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Tanzi Cannon stands in the brewery she co-owns with her husband, Joe Eckerle, which shares a building with General Counsel by Cannon.
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spends time with the staff, as it’s all in the ser- vice of preventing prob-
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dard operating procedures.
“Having a fractional general counsel
is kind of a one-stop shop for many legal issues that impact businesses,” she said. “I want to be the go-to person for my cli- ents — if they even think they may have a concern, I want them to call me with- out having to watch the clock because they are concerned about the billables. I want to be the person they trust. I want to be a part of the team without adding a full-time employee.”
The reason they don’t have to worry about cost is the model Cannon has put in place, charging a monthly fee — there are different subscription levels — that clients pay for whatever services they might need, including advice and coun- sel, regulatory audits, training ... essen- tially, whatever issues are within the scope of their service contract.
“Essentially, they have a general counsel on call without having to
hire an attorney every time they need something, and it also costs less than hiring an attorney to be on staff,” she explained. “What I have found is that it allows me to better defend people when they do get audited or they get a case because I have become familiar with the business. Because they just pay that monthly fee, they’re not really worried
about how often I call them.”
They’re also not concerned with how often she stops by and
“I help people grow and become better businesses and prevent a
lot of litigation. One of my clients actually told me that, since I did training for them, their litigation has gone down by 90%.”.”
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