Entrepreneur First. Lawyer Second.

Your lawyer has read about businesses.

I have run them.

For more than twenty years I built and operated companies before I ever practiced law. I read your contract the way you do: as a risk to your livelihood, not a clause in a template.

20+ years

operating and building businesses before I practiced law

One Lawyer

You deal with me from the first call to the last document

Your goals first

counsel built around what you are working toward, not the billable hour

How I Work

  • A short intake conversation.
    We talk through what you are trying to do and whether it fits the work I take on.
    Flat fee, quoted before we talk. If I can’t give you something worth it, I refund it.
  • A written scope and fee.
    If it is a fit, I lay out the work, the approach, and the fee in writing before anything begins.
    No hourly surprises. You approve the number before I start.
  • The work, with you informed.
    I handle the drafting, review, and structuring, and I keep the business decision in view, not only the legal one.
    I’m the one reading your documents — not an associate you’ve never met
  • A clean handoff.
    You finish with documents you understand and own, and a clear picture of what, if anything, comes next.
    If the matter needs more firepower, or a tax opinion, I say so and bring in the right person.

This overview is general information about how I work. It is not legal advice, and reading it or contacting me does not create an attorney-client relationship.

I practice law the way I ran businesses: read the whole deal, protect the downside, and keep the decision in the owner’s hands.

Luis M. Montes
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What clients say

  • Luis’ team provided super advice in my case. Luis gave me peace of mind in a convoluted business dispute, which included a messy lawsuit over literally everything. Luis’ business experience and legal acumen helped get the best deal possible and I happily recommend him.
    Denver B.

  • I’d been running my corporation, when an unfounded claim arose claiming profits. Luis was a referral. He listened to the story, analyzed the confusion, made calls and sent “cease and desist” letters. The harassment stopped. Without filing a lawsuit!.
    I recommend Luis and his team for his strategic problem solving.
    Melissa F.

  • I hired Luis to represent me in a contractual dispute. I was so impressed by not just his legal knowledge, but his wisdom and care in making sure my rights were well protected. I felt in really good hands and very much cared for as a human being as well as Luis’ client.
    Katy G.

Facing a decision about your business?

Tell me what you are working toward. We start with a flat-fee consultation where I look at it the way an owner would: what you stand to gain, what you could lose, and what the paperwork needs to protect. If we go further, you get the scope and fee in writing before any work begins.

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Contacting me or booking a consultation does not create an attorney-client relationship, and nothing on this site is legal advice. That relationship begins only with a signed written engagement agreement. Please keep confidential details out of your first message