Building and fortifying a business is your job. Anticipating and resolving problems is ours. 

Delivering Value. Removing Pain. Shining a Light. 

We created Smart Counsel, LLC to quickly, cost-effectively, and sustainably guide your business.  With a large firm’s intellectual depth and a boutique’s warmth, Smart Counsel provides practical and effective solutions to emerging businesses, established companies and high net worth individuals. Each of our lawyers has at least 15 years of experience and is deeply accomplished in tax, securities, entity formation and governance, financial services, or litigation. Smart Counsel’s lawyers also have decades of experience guiding industries including regulated substances (Cannabis, Hemp. Hallucinogens, and Wine and Spirits).

But providing superior legal services is not enough. Transcending any deal, dispute or transaction, Smart Counsel brings teams together, helps achieve client’s overall business and growth targets, and delivers insightful and strategic advice enabling businesses to thrive and prosper.

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Building and fortifying a business is your job. Anticipating and resolving problems is ours. 

Delivering Value. Removing Pain. Shining a Light. 

We created Smart Counsel, LLC to quickly, cost-effectively, and sustainably guide your business. With a large firm’s intellectual depth and a boutique’s warmth, Smart Counsel provides practical and effective solutions to emerging businesses, established companies and high net worth individuals. Each of our lawyers has at least 15 years of experience and is deeply accomplished in tax, securities, entity formation and governance, financial services, or litigation. Smart Counsel’s lawyers also have decades of experience guiding industries including regulated substances (Cannabis, Hemp. Hallucinogens, and Wine and Spirits).

But providing superior legal services is not enough. Transcending any deal, dispute or transaction, Smart Counsel brings teams together, helps achieve client’s overall business and growth targets, and delivers insightful and strategic advice enabling businesses to thrive and prosper.

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When we say diverse, we mean in both our background, experience, and unique skillset. When we say we get it, we really get it. We know how suffocating it can feel when you are boxed in and unable to spread your wings, and we know that what works for some folks may not be the solution for all. We are dedicated to assisting clients through S.M.A.R.T. goals and effective legal strategies centered around humans, while assisting clients to generate profits or take advantage of tax efficiencies. 

We are a diverse team of lawyers on a mission. 

(We are not your typical law firm)

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We know what has worked in the past cannot keep up with the big moves you are making! We build legal strategies around your unique needs and aspirations, saying goodbye to outdated one-size-fits-all solutions. We are all about shaking things up and saying NO to the status quo. We are the jargon-free, no-nonsense firm for revolutionaries like you!

We are not a traditional law firm (and we do not want to be!!)

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  • Allow you to focus on your zone of genius and leave the legal headaches to us
  • Support your business goals 
  • Help you make S.M.A.R.T. decisions

We are obsessed with advising the ambitious.

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You are a trailblazer and a visionary. You refuse to play small, and we are ready to meet you at your level. Our team of lawyers is here to help you implement legal strategies that:

We are a full-service corporate firm backed by a team of lawyers ready to support you at every level of your business evolution.

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Our lawyers are here to help you stay in your zone of genius and make S.M.A.R.T. decisions

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Does your business need help with day-to-day legal issues? Contract negotiation? Raising capital from investors or needing support as you enter into a joint venture with another business? Employment law issues?  Cannabis or Alcohol Law?  We have lawyers for alllll of that (and more)! 

The bottom line? No matter what goals you have for your business, we have the lawyers to help back you up. 

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“Since the moment we engaged the team, Emily, Catia, and the team at Smart Counsel they felt like a part of our team. Their expertise and knowledge have been a tremendous resource to us but beyond that, their responsiveness and willingness to help us brainstorm and problem-solve around a variety of issues has been paramount to our early success.”

Business Owner ~ Securities Law + Cannabis Law

They just need to be S.M.A.R.T. 

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When it comes to the legal side of your business, how often does it feel like trying to understand a language you are not fluent in?

Our focus is to provide representation and guidance that is S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-Bound). We use S.M.A.R.T. goals to help you implement the specific solutions that will make the most sense for your business, allowing you to measure our impact by seeing how these attainable and relevant efficiencies help you achieve your intended goals as quickly as possible.

Legal strategies don’t have to be complex.

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