Fractional General Counsel

A construction lawyer in your corner every month.

Your company signs contracts worth millions, carries significant insurance, employs people, 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.

Fixed
Monthly Fee — No Surprises
Pro-
Active by Design
TX & AZ
Licensed
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.
The Difference

Traditional Counsel vs. Fractional GC

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
Scope of Service

What's Covered

The retainer covers the full range of day-to-day legal needs for a construction or design firm. Litigation, arbitration, and matters requiring court appearances are handled separately and quoted at a discounted hourly rate for retainer clients.

01

Contract Review & Negotiation

  • Prime contracts, subcontracts, and design professional agreements — AIA, ConsensusDocs, and custom forms
  • Indemnity, additional insured, and insurance requirement analysis
  • Limitation of liability, consequential damages waivers, and dispute resolution clauses
  • Subcontract flow-down review to ensure downstream alignment with prime obligations
  • Teaming agreements, joint venture MOUs, and strategic partnership agreements
02

Claims & Disputes — Pre-Litigation

  • Notice of claim letters, cure notices, and reservation of rights correspondence
  • Change order and delay claim support — drafting, review, and response
  • Mechanic's lien and bond claim strategy (Texas Chapter 53 and Chapter 2253)
  • Demand letters and pre-suit negotiation strategy
  • Insurance tender and additional insured demand letters
03

Risk Management & Compliance

  • Certificate of Merit exposure review before accepting design professional subcontracts
  • OSHA compliance counseling and incident response protocol
  • Jobsite fatality and serious incident response — preservation, counsel, and insurer coordination
  • License and registration compliance in Texas and Arizona
  • Employment matters: offer letters, non-solicitation agreements, and separation documentation
04

Document Templates & Playbooks

  • Custom subcontract template drafted to your risk profile
  • Change order and claim notice templates
  • Lien waiver forms — conditional and unconditional, progress and final
  • Contract review checklist and red-flag guide for your project managers
  • Incident response protocol and jobsite posting compliance package
Who This Is For

Fractional GC Is Built for the Construction Industry

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.

Civil & Structural Engineers

Design professional indemnity clauses and errors & omissions risk require construction-specific counsel, not a general business lawyer.

Architects

Construction administration liability, owner disputes, and contractor claims require the same legal infrastructure as any construction firm.

MEP & Specialty Engineers

High-value subcontracts with flow-down indemnity, IP in design deliverables, and coordination liability all benefit from monthly legal oversight.

Land Surveyors

Statute of repose exposure and professional liability insurance alignment are ongoing concerns, not one-time issues.

What Onboarding Looks Like

Up to Speed in 30 Days

Start the Conversation

The best time to hire a construction lawyer is before you need one.

Call or email for a no-charge intake call. Bring your standard subcontract and a list of your three biggest current projects. We'll tell you in 30 minutes where your exposure is.

Or call directly: 972-328-9615