Shareholders · Guide
Business attorneys · 32 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Contracts, shareholder deals, leases, staff issues and disputes for founders and owner-managed companies. You approve one page with the scope and a fixed price before we start, and a partner runs the matter from there.
- First meeting: $0
- Written reply by the next business day
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court regulated
Before any work
One page. Scope, fixed fee, timing.
You sign it, or nothing starts.
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court regulated
- Fixed fee agreed on paper
- Partner-led from first call to close
- First meeting at no charge
- Answers by the next business day
- Plain English, no Latin
01 — Practice
Four areas. Your situation decides which one.
Pick the line that sounds like your week. If none of them fit, tell us anyway: we'll say plainly whether we're the right firm.
01 Corporate & commercial
You're bringing in an investor, dividing shares with a co-founder, or about to sign a supplier contract you don't fully trust.
- Shareholders' agreements
- Investment rounds
- Company set-up
- Terms of business
02 Commercial property
You've found premises, and the landlord's attorney has sent a long draft lease with a deadline attached.
- Leases and renewals
- Purchases and sales
- Heads of terms
- Assignments and sublets
03 Employment
Someone needs a contract, a policy needs rewriting, or a hard conversation has to be handled by the book.
- Contracts and handbooks
- Restructuring
- Disciplinary process
- Exit agreements
04 Disputes
An invoice is unpaid, a deal has gone wrong, or a letter arrived that you'd rather not answer alone.
- Debt recovery
- Contract disputes
- Mediation
- Court proceedings
02 — Why owners choose a small firm
Most legal bills hurt because nobody said the number out loud. We say it first, on one page, in writing. Then a partner does the work, explains it in plain English, and tells you before anything moves the price.
- 0 meters running while you explain the problem
- 0 hand-offs to someone you never met
- 0 invoices for work you didn't agree to
03 — How it works
Four steps, and you always know which one you're in.
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Step 1: Tell us what's happening
Use the form or call. A partner reads it and answers by the next business day, even when the honest answer is that you don't need a lawyer.
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Step 2: A first meeting, free
On Rittenhouse Square or over the phone. You leave knowing your options and roughly what each one involves.
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Step 3: One page: scope and fixed fee
We write down what we'll do, what it costs and when it will be finished. Nothing starts until you've signed that page.
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Step 4: The work, then a close-out note
The partner you met runs the matter to the end. When it closes, you get a short note: what was done, what to keep, what to watch.
04 — Fees
You'll know the price before you're committed to anything.
- $0
- for the first meeting, with no obligation to instruct us afterwards.
- Fixed
- fee for each matter, set out on one page that you sign before we begin.
If the work grows, you hear about it before the cost does. Nothing extra is billed without your written yes.
Get your fee in writingYour fee letter
Sample layout
- Matter
- Shareholders' agreement, two founders
- Scope
- Draft, one negotiation round, signing
- Fixed fee
- Timing
- Agreed with you, dated
- Partner
- Named on the letter
- Signed by
- You, before work begins
Signed before a single hour is spent.
05 — The firm
A small commercial practice, kept small on purpose.
We advise founders, owner-managers and growing companies across Philadelphia. Staying small means the person who meets you is the person who does the work, and you can always reach them.
- Office
- 32 Rittenhouse Square · Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Phone
- (215) 555-0100
- hello@haldenroe.example
- Regulated by
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Photo: a city waterfront at night, Unsplash. Stock image, not our office.
06 — Notes
Short guides to the questions owners ask us first.
Written for people who run companies, not for other lawyers. Demo titles; the full site publishes the articles.
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07 — Questions
The ones people usually ask on the first call.
Something else on your mind? Ask us directly.
What will this cost me?
The first meeting costs nothing. Afterwards we send a fixed fee in writing for the work we discussed, and you decide whether to go ahead.
Will a partner really handle my matter?
Yes. The partner you meet stays responsible from the first letter to the close-out note, and you have their direct number.
What if the job turns out bigger than expected?
We explain what changed and what it would cost before doing any extra work. Nothing is added without your agreement in writing.
Do I have to come into the office?
No. Plenty of clients like a meeting on Rittenhouse Square, but a phone call works just as well for the first conversation.
How fast will you get back to me?
You'll have a written reply by the end of the next business day. Urgent matters: call, and say it's urgent.
What if you already act for the other side?
We run a conflict check before we meet. If we can't act for you, we tell you straight away so you lose no time.
Is Halden & Roe a real firm?
No. This is a demonstration site built by leavsy.com to show what a law firm's website can look like. The firm, its contact details and the sample fee letter are placeholders; the photos are stock images.
Tell us what's happening. We'll tell you what it costs.
A partner replies by the next business day.
08 — Contact
Start with a few lines.
Say what's going on in your own words. A partner reads every message and writes back by the end of the next business day.
- First meeting free, no obligation
- Fixed fee on paper before any work
- No sales calls, ever
- Office
- 32 Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103 - Phone
- (215) 555-0100