BUSINESS ADVISING & SUCCESSION PLANNING
Businesses Are Built Over Time. Transitions Often Happen Suddenly.
Starting a business is one thing. Running it and navigating growth, protecting what you've built, managing relationships, and planning for what comes next is an ongoing process that rarely follows a straight line.
At Bliss & Boge, we work with business owners and creatives not just at the beginning, but throughout the life of their business. We become familiar with your goals, your structure, and your values so that when something changes or a question comes up, you're not starting from scratch with a lawyer who doesn't know you.
Who We Work With
We work with founders and business owners at every stage — people who have been operating for years and have never had consistent legal support, creatives who have grown beyond informal arrangements and need more structure, entrepreneurs navigating a meaningful transition, and anyone who wants a steady legal partner rather than a one-time transaction.
We're particularly attuned to the needs of creative professionals and values-driven businesses, where legal decisions aren't just practical, they're personal. Your work, your brand, and your relationships with collaborators and clients often reflect who you are. We treat them accordingly.
What Ongoing Legal Support Actually Looks Like
Most business owners don't need a full-time general counsel. They need someone they can call when it matters, someone who already understands their business and can give them a clear, honest answer without a lot of ramp-up time.
That might look like reviewing a contract before you sign it. Or thinking through what happens if a co-founder wants out. Or figuring out how to protect a new piece of work before it goes public. Or planning, carefully and without urgency, for who takes over if something happens to you.
Good legal advising doesn't create obstacles. It removes them and helps you see what's coming before it becomes a problem.
Our Business Advising Services
Contracts and Agreements
Clear agreements protect relationships, and they're one of the most practical things you can have in place as your business grows. We draft and review the contracts you need to operate with confidence, including client and service agreements, independent contractor agreements, licensing and collaboration agreements, and joint venture or co-founder agreements. If something lands on your desk and doesn't feel right, we'll tell you why.
Intellectual Property Protection
For creatives and entrepreneurs, your ideas, your brand, and your original work are often the most valuable things your business holds. We help you identify what needs protection, trademarks, copyrights, licensing structures, and put the right agreements in place so your creative output stays yours.
Ongoing Legal Counsel
Some questions don't fit neatly into a single project. We work with clients on an ongoing basis to provide steady, responsive legal support, answering questions as they come up, reviewing documents, advising on business decisions, and helping you think through risk before it becomes a problem.
Business Transitions and Restructuring
Bringing on a new partner, restructuring ownership, changing your entity type, or navigating a co-founder departure are high-stakes, and they're easier to handle when you've planned ahead. We help you approach transitions with legal clarity and as little disruption as possible.
Succession Planning
What happens to your business if you become incapacitated or die? What if a key person leaves? Succession planning is about more than having a will — it's about documenting what you want for the business itself, who has authority to act, and how continuity is maintained. We help you build that plan while there's still time to do it thoughtfully.
Business Continuity Strategies
Beyond succession, we help you think through the broader question of resilience: what does your business need in order to survive and adapt when circumstances change? From key-person planning to ownership transition frameworks, we help you build a business that doesn't depend entirely on everything going as expected.
A Practice Built Around You
At Bliss & Boge, we do things a little differently. On purpose.
We work with families navigating complex care needs, creatives building something they love, entrepreneurs turning ideas into reality, and people whose lives and relationships don't fit the standard legal template. LGBTQIA+ individuals, polyamorous families, families of choice, neurodivergent clients, people with learning differences — you belong here, and you don't need to translate yourself for us.
We believe that good legal work starts with actually hearing you. That means we take the time to understand not just your goals, but how you think, how you communicate, and what would make this process feel manageable. Some clients prefer to talk things through by phone rather than wade through dense written materials. Others want everything in writing so they can review it at their own pace. Some need extra time to process; others want to move quickly. We follow your lead, just tell us what works for you.
We're also committed to pricing transparency. Before any work begins, we'll align with you on scope, cost, and expectations. No surprises. No fine print that benefits us at your expense.
You deserve legal counsel that sees you, not just your legal matter.
Serving Oregon and Washington
Bliss & Boge serves clients throughout Oregon and Washington. Whether you're protecting your family's future, honoring a loved one's legacy, or building a business that reflects who you are, we offer legal support that centers both your needs and your humanity.
Ready to Get Started?
Contact Bliss & Boge to schedule a consultation. We'll start with a conversation, one that moves at your pace, respects how you communicate, and leaves you feeling clear and confident about the path ahead.