Andrew Richard Edward Gale

Andy was referred to me through the Chapman University entrepreneurship incubator program. Though I graduated from Chapman two years ago, I re-joined the incubator program and am involved as an alumni based out of NYC, where I live and where I am starting my business. I decided to get involved again ...because I knew that through Chapman, I'd get introductions to great resources, and in particular was seeking legal advice for early stage startup structure. Andy offered much more than just legal advice. He listened to my needs, identified areas of my business model that needed to most attention/focus, and helped me create a list of immediate next steps/action items from a lean startup approach. I thought that I'd only get about 15-30 min of Andy's time, but we spent an hour on the phone together, during which I had Andy's undivided attention. I expected that the conversation would be pretty baseline, just covering my needs from a legal perspective (filing as a business, contracts, etc) but instead, Andy took the time to dive deep: to understand my business model, resources and any pain points where he could help. He provided insightful advice coming not only from a legal standpoint, but with an extremely acute business awareness and with my available resources and necessity for a lean approach in mind. His experience with early stage startups is evident, and his advice is on-point and helpful. I've had so much advice thrown my way from other entrepreneurs, angel investors, friends with accounting or finance backgrounds etc etc... talking with Andy cut through the noise and identified a clear road that is right for my needs, for my business. I left the call feeling like I had not only a lawyer whose services I could use to draft contracts at various stages of my business, but a mentor/partner who really cared about watching my business grow and had the legal/business insight to advise me as I took the next steps in making it a reality. I will 100% be using Andy's services as I move forward in establishing and growing my business, and I would 100% recommend Andy, whether you are in Orange Country or across the country.

Andy is an active mentor at Chapman University 's Student Incubator, where I had a consultation with him as one of incubator teams. There is NOT many busy professionals out there who would spend their precious time mentoring people without receiving any benefits, and Andy is one of them. The fact tha...t he voluntarily offers his time and expertise to student entrepreneurs at no cost shows how kind of a person he is. If I were to describe Andy in three words, it would be warm, wise, and caring. I came to see him expecting to receive consultation regarding company registration for at most 30 minutes. It turned out to be 1 hour 15 minutes as he not only gave complete answers to all of my questions on legal issues, but also listened to my start-up stories, asked great questions that I have never thought of, and suggested valuable ideas, such as how to differentiate my company from the competition, how and why I should protect my intellectual property even in the early stage of the business, how to go beyond customers' expectations and provide top-notch services, etc. Andy is not just a lawyer; he is very knowledgeable in business matters too. I believe the most important traits of a good lawyer are willing to listen to his clients, see clients' problems as his own and make an all-out effort to solve them. Andy has it all. He is a comfortable person to be with, the one you can trust. I'm glad I met him, and I'm sure you will be too.

I worked with Andy through the Incubator Program at Chapman and could not have asked for a better Lawyer to meet with. I have a start-up company and really know nothing about legal advice when starting a business. Not only did andy make me feel comfortable and was easy to talk to but he really pushed... me towards the right direction for my company. He was very informative when answering my many questions and explained things in an understanding way. Not only did Andy help with law advice but also introduced me to a client of his that he felt would benefit me. I could not thank him enough and recommend him to anybody seeking law advice!

I met Andy through the Chapman University incubator about 6 months ago, where he volunteers to meet with student and alumni teams for start-up companies and advises us on how to legally operate as a business. I've met with probably 5 or 6 other lawyers both through the incubator and through my own c...onnections and Andy is by far the best. I'm not talking about how much better of a lawyer he is in comparison, but how much easier he is to work with. Most of the lawyers I've spoken to have treated me like a child, not expecting me to know the first thing about law and clearly attempting to take advantage of that misconception. When I first met with Andy, he told me that he was a lawyer, and I immediately had a defensive mechanism kick in from the start due to my previous arrangements with lawyers. Throughout the meeting, I was quickly able to not only relax, but feel extremely comfortable speaking to Andy. He was the first lawyer who ACTUALLY listened to me, waited until I was done speaking, and treated me almost as an equal when holding a conversation! He was able to give me invaluable advice, and not only that, but seeing that I was just a student at the time, offered to help me out for just "a cup of coffee." That alone was amazing to me because that was his way of saying, "let's meet up and talk even more, and I'll help you out right after." When we finally met for coffee, he could only spare about half an hour before his next meeting, but never even asked for the coffee. Even though I did not manage to purchase the drink, he still offered me advice AND sent a letter to a company I was attempting to get in contact with for business, as our attorney. You can all be sure that the next time we meet, I'll be buying a lot more than just coffee. I can't thank him enough yet, and I look forward to working with him in the future, as business professionals. He is the one lawyer that I am looking forward to paying for his future services. Do yourselves a favor and visit Incorporation Attorneys California to learn more about Andrew Gale.