Fractional General Counsel Services for Growing Businesses in PA, NJ & NY
As your business grows, legal needs become more complex - often faster than leadership can manage alone. But hiring a full-time general counsel attorney may not make sense for companies that are scaling steadily.
Company Counsel LLC
offers
fractional general counsel services that provide your leadership team with proactive, strategic legal support, at a predictable cost, so you can grow confidently while minimizing legal and financial risk.
Are you aware of your
company’s current legal risks?
Why does Hiring a Fractional General Counsel for a Growing Business Matter?
Fast-growing businesses face unique challenges:
- Managing multiple entities, partnerships, or joint ventures
- Negotiating increasingly complex contracts
- Bringing in partners, hiring more employees, or expanding across states
- Protecting intellectual property, proprietary data, and trade secrets
- Complying with ever-changing employment laws and industry regulations
- Preparing for future M&A opportunities, exits, or succession plans
Our fractional general counsel services help you
stay ahead of risks and challenges
We focus on:
- Protecting your business and personal assets
- Structuring deals, partnerships, and entities properly
- Clarifying compliance, HR, and governance issues
- Offering high-level legal strategy, without surprise legal fees
Our goal: to help you avoid the legal missteps that can cost tens of thousands of dollars - or more - down the road, so you can stay focused on building your business.
How Company Counsel Fractional General Counsel Services Work
Our clients are busy, often leading multi-location businesses or multiple entities with active growth plans. That’s why we designed fractional general counsel services that are:
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Strategic
Focused on helping you achieve your business goals
2
Proactive
Addressing risks before they escalate
3
Accessible
Flat-fee, quarterly packages with no hourly billing surprises
4
Collaborative
Integrated with your leadership team, CPA, fractional CFO, and other advisors
When you work with Company Counsel LLC, you gain:
Ongoing advice from experienced general counsel attorneys.
Tailored legal support aligned with your industry, market, and needs.
Fractional General Counsel Scenarios

"As fractional general counsel, we serve all of your business legal needs, proactively. We are your lawyers."
- Bernard Williams, Managing Partner
- Representing you and your firm with legal strategies and advice based on your unique business.
- Forming and structuring the right business entity
- Drafting and negotiating
small business contracts and key agreements
- Structuring ownership and partnership relationships
- Advising on employment policies, HR issues, and compliance
- Protecting intellectual property, proprietary data, and trade secrets
- Managing risks tied to geographic expansion and scaling
- Addressing disputes before they escalate to litigation
- Preparing for M&A transactions, leadership transitions, or exits
Why Choose Us as Your Fractional General Counsel
Company Counsel LLC was built for entrepreneurs and leadership teams who want clear, proactive legal guidance that aligns with their business goals — not reactive legal work after issues arise.
Founder Bernard Williams brings together the experience of a Fortune 100 commercial litigator and a small business owner, offering clients strategic legal thinking combined with practical business insight.
We help you:
- Minimize liability and risk as your company grows
- Avoid legal missteps in contracts, partnerships, and compliance
- Gain competitive advantage through proactive legal strategy
- Scale confidently, while working with a legal partner who knows your business
FAQs About Fractional General Counsel
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What is a fractional general counsel?
A fractional general counsel is a business law attorney who provides part-time, on-demand legal strategy and counsel for your business—without the full-time salary of an in-house general counsel.
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Why choose fractional general counsel over traditional per-project legal services?
Fractional general counsel services provide proactive, ongoing legal partnership that helps prevent issues and supports your growth—not just “as-needed” reactive legal work. It also offers cost predictability with flat-fee packages.
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What types of businesses benefit most from fractional GC?
Our clients include businesses in home health, manufacturing, technology, software, distribution, professional services, and real estate across PA, NJ, and NY — often companies that are expanding, adding employees, or operating in multiple states.
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How does pricing work?
We provide flat-fee fractional general counsel packages billed quarterly—so you know exactly what you’ll pay each month and can budget with confidence.
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What if I already work with other attorneys or advisors?
We frequently collaborate with CPAs, fractional CFOs, business brokers, financial advisors, and other attorneys. We act as your strategic legal partner, providing continuity and coordination across your entire advisory team.

Contact Our Fractional General Counsel Services.
Is your legal strategy ready to support your business growth?
Request a Consultation today and learn how Company Counsel’s fractional general counsel services can help protect your business... and position it to thrive.
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Company Counsel
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