The three Cs of choosing the right business lawyer

Choosing a copier, or shredder, might be pretty routine for some small-business people; in fact, they probably farm out a task like that to an administrative assistant or IT person. But, when the need arises—or one thinks the need might arise —to engage the services of an attorney, who does a businessperson turn to for that function? Probably no one. This is a job for the boss. Assuming there is not an in-house legal department that handles some matters and seeks outside counsel for others, it falls on the head of the operation to make sure the company is represented…