About PrivateCounsel
A Note From Our Founder
I built PrivateCounsel for the business owners I’ve served for the last two decades—those who need real legal counsel, delivered with the speed and clarity their work demands.
Too often, I saw clients forced to choose between overpriced traditional firms and underqualified online tools. I knew there had to be a better way. So I designed a platform that keeps professional counsel at the center—but equips attorneys and advisors with systems built to move fast, eliminate friction, and deliver results at scale.
This isn’t a side project. This is the system I trust for my own clients.
If you’re looking for legal work that integrates with your tax and financial plan, reflects your business reality, and actually moves the needle, welcome. You’re in the right place.
— Jeramie Fortenberry, J.D., LL.M. (Taxation)
Attorney and Founder, PrivateCounsel PLLC
Jeramie Fortenberry, Esq., Founder
Built Differently
from
Traditional Law Firms
PrivateCounsel wasn’t designed to fit into the traditional firm model. It was built from the ground up to provide modern solutions to the problems business owners and their advisors face every day.
Built for Collaboration
We don’t work in silos. Our platform is designed to integrate seamlessly with your advisory team—from CPAs and financial planners to family office leads. We coordinate legal strategy across disciplines, so your structure works across tax, financial, and operational dimensions.
Built for Integration
Our platform doesn’t just deliver legal documents—it connects directly into the systems that run your business. With a REST API and support for integration into LegalTech, FinTech, and PropTech platforms, PrivateCounsel fits inside your workflows, not outside them.
Built for Scale
PrivateCounsel is your single point of contact for 50-state solutions. Whether you’re forming an entity, domesticating to a new state, or transferring assets, we deliver the same level of counsel—everywhere. And when local counsel is needed, we source and manage the relationship for you.
What’s Included with Every PrivateCounsel Plan
PrivateCounsel offers more than legal documents. We deliver strategic legal infrastructure designed to support business growth, protect equity, and align with your broader financial plan.
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Plain-Language Legal Guidance
We explain your options in clear, practical terms—so you understand what you’re signing, why it matters, and how each element fits your long-term goals.
Coordination with Your Advisory Team
We collaborate with your CPA, financial advisor, and insurance professionals to ensure your legal plan integrates seamlessly with your tax and financial strategy.
Strategic Structuring Review
We assess your ownership model, tax posture, liability exposure, and advisor relationships to recommend the structure that best supports your business, wealth, and succession plans.
Integrated Entity and Trust Design
Your plan may include one or more entities, trusts, or layered structures—strategically designed to unify your business operations, estate planning, and asset protection objectives. We help ensure all parts of your plan work together to support growth, continuity, and long-term risk management.
Compliance with IRS and State Law
We help ensure your structure meets applicable tax classification rules, reporting obligations, and registration requirements—so nothing falls through the cracks.
Ongoing Plan Maintenance & Support
Your business isn’t static—and your legal structure shouldn’t be either. We offer annual plan reviews, compliance reminders, and access to legal support as your situation evolves.