You're a business owner and, as all businesses eventually do, you just ran into a legal issue. Maybe it's a vendor who won't perform, an employee dispute, or a contract that wasn't as airtight as it looked. Now you need to spend your time finding a firm who handles your type of issue, explaining your business to them from scratch, and hoping they can move fast enough to matter. But there's a better way. Building a relationship with a law firm before you need one means help is already familiar with your business when it counts. 

Why Retain Counsel Before a Problem Shows UP

A full-time general counsel can cost a business hundreds of thousands of dollars a year - once salary, benefits, and overhead are factored in. This is out of reach for most small and midsize businesses. But that doesn't mean smaller businesses can't  have experienced legal help on standby. 

Retaining a firm on an ongoing basis gives you legal support without that overhead. Further, when you already have a relationship with a firm there's no time lost explaining your business, locating your contracts, or building trust from zero. Your attorney already knows how your business operates, so when a dispute lands, you get a faster, better-informed response. 

We Handle Legal Issues Businesses Run Into

Our attorneys work across the full range of matters that come up in day-to-day business operations, including:

  • Contracts: drafting, reviewing, and negotiation agreements with vendors, customers, landlords, and contractors - and enforcing them when someone doesn't hold up their end.
  • Employment Matters: hiring and termination decisions, employee handbooks, wage and hour compliance, and disputes with current or former employees.
  • Collections and Business Disputes: unpaid invoices, breach of contract claims, and disagreements between business partners. 
  • Litigation Defense: representing your business when a dispute escalates into a lawsuit, from the first filing through resolution. 

What an Ongoing Relationship Looks Like

In practice, this means having someone to call before you sign a contract, not just after it goes wrong. It means a quick answer to a day-today question instead of a formal engagement, every time something comes up. It means your governing documents, key contracts, and employment policies get a periodic check-up instead of sitting untouched until a dispute forces a closer look. And if a dispute does arise, it means your attorney is already up to speed, not starting from a blank slate. 

A Firm That Knows Your Business

At Flanders, Elsberg, Herber & Dunner, LLC, we work with Northern Colorado businesses across industries on contracts, employment matters, disputes, and the everyday legal questions that come with running a company. Whether you're facing an issue right now or want a legal partner in place before you do, we invite you reach out and talk with our team about an ongoing relationship.