Stay Prepared with Continuous Counsel

Your Emergency Contact: Four Stories

Everyone needs an emergency contact. Not for catastrophes—though we handle those too—but for the Tuesday afternoon when a contract lands in your inbox and you need an answer before close of business. For the moment when you realize the fabricator isn't delivering what you paid for. For the opportunity that requires a same-day response.

Legal problems rarely announce themselves with fanfare. They arrive as questions that keep you up at night, decisions you need to make under pressure, and situations that spiral because you didn't have someone to call.

Here are four stories about what happens when you do.

The Playwright Who Called First

When Sarah's theater company received a playwriting commission agreement, she didn't sign it immediately. She didn't spend three days agonizing over the language, googling contract terms at midnight, or asking writer friends what they thought about the royalty structure.

She forwarded it to us.

We scheduled a 30-minute call to walk through the terms and develop a negotiation strategy. The conversation covered rights reversion, production timelines, and compensation structure—the kind of strategic planning that protects both the immediate project and long-term career interests.

For a non-member, this review would have cost $1,200. For Sarah, it was included in her $395/month Continuous Counsel membership. The service paid for itself in the first week.

But the real value wasn't just cost savings. It was having the space to make a confident decision instead of an anxious one. It was knowing exactly what she was agreeing to before she signed.

The Artist Who Didn't Start From Scratch

Marcus was organizing his first studio tour—a two-site event with wine tastings at both locations. He needed a liability waiver, and he needed it quickly.

Because Marcus is a Continuous Counsel member, we already knew about the event from our monthly strategy meeting. We knew his work, his space, his typical collaborators. When he reached out for the waiver, we already understood the context.

More importantly, we could ask the right questions. Two locations? That changes liability considerations. Alcohol service? That requires different language. We'd reviewed waivers for his past events, so we knew what had worked and what needed updating.

We modified our template to address the new variables—specifically the multi-site format and alcohol service—and billed him 30 minutes at our member rate: $175.

Without that existing relationship, this would have been a weekly project starting from intake, requiring full context-gathering, and costing $985. Instead, it was a quick turnaround that let Marcus focus on preparing his studio rather than deciphering legal documents.

The difference between $175 and $985 is significant. But the real difference is between having your waiver ready in time and scrambling to create one while you should be setting up your space.

The Artist Who Knew When to Stop Paying

Jordan commissioned a fabricator for a large-scale sculpture. When the finished piece arrived, the quality was unacceptable. The fabrication didn't meet specifications, and Jordan knew she couldn't install substandard work.

She also knew she had leverage. The contract included quality provisions, and the fabricator had breached them. But knowing you have rights and knowing how to assert them are different skills.

Jordan didn't draft an angry email. She didn't pay the final invoice and hope the problem would resolve itself. She didn't hire a litigator and prepare for battle.

She called us. We ghost-wrote an email asserting her contractual rights and explaining clearly why she would not be making the final payment. The tone was professional, the legal reasoning was sound, and the outcome was decisive.

The fabricator backed down. Jordan didn't pay for work that didn't meet her standards. She found a new contractor, and because we knew the full context of her project and timeline, we had the energy to work with her to secure contingency funding.

For a non-member, this intervention would have cost $1,200. For Jordan, it was part of her Continuous Counsel services. No additional charge, no surprise invoice, no hesitation about whether she could afford to protect herself.

The Filmmaker Who Doubled His Revenue

When Alex received the RFP for his largest project ever—a six-figure film production contract representing an entire year's worth of revenue condensed into a single project—he needed to move fast. The client wanted a term sheet immediately.

As a Continuous Counsel member, Alex had priority scheduling. We met the next day. We turned around the term sheet the same day. He closed the deal.

Then something else happened.

Because Alex wasn't spending his time and mental energy negotiating contract terms, worrying about legal language, or second-guessing his position, he had capacity. He pursued another opportunity that same week. And closed it.

Two major projects in one week. Both set to push his FY26 revenue to nearly double the previous year. Neither would have happened without the speed and confidence that comes from having legal support as a given rather than a scramble.

The term sheet mattered. But what really mattered was that Alex could focus his energy on business development instead of contract negotiation. He could say yes to opportunities because he knew we'd handle the legal infrastructure.

That's not just cost savings. That's business transformation.

Before Something Goes Wrong

These stories aren't about legal emergencies. They're about ordinary business moments that become problems when you don't have support, and become opportunities when you do.

Sarah could have signed that commission agreement without reviewing it. Marcus could have used a generic waiver template. Jordan could have paid the fabricator and eaten the loss. Alex could have spent a week negotiating terms while his competitor closed the deal.

None of them did. Because they had someone to call.

Continuous Counsel isn't about avoiding disaster. It's about having the clarity, speed, and confidence to make good decisions under pressure. It's about texting your lawyer before the situation becomes a crisis. It's about building your business instead of googling contract clauses.

Mistakes happen because of disorganization, rush, and pressure. Having an emergency contact stops all that—for an affordable monthly fee that gives you direct access to attorneys who already know your business, your goals, and your questions.

We're here before something goes wrong. We're here when you just need to ask. We're here so you can move forward instead of staying stuck.

Ready to have someone in your corner? Learn more about Continuous Counsel or schedule your Loops and Leaps consultation to get started.