Florida General Counsel Services

Woodring Law Firm provides outside general counsel services to businesses located in or doing business anywhere in Florida. If you have a general counsel but need local Florida counsel services, we can help with that as well. We can also provide general counsel services to not-for-profit entities, including private and charter schools.

To discuss general counsel services for your business or organization anywhere in Florida, call 850-567-8445 or use the contact form on this page.

General Counsel Experience

Mr. Woodring has served as general counsel. Before returning to private practice, he served for almost five years as General Counsel of the Florida Department of Education, was the first General Counsel of the Florida Board of Governors, and served as counsel in the Executive Office of the Governor. Since then he has served as outside general counsel or Florida counsel for many business entities.

When to Contract for General Counsel Services

If you are a business and are not large enough to have your own full-time general counsel or legal department, but suspect that you will have questions in any of the following areas, you may find it beneficial to contract with us for general counsel services:

• Complying with state and federal law
• Regulatory compliance
• Labor or employment law matters
• Contract reviews and enforcement
• Licensing or administrative law questions

It may sound like a cliché, but it is usually more cost-effective to get advice up front than it is to wait and get into trouble and then seek counsel.

How We Work With Your Business

Our philosophy in providing general counsel services is to learn and understand your business model, so that we will be able to give sound legal advice that furthers your business plans. Unless it is impossible, we always strive to provide legally sound alternative means to reach your business goals: our job is not just to tell you that there is a legal barrier on the road you want to travel, but to try to map alternative legal strategies to meet your ultimate goals to the extent possible.

Talk to Us About General Counsel Services

Please contact us to talk further about what we can offer your business or organization in the way of general counsel services. What an arrangement includes depends on the organization, so please ask us what it would encompass for yours. It may even save you money! Our Attorney Fees page explains the fee arrangements we use. Call 850-567-8445, email Info@woodringlawfirm.com, or use the contact form on this page.

Common Questions About General Counsel Services

Who can use Woodring Law Firm’s general counsel services?

Businesses located in or doing business in Florida, and not-for-profit entities, including private and charter schools.

When should a business contract for general counsel services?

When it is not large enough to have its own full-time general counsel or legal department but expects to have questions about complying with state and federal law, regulatory compliance, labor or employment law matters, contract reviews and enforcement, or licensing or administrative law.

Can the firm serve as local Florida counsel for a company that has its own general counsel?

Yes. If you have a general counsel but need local Florida counsel services, we can help.

How does the firm approach general counsel work?

We learn and understand your business model so that we can give sound legal advice that furthers your business plans. Our job is not just to tell you that there is a legal barrier on the road you want to travel, but to try to map alternative legal strategies to meet your ultimate goals to the extent possible.

What does a general counsel arrangement with the firm include?

That depends on your organization and what it needs. Please call or write, and we will discuss what an arrangement would encompass for you.