# Legal Services

**URL:** <https://forum.coworking.org/t/legal-services/6499>\
**Category:** Policies & Best Practices\
**Created:** [January 23, 2019, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/legal-services/6499 "2019-01-23T12:28:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Nanette\_Mattox1](https://forum.coworking.org/user_avatar/forum.coworking.org/nanette_mattox1/32/427_2.png) [@Nanette\_Mattox1](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Nanette_Mattox1)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/legal-services/6499/1 "2019-01-23T12:28:11Z")

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We are looking for a lawyer to review our membership agreements which we’ve cobbled together from other spaces. Has anybody used the Legal Shield services? They are a large group of Lawyers that you pay about $40 a month for. Also thought it would also be a nice offering for our members if they are any good

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**Author:** ![Tamika\_Washington](https://forum.coworking.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@Tamika\_Washington](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Tamika_Washington)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/legal-services/6499/2 "2019-01-24T14:00:59Z")

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I use legal shield and it is good for contract review and much more. I was also thinking of offering it to members as well.

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> Tamika S. Washington
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> Community Manager & Founder
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> ConverSpace
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> 803-386-7112
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> 136-4 Forum Drive Columbia, SC 29229  
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> [www.theconverspace.com](http://www.theconverspace.com)
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**Author:** ![Brian\_Burgett](https://forum.coworking.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c77e96/32.png) [@Brian\_Burgett](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Brian_Burgett)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/legal-services/6499/3 "2019-01-24T14:42:08Z")

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I would suggest you find a local attorney to review your membership agreement. My real estate attorney put together my LLC and reviewed the lease and membership agreement. Spending a couple hundred dollars to review documents is cheaper than $480 year on a service. It’s also nice to have an attorney to make a quick call if you have any questions. He doesn’t charge me for those.

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> **Brian Burgett**
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> 513-609-4777
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> [www.QueenCityCoworking.com](https://www.queencitycoworking.com/en)

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**Author:** ![alex](https://forum.coworking.org/user_avatar/forum.coworking.org/alex/32/338_2.png) [@alex](https://forum.coworking.org/u/alex)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/legal-services/6499/4 "2019-01-24T15:19:12Z")

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I’m with Brian - having a local attorney who you can build a relationship with is HUGELY helpful.

Especially with businesses like ours that often have nuance missed by corporate/bulk service attorneys, I’ve always been thankful for the ability to go to a specific person that I know I can trust and who understands my business values and goals and priorities.

Bonus: ours also have joined with memberships, and have found that they gain a TON of business from being a part of our small business community.

-Alex

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**Author:** ![Glen\_Ferguson](https://forum.coworking.org/user_avatar/forum.coworking.org/glen_ferguson/32/447_2.png) [@Glen\_Ferguson](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Glen_Ferguson)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/legal-services/6499/5 "2019-01-24T19:59:27Z")

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Falling under the cliché of “eating your own dogfood”, our lawyer is one of our members. Easy access to him and it saves us a lot of time in not having to explain our business. Bonus points: he hates lawyerspeak and writes contracts that humans can read.

**Glen Ferguson**

Phone: 301-732-5165

Email: [gl...@coworkfrederick.com](mailto:gl...@coworkfrederick.com)

Website: [https://www.coworkfrederick.com](https://www.coworkfrederick.com)

Address: 122 E Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701

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> On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 10:19 AM Alex Hillman [dangerous...@gmail.com](mailto:dangerous...@gmail.com) wrote:
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> > I’m with Brian - having a local attorney who you can build a relationship with is HUGELY helpful.
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> > Especially with businesses like ours that often have nuance missed by corporate/bulk service attorneys, I’ve always been thankful for the ability to go to a specific person that I know I can trust and who understands my business values and goals and priorities.
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> > Bonus: ours also have joined with memberships, and have found that they gain a TON of business from being a part of our small business community.
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> > -Alex
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> > **The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.**
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> > Better Coworkers: [http://indyhall.org](http://indyhall.org/)
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> > Weekly Coworking Tips: [http://coworkingweekly.com](http://coworkingweekly.com/)
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> > My Audiobook: [https://theindyhallway.com/ten](https://theindyhallway.com/ten)
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> > On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 9:56 AM Brian Burgett [br...@brianburgett.com](mailto:br...@brianburgett.com) wrote:
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> > > I would suggest you find a local attorney to review your membership agreement. My real estate attorney put together my LLC and reviewed the lease and membership agreement. Spending a couple hundred dollars to review documents is cheaper than $480 year on a service. It’s also nice to have an attorney to make a quick call if you have any questions. He doesn’t charge me for those.
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> > > ![](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a73845db50aff0883b025f46ad22903053be3799.png)
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> > > **Brian Burgett**
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> > > 513-609-4777
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> > > [www.QueenCityCoworking.com](https://www.queencitycoworking.com/en)
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> > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 9:01 PM [nanette...@gmail.com](mailto:nanette...@gmail.com) wrote:
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> > > > We are looking for a lawyer to review our membership agreements which we’ve cobbled together from other spaces. Has anybody used the Legal Shield services? They are a large group of Lawyers that you pay about $40 a month for. Also thought it would also be a nice offering for our members if they are any good
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**Author:** ![Nanette\_Mattox1](https://forum.coworking.org/user_avatar/forum.coworking.org/nanette_mattox1/32/427_2.png) [@Nanette\_Mattox1](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Nanette_Mattox1)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/legal-services/6499/6 "2019-01-25T12:49:39Z")

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Good to hear! Since theres no long term contract I thought it might be worth a try until we find an affordable, accessible lawyer.

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> On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 9:08:26 AM UTC-5, Tamika Washington wrote:
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> > I use legal shield and it is good for contract review and much more. I was also thinking of offering it to members as well.
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> > ![](https://forum.coworking.org/uploads/default/original/2X/d/de82b9ac5d513f1745279ce19ff3ca327586e02e.png)  
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> > On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 9:01 PM [nanet...@gmail.com](mailto:nanet...@gmail.com) wrote:
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> > > We are looking for a lawyer to review our membership agreements which we’ve cobbled together from other spaces. Has anybody used the Legal Shield services? They are a large group of Lawyers that you pay about $40 a month for. Also thought it would also be a nice offering for our members if they are any good
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**Author:** ![Nanette\_Mattox1](https://forum.coworking.org/user_avatar/forum.coworking.org/nanette_mattox1/32/427_2.png) [@Nanette\_Mattox1](https://forum.coworking.org/u/Nanette_Mattox1)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/legal-services/6499/7 "2019-01-25T12:51:11Z")

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Will keep an eye out for someone local. Theres no long term contract required with Legal Shield so when we find one we can get out of the plan. Thanks!

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> On Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 9:56:26 AM UTC-5, Brian Burgett wrote:
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> > I would suggest you find a local attorney to review your membership agreement. My real estate attorney put together my LLC and reviewed the lease and membership agreement. Spending a couple hundred dollars to review documents is cheaper than $480 year on a service. It’s also nice to have an attorney to make a quick call if you have any questions. He doesn’t charge me for those.
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> > **Brian Burgett**
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> > 513-609-4777
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> > [www.QueenCityCoworking.com](https://www.queencitycoworking.com/en)
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> > On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 9:01 PM [nanet...@gmail.com](mailto:nanet...@gmail.com) wrote:
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> > > We are looking for a lawyer to review our membership agreements which we’ve cobbled together from other spaces. Has anybody used the Legal Shield services? They are a large group of Lawyers that you pay about $40 a month for. Also thought it would also be a nice offering for our members if they are any good
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