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Steve Schinker, Esq.

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Essential Counsel, LLC

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Negotiate from strength. Create Solutions.

to start optimizing cash flow steve@essentialcounsel.com or call303-319-2924

What is the biggest challenge your company is Facing?

You want to increase profit

We provide fractional COO & General Counsel services focused on implementing systematic improvements that increase profitability.  Steve integrates legal solutions with business operations to unlock your company's true profit potential.  

You are facing a lawsuit

  With deep experience as a federal and state court trial lawyer,  C-Suite executive, and business attorney, Steve finds business-to-business solutions that avoid the lost time and financial expense of litigation so you get back to business. 

You have a difficult contract negotiation

You have a difficult contract negotiation

As a Harvard Law Certified Advanced Negotiation Master with 25+ years experience in complex U.S. and international business negotiations , Steve intervenes to have the difficult conversation and reframe & restructure  negotiations to achieve solutions.

High Value Contract Negotiations & Dispute Resolution

Flex-time Outside General Counsel

Flex-time Outside General Counsel

Flex-time Outside General Counsel

Protect personal and corporate interests with a flex-time General Counsel and COO without FTE overhead.  Trusted fiduciary, business advisor & attorney with 25+ years of experience working with multi-million dollar family owned and privately held companies.   Monthly flat-fee.  

  • Business & Corporate Law
  • Board Advisor 
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Acquisitions and Sales
  • Contract Ecosystem
  • HR/Employment Law
  • Claims & Dispute Resolution
  • Litigation Management & Support
  • Insurance Coverage & Claims
  • Environmental Laws & Regulation


We integrate business and legal/regulatory applications to offer solutions that are both practical and profitable, tailored to your organizational mission and risk/reward model. 

Better Contracts = Better Profits

Flex-time Outside General Counsel

Flex-time Outside General Counsel

Contracts are the backbone of any business.  Your profit is in the details of your contracts. We offer contract ecosystem improvements that can increase your net profitability. From negotiations in the bid stage to contract drafting in award stage to post-award contract audit and management, we proactively negotiate and draft better contracts for a variety of companies. We also perform contract ecosystem audits. Studies show companies lose 9.2% of contract value annually.  Multiply your annual contract volume by 9.2% to understand the impact contract value leaks can have on your bottom line.  We systematically identify contract value leaks and provide solutions to boost net profitability. 


High Value Contracts

Proactively negotiate & draft clear contracts that avoid legal disputes and optimize cash flow. Business industries include Construction. Manufacturing, Real Estate, Healthcare, and Hospitality.

Dispute Resolution

Flex-time Outside General Counsel

Enterprise Risk and Crisis Mgmt

$ 75,000 or more in Dispute? 

Avoid Legal Action or Resolve Your Business Litigation Sooner

Industries Served include:

Construction

Manufacturing

Real Estate

Hotels and Hospitality

Healthcare


 

 Business litigation is caused by a bad relationship, a bad contract, or both.  We integrate relationship expectations into the contract details to help you achieve optimal net profitability and help avoid costly litigation.  


Through alternative dispute resolution (ADR) such as direct negotiation, mediation, or fast track arbitration we achieve business solutions so you get back to business! 

Enterprise Risk and Crisis Mgmt

Enterprise Risk and Crisis Mgmt

Enterprise Risk and Crisis Mgmt

Whether a solution for a single crisis or an organizational policy/practice, our team of legal and health care professionals offer more than 40 years of combined legal and risk management solutions experience.   Call today to schedule your confidential conversation and unlock transformational change.

Buying & Selling a Business

Enterprise Risk and Crisis Mgmt

Buying & Selling a Business

We offer tailored buy-sell services.  Extensive research in "The M&A Failure Trap" by professors Lev and Gu tells us 70-75% of all M&A deals fail to meet expectations.  

We can help you improve M&A success and optimize profitability.   

GiveMe50 for Veterans

Enterprise Risk and Crisis Mgmt

Buying & Selling a Business

Steve donates at least 50 hours annually for U.S. Veterans by providing negotiation coaching and legal advice solutions. 

Essential Counsel Attorney Steve SchinkeR

Fractional General Counsel & COO

25 Yrs Proactive, Practical Fiduciary Solutions

25 Yrs Proactive, Practical Fiduciary Solutions

 A perfect solution for family owned and mid-market businesses. GC & COO expertise without FTE overhead.  Focus is on operational integration of complex laws, rules, and regulations tailored to increase cash flow and net profitability.


1. Flat Fee Subscription

CFO's love predictable, budget-friendly flat fees.

2. Speed, Availability, Precision  

CEOs love same-day response plus accurate advice and practical solutions without hourly billing.

3. Cash Flow

Through a lens of business & legal experience using active listening, we offer tailored holistic solutions to improve cash flow. 

4.  Operational Integration

We work with executive & operations leaders to integrate tailored solutions into every service touchpoint.

5. Leverage the Law

 Profitability of any business is heavily impacted by legal and regulatory overlays. We "leverage the law" and work collaboratively to incorporate proven methodologies to scrutinize details and identify, optimize, and monetize value.  


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Email: steve@essentialcounsel.com 

Arizona, Colorado, Florida: 

303-319-2924

Wisconsin: 

715-573-2077   





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25 Yrs Proactive, Practical Fiduciary Solutions

25 Yrs Proactive, Practical Fiduciary Solutions

25 Yrs Proactive, Practical Fiduciary Solutions

Let's talk about solutions! 

As attorney advisor for business deals or resolving business disputes, Steve Schinker serves clients as a fiduciary attorney working in the client's best interest.  


1. A proactive approach to negotiating and drafting clear contracts that focuses on cash flow and sustainable business relationships.  


2. Contract law expertise for buying/selling business assets, healthcare, tech, construction,  manufacturing, real estate, etc.


3. Get back to business with early B2B solutions for contract negotiation or  dispute resolution.

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Communities Served

25 Yrs Proactive, Practical Fiduciary Solutions

Communities Served

As a USAF veteran, Steve supports all communities served through volunteer and financial support.


Arizona

Scottsdale ~ Tucson 

303-319-2924


Colorado

Denver Metro ~ Colorado Springs

Fort Collins ~ Durango

303-319-2924


Florida

Fort Myers ~ Jacksonville

Tampa ~ Vero Beach

303-319-2924


Wisconsin 

Madison ~ Milwaukee

Minocqua ~ Wausau

715-573-2077

  

Education

Cert. Advanced Negotiation Master 

 Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation


J.D. with Distinction 

WMU-Thomas Cooley Law 


LL.M. in Environmental Law 

Pace University School of Law  


Member 

State Bars of AZ, CO, FL, WI

U.S. District Courts in CO & WI

World Commerce Contracting

Past Wisconsin State Bar Board


Adjunct Professor Experience

Univ. of Wisconsin 

Concordia University 

MBA:

 Strategic Business Planning

Undergraduate:

Business Law & Ethics 

Management

Commercial and Construction Lawyer Profile

Helping Family-Owned and Privately Held Companies Grow

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