really understand your business and only speaks legalese!

The General Counsel Hotline is the solution.  Clients are embracing this new model and it just might be a perfect tool to augment your legal practices.  Contact Ethos Business Law today to find out how the General Counsel Hotline can decrease your legal risk and increase your bottom line.

I recently saw yet another example of why building and maintain relationships is one of the most important skills you must master in order to become a successful business person.  While working with a client through a complex and tricky loan restructure, one of the participating lenders was experiencing significant pressure on its business from bank regulators, unrelated to my client.  This pressure caused that lender to create problems in the loan workout.  However, the lead lender and the borrower had developed a strong relationship over many years and were able to leverage that relationship built on trust and proven execution to allow all participants to come to a workable solution.  Had it not been for the strong relationship between the lead lender and the borrower, the result would have been drastically different. (more…)