Fractional General Counsel
A construction lawyer in your corner every month.
Your company signs contracts worth millions, carries significant insurance, and operates on jobsites where things go wrong. Fractional GC gives you dedicated legal infrastructure — at a fraction of the cost of in-house counsel.
FixedMonthly Fee — No Surprises
Pro-Active by Design
TX & AZLicensed
Unlike traditional outside counsel who bill by the hour and wait for you to call with a problem, a fractional GC is embedded in your operations — reviewing contracts before they’re signed, advising on disputes before they’re filed, and keeping legal risk off your project managers’ desks.
Traditional Outside Counsel
- You call when there’s already a problem
- Hourly billing — unpredictable cost
- Learns your business from scratch each time
- No contract review unless you send it
- Reactive by design
- Invoice arrives after the damage is done
Fractional GC
- Available before the problem starts
- Fixed monthly fee — predictable budget line
- Knows your contracts, clients, and risk profile
- Reviews every significant contract as a matter of course
- Proactive by design
- Legal cost is a known input, not a surprise
01
Contract Review & Negotiation
- Prime contracts, subcontracts, design professional agreements
- Indemnity, additional insured, insurance requirement analysis
- Limitation of liability & consequential damages waivers
- Subcontract flow-down review
- Teaming agreements & joint venture MOUs
02
Claims & Disputes — Pre-Litigation
- Notice of claim, cure notices, reservation of rights letters
- Change order and delay claim support
- Mechanic’s lien and bond claim strategy
- Demand letters and pre-suit negotiation
- Insurance tender and additional insured demands
03
Risk Management & Compliance
- Chapter 150 exposure review before design subcontracts
- OSHA compliance counseling and incident response
- Jobsite fatality and serious incident response
- License and registration compliance
- Employment matters and separation documentation
04
Document Templates & Playbooks
- Custom subcontract template to your risk profile
- Change order and claim notice templates
- Lien waiver forms — conditional and unconditional
- Contract review checklist for project managers
- Incident response protocol and jobsite posting compliance
🏗General Contractors
High contract volume, subcontractor disputes, lien exposure, and jobsite liability all require standing legal infrastructure — not one-off hourly calls.
⚙Specialty Subcontractors
Signing GC-drafted subcontracts without review is the single biggest source of preventable loss. Most subs can’t justify in-house counsel. Fractional GC closes that gap.
🏢Owners & Developers
Project-side legal support across contract negotiation, default and termination, defect investigation, and lien resolution. Ongoing counsel scaled to project volume.
📊Material Suppliers & Equipment Vendors
Bond and lien rights protection, payment claim strategy, and credit terms tailored to the realities of Texas construction project flow.
📐Design Professionals
Architects, engineers, and surveyors. Construction administration liability, owner and contractor disputes, Chapter 150 exposure review, and professional indemnity clause negotiation.
📝Specialty & Niche Trades
From MEP and structural specialists to demolition, restoration, and site-work trades. Construction-specific contract and claims counsel for the businesses that don’t fit a standard template.
W1Intake Call
Covering your business structure, active projects, existing contracts, insurance program, and current legal exposure. No hourly charge.
W2Contract Template Audit
Alex reviews your standard subcontract, prime contract form, and any recurring agreement types. Red-flag summary delivered in writing.
W3Legal Risk Report
Open claims, lien exposure, insurance gaps, and Chapter 150 posture. Roadmap for the first 90 days delivered in writing.
W4PM Training Call
Your project management team learns the contract review checklist, lien notice calendar, and incident response protocol.
M2+Monthly Rhythm
Contract review queue, check-in call, and standing availability. You call when something comes up. We’re already up to speed.