Established 1998 · Downtown
Clear advice for decisions you cannot afford to get wrong.
We are a firm of nine attorneys advising owners, families and executives. We answer the phone, we write in plain English, and we quote a fixed fee whenever the work allows it.
Book a consultationPractice areas
What we do
Four areas, deliberately. If your matter falls outside them we will say so on the first call and point you to someone who does it well.
Business & commercial
Formation, shareholder agreements, contracts, disputes between partners, buying and selling a company.
Real estate
Purchases and sales, commercial leases, title problems, construction contracts, landlord and tenant disputes.
Employment
Contracts, terminations, non-compete clauses, workplace investigations. We act for employers and for senior employees.
Family & estates
Prenuptial agreements, divorce, custody, wills, trusts and probate. Handled with discretion and without drama.
Attorneys
The people you will actually work with
Every matter has one responsible partner. You will know who it is from the first meeting, and you will have their direct line.
Eleanor Hale
Twenty-six years advising founders and family-owned companies through sales, disputes and succession.
Jonathan Whitmore
Has closed more than six hundred commercial transactions and still reads every lease himself.
Adaeze Rowe
Former in-house counsel; known for settling matters that others take to trial.
Approach
How we work
"The most useful thing a lawyer can give a client is a short, honest answer to the question: what would you do in my position?"Eleanor Hale, managing partner
A first call, free of charge
Thirty minutes to understand the matter and tell you whether we are the right firm. No forms, no intake fee.
A written scope and price
Before any work begins you receive a one-page letter: what we will do, what it costs, and what could change that.
Plain language
Our letters and contracts are written to be understood by the people who sign them. Jargon only where the law requires it.
Updates without asking
You hear from us at every step, and you never receive a bill for a phone call that lasted five minutes.
Contact
Book a consultation
Tell us briefly what the matter is about. A partner reviews every request and replies within one business day.
Downtown, Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 18:00Phone+1 (555) 010-4100Emailhello@haleandwhitmore.example