Rick Mortensen, Attorney at Law

Elite legal services from an in-house perspective

Do you run a business with regular legal needs you’re not quite ready to hire an in-house attorney to address?  Do you need a lawyer with the experience and perspective to distinguish a small risk from one that could threaten your company, one who will solve your problems instead of just spotting them?

Let me help. I’m an attorney with 20 years’ experience, most of it in-house, including time at two international mining companies, two direct selling/MLM companies, a large ecommerce retailer, and an accounting/fintech firm. I have been a company’s first legal hire, and I have worked in mature legal department with established systems, forms, playbooks, and policies. I know how an effective legal department works, and I know how to build one.

I can give you immediate help with a contract or legal issue, and I can offer you more permanent solutions by creating standard agreements, playbooks, flowcharts, and employee trainings. As an in-house attorney, I learned to prioritize risks and find proportional, affordable solutions that ultimately add value to the business.

Additionally, my business model and low overhead allow me to provide my services at a low, predictable cost. Not only is my hourly rate lower than big firm attorneys’, but in addition to hourly work, I offer many services for a flat fee, including a model where regular clients pay me a monthly fee to devote 1-3 days per week to their business, at their offices if they choose, or remotely from mine. Reach out to inquire about fees and availability.