Legal Counsel for Buying and Selling Small Businesses
We help Main Street buyers and sellers get deals done right, on time, and with a process designed to minimize stress. Whether you need comprehensive legal guidance or just the right documents, we’ll guide your business deal to a smooth closing.
Why Businesses Choose Counsel on Main
We specialize in small business sales and acquisitions. We make the legal side of buying or selling a business clear, organized, and predictable. Our team focuses on one goal:
getting your deal closed.
Know-how
Deep experience in small-business transactions means we know how deals actually work — and where they can fall apart.
Efficiency
A structured process that keeps documents, deadlines, and decisions moving toward closing day.
Predictability
Flat-fee pricing (no hourly billing) and steady communication give you a clear path forward with no surprises.
When you work with us, you don’t have to manage your lawyer. We manage the deal.
SERVICES
We offer two ways to work together, depending on how hands-on you need your legal team to be. Both options are built around flat-fee pricing, clear communication, and smooth closings.
Choose the level of support that fits where you are in the process.
Deal Counsel
For buyers and sellers who want comprehensive legal support from LOI through closing.
We manage every stage of the transaction, from term sheet to final signatures, so you can focus on the business.
This includes due diligence, negotiations, coordination with lenders and opposing counsel, document drafting, and post-closing support for items like non-compete enforcement.
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Drafting Counsel
For buyers and sellers who have agreed on terms and only need professional legal documents to finalize the deal.
We prepare all transaction documents based on your agreed terms—precisely drafted, clearly explained, and ready for signature. This option doesn’t include negotiation or communication with the other party.
Best for: repeat buyers or sellers, or broker-led deals that need an efficient close.
Ready to get started?
Not sure which option fits your deal?
Schedule a quick consult and we’ll point you in the right direction.
Meet The Founder
Samantha Scott, Founder and Principal Attorney
I started Counsel on Main to give small business buyers and sellers access to the same caliber of legal counsel that big companies have. We’ve mastered the mechanics of buying and selling businesses and built modern tools that let us deliver big-firm expertise on Main Street–size deals.
We’re focused on eliminating the three worst parts of working with traditional law firms: unpredictable billing, poor communication, and unnecessary complexity.
Counsel on Main combines proven deal experience with systems that make the process transparent, organized, and efficient. My goal is simple — to help entrepreneurs close their deals smoothly, confidently, and without the chaos that too often surrounds small-business transactions.
-Samantha
Samantha is licensed to practice law in California and Utah
How to Get Started:
Free Consultation
Start by booking a short consultation so we can learn about your deal, your timeline, and where you are in the process.
Proposal &
Engagement
We’ll confirm we can represent you then send a proposal with your pricing, our engagement letter and a payment link. Payment will be due in phases as your deal progresses. Once you’ve signed and made the first payment we’ll get started.
Onboarding and Deal Plan
We’ll send an onboarding form to gather the information we need. From there you’ll receive a customized closing checklist outlining next steps and our plan to move your deal to the finish line.
Industry Partners
We partner with SBA lenders, business brokers, accountants, and advisors to help clients close transactions smoothly and on time.
Our team is responsive and focused on making your client’s closing experience as smooth as possible. You can trust that timelines will be met and communication will stay clear.
If you’d like to discuss how we can collaborate or support your clients, we’d love to connect.