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Outside General Counsel · Serving Fort Myers, Florida

Outside General Counsel Serving Fort Myers

Growing Fort Myers companies need legal judgment week to week, not just when something breaks. Outside general counsel puts an experienced deal lawyer in your corner without the cost of an in-house department.

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Corporate matters go directly to Jack Ross; disputes go to trial attorney Mitch Skandalakis. Submitting this form does not create an attorney-client relationship. Prefer the phone? Call (770) 891-3681.

Outside general counsel counsel for Fort Myers businesses.

Skandalakis & Ross serves as outside general counsel to companies in Fort Myers and across Southwest Florida. Led by Jack N. Ross, the engagement covers contract review and negotiation, templates and playbooks, employment and contractor agreements, and the week-to-week questions a growing company runs into, on a defined scope agreed in writing.

Fort Myers and Lee County support construction, healthcare, and hospitality businesses across Southwest Florida. In Fort Myers, we regularly see businesses in construction, healthcare, and hospitality, each with its own contract, diligence, and structuring issues.

The cheapest legal work a company ever buys is the contract reviewed before signature. Counsel who already knows your business can answer the afternoon question in minutes, spot the issue inside a new deal before it becomes a dispute, and bring in the firm’s trial practice without a handoff if a matter turns adversarial.

The firm’s offices are in Oakland Park, Florida (by appointment) and Canton, Georgia. We meet Fort Myers clients at the Oakland Park office, by video, or at your place of business. Florida matters are handled by Jack N. Ross, licensed to practice law in Florida.

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What we handle for Fort Myers clients.

  • Contract review & negotiationCustomer, vendor, and partner agreements reviewed and negotiated before they bind you.
  • MSAs & customer termsThe master agreements and terms your revenue runs on.
  • Templates & playbooksStandard documents and fallback positions your team can use without calling a lawyer.
  • Employment & contractor agreementsOffer letters, restrictive covenants, and contractor terms drafted to state law.
  • NDAs, licensing & IPProtecting what is yours in every relationship.
  • Risk & compliance reviewsFinding exposure before the other side, or a regulator, does.

How the engagement works.

  1. Define the scopeA monthly scope or hourly estimate, in writing, sized to how your company buys and sells.
  2. Build the foundationTemplates, playbooks, and a review process your team can actually follow.
  3. Counsel on callFast answers from a lawyer who already knows the business.

Florida law

What Florida law means for Fort Myers companies.

Florida enforces restrictive covenants under Section 542.335, Florida Statutes, when they are in writing, reasonable, and supported by a legitimate business interest such as trade secrets or substantial customer relationships. Your templates should be drafted to that standard from the start.

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Outside General Counsel questions from Fort Myers clients.

What does outside general counsel cost for a Fort Myers company?

Typically a monthly engagement with a defined scope, or hourly work under a written estimate, agreed before work begins. The point is predictability: legal review as an operating cost rather than a crisis cost.

Is my company too small for outside general counsel?

If you are signing contracts, hiring people, or taking on customers of any size, no. The engagement scales to the company, and early-stage clients often start with contract review alone.

What happens if a dispute starts?

The firm’s litigation practice, led by trial attorney Mitch Skandalakis, steps in with counsel who already knows your contracts and your business.

Do you meet with Fort Myers clients in person?

The firm’s offices are in Oakland Park, Florida (by appointment) and Canton, Georgia. We meet Fort Myers clients at the Oakland Park office, by video, or at your place of business.

Who handles Florida matters?

Florida matters are handled by Jack N. Ross, licensed to practice law in Florida.

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Attorney advertising. Lawyer responsible for this page: Jack N. Ross, Esq., Oakland Park, Florida office. Serving Fort Myers does not indicate an office in Fort Myers; the firm’s offices are in Canton, Georgia and Oakland Park, Florida.

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Corporate and transactional inquiries go directly to Jack Ross; disputes go to Mitch Skandalakis. Prefer the phone? Call (770) 891-3681.