Formation & governance
LLCs, corporations, operating agreements, founder splits that survive success.
Fixed fee from $1,500Business, real estate and estate law — Tampa Bay, since 2009
Counsel that thinkslike an owner,not a meter.
We represent founders, property investors and families who want straight answers, fixed fees where possible, and a lawyer who picks up the phone.
Practice areas
Focused where business and property meet
Filter by what you need. Every matter starts with a 30-minute conversation — free, and you leave with a recommendation either way.
Contracts & commercial
MSAs, vendor and customer agreements, SaaS terms — drafted to be used, not filed.
Ask about retainersMergers & acquisitions
Buy-side and sell-side for owner-operated businesses from $1M to $50M.
Talk to ElenaCommercial real estate
Acquisitions, leasing, 1031 exchanges and financing for investors and operators.
Talk to MarcusTitle & closings
In-house title agency. Residential and commercial closings, on time, no drama.
Get a closing quoteEstate planning & probate
Wills, trusts and succession plans — including for the business itself.
Fixed fee from $900Attorneys
Senior people on your matter, start to finish
A partner leads every engagement. No hand-offs to someone you haven’t met.
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Elena Harbor
Managing Partner · M&A, corporate
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Marcus Vale
Partner · Commercial real estate
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Samira Khalil
Partner · Estates & succession
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Theo Bennett
Senior Associate · Contracts
Results
Representative matters
Three recent engagements, with the details changed to protect the clients.
$38M
Sale of a family-owned logistics company to a strategic buyer — structured to keep the founders’ earn-out simple.
Illustrative · details changed14 days
From LOI to close on a 60,000 sq ft industrial acquisition with a 1031 exchange on the clock.
Illustrative · details changed3 generations
A succession plan that moved a 40-year business to the next generation without a sale or a dispute.
Illustrative · details changedHow we work
No surprises — in the matter or the invoice
Four steps, in order, on every engagement.
Conversation
30 minutes, free. We tell you whether you need a lawyer and, if so, what it should cost.
Scope & fee
A written scope with a fixed fee or a capped estimate. You approve before work starts.
The work
A partner leads; you get a weekly note on status, even when the news is “nothing yet”.
After
Documents delivered in a shared, organized folder — and a call six months later to check in.
They quoted a fixed fee, hit it, and closed the deal faster than the other side’s lawyers could return email.Owner, regional HVAC contractor (sell-side M&A)
Samira rewrote our estate plan in plain English and found a tax issue two prior firms missed.Family client, St. Petersburg
Consultation
Tell us what you’re facing
We reply the same business day. Conversations are confidential, and you’ll hear a frank opinion on whether we’re the right firm.
Prefer to call?(813) 555-0190400 N Ashley Dr, Suite 2100, Tampa, FL 33602
Thank you.
A partner will reply today. Nothing you’ve sent creates an attorney–client relationship until we both agree in writing.
The record
Results that read like ownership.
Fixed fees. Senior lawyers. Straight answers. That’s the whole pitch.
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