Outside Chief Legal LLC

Outside Chief Legal LLC Aligning Creative Business Solutions & Legal Strategies to Protect & Promote You & Your Business.

We are proud to share some good news from Outside Chief Legal.William R. Lancaster and Jordan Gerheim have been named to...
08/20/2026

We are proud to share some good news from Outside Chief Legal.

William R. Lancaster and Jordan Gerheim have been named to the 33rd edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

William was recognized for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers. Jordan was recognized for the fourth consecutive year in five practice areas: Business Organizations, including LLCs and Partnerships; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Corporate Law; and Litigation - Insurance.

This recognition is based on confidential peer evaluations by attorneys in the same practice areas.

We are proud of William and Jordan, and grateful to the clients who continue to trust us with their work.

Has your business faced a legal issue where you wished you had called for guidance sooner?

A buy-sell agreement covers events you cannot predict. Death, disability, divorce, retirement, and similar ownership dis...
08/19/2026

A buy-sell agreement covers events you cannot predict. Death, disability, divorce, retirement, and similar ownership disruptions can all create conflict if there is no clear plan. A strong agreement sets valuation, transfer terms, and funding so those events do not tear apart what you built. Outside Chief Legal helps growing businesses put buy-sell agreements in place that actually work.

Jordan spoke to the Mobile Legal Professional Association today on AI in the legal profession, where it genuinely helps,...
08/13/2026

Jordan spoke to the Mobile Legal Professional Association today on AI in the legal profession, where it genuinely helps, and where it creates risk if nobody is checking the work. Congratulations to MLPA on 66 years.

The legal industry is adopting AI fast. Firms that build a plan for it now will be in a much better spot than the ones that wait.

Want to know where your firm should start? Reach out anytime.

Most business owners think "legal" means calling a lawyer when something's already gone wrong. It means every contract, ...
08/12/2026

Most business owners think "legal" means calling a lawyer when something's already gone wrong. It means every contract, every hire, every handshake deal before that point.

Sat down with Dani Dials on FOX10 News ' Entrepreneurial Shades of Gray to talk about the legal blind spots that actually sink growing businesses. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/R1eevoM2E5g

Contracts are not just formalities. Every clause means something. This client came to us with an agreement that looked f...
08/11/2026

Contracts are not just formalities. Every clause means something. This client came to us with an agreement that looked fine on the surface but had real exposure buried in the terms. We fixed it before the ink dried. What is one contract you signed that you later wished had been reviewed first?

Five warning signs often show up before a contract dispute gets expensive: changing scope without signed updates, paymen...
08/08/2026

Five warning signs often show up before a contract dispute gets expensive: changing scope without signed updates, payment slowdowns, missed deadlines, side promises outside the contract, and confusion about how disputes are supposed to be handled. These are not just annoyances. They are signs that your contract process needs attention. Outside Chief Legal helps growing businesses review contract terms, documentation, and dispute paths before the next issue turns into a bigger problem.

A lot of Gulf Coast business owners deal with legal questions regularly but do not have the volume to justify a full-tim...
08/06/2026

A lot of Gulf Coast business owners deal with legal questions regularly but do not have the volume to justify a full-time hire. The OCL Partner Plan is the practical middle ground: a flat monthly fee, ongoing support, and someone who already knows your business when you call.
What is the legal question that comes up most often in your business and never feels like it has a clean answer?

08/05/2026

You built this business over twenty years. The exit you get depends entirely on how you structured it before you were ready to leave.
Management buyout, family transfer, or third-party sale. Each path has different documents, different tax consequences, and different things that go wrong when they are not addressed early. Clean entity documents, documented employment arrangements, and a valuation before the process starts are what separate exits that close cleanly from ones that drag.
Where does your business sit on that exit timeline right now?

A contractor who started out independent but now works your schedule, uses your equipment, and takes direction from your...
08/04/2026

A contractor who started out independent but now works your schedule, uses your equipment, and takes direction from your team may not be a contractor anymore, no matter what the paperwork says. When did you last review how your contractor relationships actually work day to day?

Most legal problems do not look urgent in the moment. That is exactly why they get missed.These five show up again and a...
08/04/2026

Most legal problems do not look urgent in the moment. That is exactly why they get missed.
These five show up again and again for growing businesses: outdated contracts, undocumented terminations, stale business structures, missed compliance changes, and disputes resolved with nothing in writing.
Which one is sitting on your list right now?

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