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The Firm & Services

I provide legal services to help innovative companies start and grow. I help them protect their technology with patents and trade secrets. I help them protect their brand with trademarks. I help them navigate the challenges of business formation, core agreements (with employees, customers, and suppliers), and complex licensing, investment, joint venture, and other commercial transactions. I am their business counsel and advisor for identifying legal issues, matching their legal strategy to their business strategy, and managing legal and administrative projects to control costs, reduce distraction, and meet business objectives. I am their virtual in-house attorney.

About Devin S. Morgan

I am an attorney who manages attorneys. More importantly, I understand how to leverage lawyers through process, support staff, and tools that are integrated into your business and you ultimately control. I know thesecret of great corporate legal departments and the sooner you implement those secrets the better. You will be able to control your legal spending while getting great legal support that is focused on what matters to your business. So, what is my story?

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Money-Back Guarantee

There is a clear return on investment for having sophisticated legal management for your business. All large companies invest in internal Legal Departments. Contrary to popular belief, it is not because corporate attorneys are paid less, but because they can deliver value that firm attorneys cannot. I guarantee that you will get value from my services. If you don’t, I will return my fees.

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Please contact me to:

 

  • Schedule a Patent Strategy Session
  • Schedule a Portfolio Management kick-off meeting
  • Schedule a General Counsel interview day
  • Be added to my Mailing List
  • Suggest topics for future Publications

 

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Why Listen To an Attorney?

...about working with attorneys.
As an in-house attorney, hiring and managing outside attorneys was one of my primary responsibilities. In fact, most corporate legal departments are responsible for:

  1. Finding the right specialist attorneys
  2. Defining the objectives, scope, and timeline for legal services
  3. Aggressively controlling costs, including deciding what can be handled in-house or by non-lawyers

These management responsibilities are often far more valuable to the company than the actual legal services the in-house attorney provides. In-house attorneys understand the risk and expense of hiring the wrong attorney or not managing them for business results.

5 Keys to Successful Virtual In-House Counsel

  1. Executive Communication: Scope of responsibilities, authority, and budget need to be clearly communicated with a regular feedback loop
  2. Issue and Budget Tracking: Legal issues need to be identified, prioritized, and managed for business ROI
  3. Relationships: The attorney must get to know the executive team and be a familiar name and face to employees
  4. Business Knowledge: The attorney must actively understand the business, products, operations, strategy, and key stakeholders (customers, investors, suppliers)
  5. Availability: The attorney must be accessible through multiple channels, including on-site or remote office hours, without “per contact” costs that discourage casual inquiries