Most businesses avoid legal counsel for exactly that reason — and besides, a bill from a lawyer is almost always an unpleasant surprise. But Midaire Counsel is different. We don’t charge by the hour. You pay only for the value you receive. And we can show you right now how much value you may already be leaving on the table.
See What It’s Costing You ↓DAT™ models the cumulative value gap for a business like yours — known and hidden opportunity, missed decisions, and known and hidden risk — compounding over a ten-year horizon. Adjust the sliders to match your business.
* Illustrative model based on typical patterns across revenue band, contract complexity, and legal engagement level. Not a guarantee or valuation of your specific business.
A Midaire engagement starts with understanding this number precisely.
Every engagement fits one of two structures, depending on whether your legal need is ongoing or discrete. Both are priced the same way: on the outcome, not the clock.
You’re embedded. Counsel who knows your business, your contracts, and your risk profile before a problem shows up, not after. Pricing is dynamic and value-based, scored through AireGeneral™ against the complexity and stakes of what your business actually needs month to month.
One deal, one dispute, one contract that needs to get done right. Scoped up front, priced against the value at stake using AirePocket™, and closed out when the matter is closed. No retainer required.
What makes both different: we get paid for outcomes, not hours.
Licensed in Georgia and Alabama. Available in most U.S. jurisdictions and select international markets.
* Multijurisdictional engagements are structured in coordination with local counsel where required.
Most attorneys understand law. Michael understands business first, and uses the law as a tool to protect and create value within it. Before Midaire Counsel, he led $100M+ regional operations at MCI WorldCom and XO Communications, served as President & Corporate Counsel of a $10M+ revenue business, and structured a completed leveraged buyout. He holds a Harvard certificate in Financial Analysis & Valuation for Lawyers.
J.D. · Georgia & Alabama State Bars · USPTO registration · Harvard Certificate in Financial Analysis & Valuation for Lawyers · Advanced study in business valuation methodology.
VP & General Manager, XO Communications / MCI WorldCom ($100M revenue) · President & Corporate Counsel, MarketShare Telecom · VP Sales, American Appraisal Associates · Director of Market Innovation, Ascom Inc.
Mid-market companies ($10M–$150M) where legal decisions are also business decisions — PE-backed businesses, founder-led companies at inflection points, and CFOs who want counsel that thinks like them.
Michael also leads MidFractional, an independent platform connecting businesses with fractional executive talent.
Instead of billing by the hour, we price against the value and risk at stake in your matter — using tools like AireGeneral™ and AirePocket™ to score complexity and stakes up front. You know the cost before the work starts, not after.
Predictability, alignment, and speed. You’re not watching a clock or worrying that asking a question costs you money. And because we’re only paid for outcomes, the incentive is to solve your problem well, not to generate hours.
Hourly billing rewards time spent, not problems solved. It can quietly discourage you from calling with a quick question. Value-based pricing removes that friction entirely — the price is set by the stakes, not the clock.
Yes. Every engagement is a genuine attorney-client relationship, with full privilege protection, delivered by counsel licensed in Georgia and Alabama. Legal counsel, built for business owners who’d rather not need a lawyer.
Every business situation is different. An introductory call takes thirty minutes and costs nothing. If there is a fit, we will know it quickly.
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