Business law for tech-driven and emerging companies
Contracts, entity formation, intellectual property and compliance from a California attorney, with flat-rate pricing on the work most companies need and none of the big-firm overhead.
- California and federal law
- Transparent flat rates
- Direct attorney access
- Remote-first
Who we work with
SaaS and software companies
Subscription terms, master service agreements, data processing terms, licensing and the privacy obligations that come with handling customer data.
eCommerce and online businesses
Terms of service, privacy policies, vendor and platform agreements, trademarks and the consumer rules that apply to selling online.
Founders forming or restructuring
Entity choice, formation, founder and operating agreements, equity basics and the California filings that follow.
Growing teams
Employment and contractor agreements, invention assignment, handbooks and classification questions under California law.
How an engagement works
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Free 30-minute discovery call
You describe the situation, we tell you whether it is something we handle and what the likely path looks like. No legal advice is given on this call and there is no obligation.
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Scope and a written quote
Most common work is priced flat. Where a flat rate has an hourly cap, the cap and the rate beyond it are written into the engagement letter before any work starts.
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The work, with you in the loop
Drafts arrive with plain-language notes on what each clause does and why. You always know where the matter stands and what it will cost.
What we help with
Contracts and Agreements
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating service, vendor, licence and partnership agreements.
Business Formation
LLCs, corporations and partnerships, with the tax and liability trade-offs explained.
Intellectual Property
Trademark clearance and registration, copyright, licensing and IP assignment.
Privacy and Compliance
CCPA and CalOPPA obligations, privacy policies, data handling and breach response.
Employment
Offer letters, employment and contractor agreements, invention assignment and policies.
Strategic Counsel
Risk management, governance and planning that keeps the legal side aligned with the business.
Pricing you can plan around
Common work is priced flat and quoted before it starts. Hourly work is billed at $250 per hour.
- Discovery Call
- Free
- 30 minutes
- Contract Review
- $500
- flat rate, capped
- Entity Formation
- $1,150
- flat rate, capped
- Trademark Registration
- $1,150
- flat rate
Your attorney
Wilson Legal Consulting is the practice of Stuart Wilson, an attorney licensed by the State Bar of California. Before and alongside the practice, Stuart has spent a decade running technology, operations and vendor relationships inside operating businesses, so advice is shaped by what a contract will do to the business, not only by what it says. The practice is deliberately small and remote-first: you deal directly with the attorney doing the work, and the savings from running without an office show up in the rates.
From the knowledge base
Choosing A Business Type
A comparison of sole proprietorship, LLC, S-corp and C-corp for a technology startup, covering liability, investor expectations, tax and filing burden.
The Key Legal Documents Every SaaS Startup Needs
The founding paperwork a SaaS company should have in place: operating agreement or bylaws, founder agreement, invention assignment and confidentiality terms.
When To Use NDAs And How To Draft Them Properly
When an NDA is worth asking for, and the four terms that make it work: the definition of confidential information, duties, duration and remedies for breach.
Start with a free 30-minute discovery call. If we are not the right fit, we will say so.