Fred F Harris Jr.

Over the last three years Fred Harris, has provided great legal advice, contract development and negotiation expertise for Petra International Holdings. His background and experience has been a great asset for our company, understanding of our business needs, goals and applying his experiential expe...rtise to many of our business activities when appropriate. Fred is a great team player that can adjust his role to the environment, working both in a tactical and strategy capacity, giving opinions in a way that can be easily understood and explaining complicated details in an uncomplicated client friendly manner. We view Fred as an extension of our team and his advice and opinion weighs accordingly when given. Fred has been a pleasure to work with and his services have been impactful to our business.

If there is one word to summarize Fred Harris’ style as an attorney, it would be “respect”. Not that I respect him (which indeed I do) but more importantly that Fred Harris respected me. Throughout our time together, I was struck by the consistent level of empathy Mr. Harris showed for my situation, ...my reaction to it, and what I had tried to do on my own before finding him. Mr. Harris listened to me as if I was family. I never felt rushed or self-conscious about my lack of knowledge about legal matters. Mr. Harris walked me through every detail of what I needed to do with calm reassurance and when it was his turn to act, he did so with the swift grace of someone who understood not only the law but the laws of humanity, which has become so rare in these harsh, challenging times. Mr. Harris not only resolved my problem but resolved my determination to do something in return that would help others learn about Mr. Harris’ personal style, his skillful level of legal expertise and the respect he shows each one of his clients.

Over the past year Fred Harris has helped our business in numerous legal areas from formation documents, settlement agreements, agreements with partnering organizations, helping us to hold legal board meetings, shareholder meetings, modify By-laws and so many other essential legal issues. Mostly, tho...ugh, Fred has provided stability and confidence to help us navigate through the storms we have been forced to weather and has been a calming influence throughout for everyone involved.