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Parkerhouse Advisors
Business and Legal Advice

Where We Help

As an advisory firm, we provide both legal and business advice. Our clients include individuals, business owners, companies, private equity firms, and non-profits. We also accept cases from non-business attorneys needing assistance with their clients. While all work is treated as confidential, an attorney-client privilege applies for all legal work. Our primary areas of focus are highlighted below:

Business Law

  • Business Formation & Structuring
    LLCs, corporations, partnerships, shareholder agreements, and governance

  • Business Succession Planning
    Ownership transitions, generational transfers, and exit strategies

  • Contract Drafting & Negotiation
    Commercial agreements, vendor contracts, service agreements, and licensing

  • Private Company Transactions
    Buyouts, recapitalizations, investor agreements, and strategic partnerships
  • Employment Law Issues 
    Employment agreements, employee handbooks, non-compete and confidentiality agreements, contractor agreements, wage and hour compliance, and workplace policies
  • Deals / Transactions 
  • Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

    Structuring and negotiating mergers between private companies
  • Business Sales & Acquisitions

  • Representation of buyers and sellers in asset sales and stock sales

  • Joint Ventures / Strategic Partnerships

  • Creating structures for collaborative business ventures

  • Legal Due Diligence

    Reviewing contracts, liabilities, employment matters, and compliance issues. Identifying legal risks prior to closing. Preparing companies for sale and organizing transaction documentation

  • Purchase Agreement Negotiation

  • Structuring post-sale operational transitions


    Business Coaching
    ​(Non Legal)


    Advisory & Coaching Services

    • Clarify and translate strategy into executable, measurable plans
    • Identify growth opportunities 
    • Build actionable 30-60-90 day and annual operating roadmaps
    • Improve Operational Performance 
    • Advise owners, executives, and leadership teams on strategy
    • Helping leaders and teams prioritize and execute
    • Align people, processes, and systems with business objectives
    • Clarify communication and accountability across teams
    • Design organizational structures that enable growth and scale
    • Prepare businesses for investment, sale, or recapitalization
    • Identify and execute on value creation opportunities 

    Due Diligence 
    ​(Non Legal)
     Due Diligence for Deals           
    • Market Studies
    • Customer Studies
    • Operational Assessments
      • Technology & IT Assessments
      • Human Capital / HR
      • Financial Assessments
      • Risk Assessments
      • Environmental Assessments
    • Valuations and pricing
    Non Profit Work 

  • Nonprofit Formation
    Establishing nonprofit corporations and drafting formation documents

  • 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Applications
    Preparing and filing IRS Form 1023 or 1023-EZ

  • Fiscal Sponsorship Structures
    Advising on fiscal sponsorship relationships and agreements

  • Board Governance
    Creating rules and policies for governing and managing a non-profit