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Why Every Small Business Needs a Business Lawyer on Speed Dial
When I started my first company, I thought a business lawyer was a luxury I could skip. I had a handshake deal with my co-founder, a boilerplate contract I found online, and a stubborn belief that legal costs were for companies with real revenue. Within eighteen months, that handshake turned into a nightmare over equity splits, and the boilerplate contract allowed a client to withhold payment for work we had already delivered. That experience taught me something I now tell e