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TESTIMONIALS

“Michael serves in the role of part-time fractional general counsel. We appreciate Michael’s legal and industry expertise, his accessibility and commitment to our success, and his practical legal and business advice in supporting our legal needs. Using Michael, we can better minimize and manage our legal fees as our business does not currently support the need for a full-time in-house attorney, and the infrastructure costs associated.”

Scott Butler, Interim Chief Executive Officer and CFO, Harmless Harvest

“Michael and I first worked together at Jamba Juice, where I was head of Store Development and he was General Counsel. As General Counsel we partnered on a wide variety of legal issues, from real estate to franchise matters to dealing with “trip and falls.” Michael later went on to be General Counsel of Orchard Supply Hardware, so his retail and hardware experiences made him uniquely qualified to assist us in our retail store leasing transactions. His responsiveness and team approach have been greatly appreciated as our company continues to expand.”

Trey Feiler, Senior Vice President, Real Estate, Construction & Facilities, Harbor Freight Tools

“I worked with Michael at Harmless Harvest and Hint before moving to Ryze Superfoods in 2024. I simply couldn’t live without him at Ryze. I continue to be impressed by how efficiently Michael works cross-functionally in walking us through key legal and business issues, helping to eliminate risk, helping us with commercial contracts, and developing best practices.”

Brian Cramer, Chief Financial Officer, Ryze Superfoods

“Hint has been working with Michael for several years as a cost-effective solution to help us negotiate and document various commercial contracts. Michael’s years of experience as a business attorney is a great asset, allowing us to spend more of our time on business matters and less of our time dealing with legal matters.”

Blair Owens, Chief Executive Officer, Hint, Inc.

“I have known Michael since 2006 when I became an investor and Board member of Jamba Juice and he was General Counsel. Over the following several years, I worked closely with Michael on a variety of Jamba Juice corporate initiatives. Now that Michael is in private practice, I am pleased to work with him again to provide legal assistance for commercial contract and real estate matters. We appreciate not only Michael’s legal skills, but his practical business advice.”

Tom Byrne, Chief Executive Officer and Founding Investor, Hydrobuilder Holdings

“Michael and I first worked together at Beanitos, Inc., where he provided fractional counsel services. I found him to be a knowledgeable attorney on a wide variety of legal issues involving consumer products companies. At Miyoko’s, I am pleased to be able to continue my working relationship with him.”

Cisco Sacasa, Chief Financial Officer, Miyoko’s Creamery

“I enjoyed working with Michael when he was General Counsel of Jamba Juice. Now that I am CEO of Sightglass Coffee Roasters, I look forward to working with Michael again on various transactional legal matters.”

Sharon Healy, Chief Executive Officer, Sightglass Coffee Roasters

“I’ve known Michael for many years and we have worked together in the past, so I was pleased to have the opportunity to ask him to join BWX Limited as our part-time legal counsel for the Americas to assist us in our beauty and wellness business. Michael worked with us for several years until the company was sold in 2024. I appreciated the way Michael combined practical business advice with excellent legal direction. I consider Michael not only a highly competent attorney, but also my friend and someone I can always count on.”

Doug Hosking, Former President, Americas at BWX Limited