Business Lawyer – My Elevator Pitch

I’m a lawyer. But it’s still difficult to explain how I can help specific people. That’s the purpose of an elevator speech, and mine needs some work. Thanks to this great article from FreelanceSwitch, I’m going to refine it right now.

I’m a business lawyer

I actually do more than that, but business is my focus. And most of the people I meet at networking events are business people. Thus, starting off with business law gets their attention with something that they need.

But a good elevator pitch must do more than that. As Freelance Switch explains:

The goal of your elevator speech should be to start a conversation, and get permission to continue it.

So I should continue with a specific problem most business owners face: liability. Can the business be sued? Can creditors come after the business owners? I can answer those questions. More importantly, I can help protect the business and its owners.

I solve business problems

Fundamentally, this is what a business lawyer does. We solve legal problems for business owners. Do you have outstanding accounts to collect? I can pursue those people for you. Do you need assistance negotiating and drafting contracts? Give me a call. I’m your guy for business law.

Do you have a business problem?

One good way to encourage conversation is to ask the other person a question. So asking something if the person has a business problem is a good method for me to see if there’s a need I can fill.

I still need to refine this into a true elevator pitch. But that’s a continual process.

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Andrew Flusche

My name is Andrew Flusche, and I am a traffic and misdemeanor defense lawyer serving Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford, King George, Caroline, and the surrounding communities of Northern Virginia.As the founding partner of Flusche & Fitzgerald, Attorneys at Law, I have focused exclusively on traffic tickets and misdemeanor defense since 2008. I literally wrote the book on reckless driving in Virginia, available free here or on Amazon, and I hold my Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. With over 600 five-star reviews on Google, Yelp, and Facebook, and membership in the Fredericksburg Area Bar Association and the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, I bring local knowledge and proven results to every case.If you've been charged with a traffic or misdemeanor offense in Virginia, contact me today. Your initial consultation is always free and you'll speak directly with me.