Attorneys & Counselors at Law · Est. 1987
Measured counsel for consequential matters.
Counsel & Gray represents families, founders and fiduciaries in high-stakes litigation and quiet, careful planning.
Litigation · Private client · Fiduciary advisory
Practice
Six disciplines, practiced deeply
We decline more matters than we accept. The work we do take is staffed by partners, briefed to the standard of the courtroom, and priced in writing.
I.
Commercial litigation
Contract disputes, business torts and partnership dissolutions — prepared for trial from the first filing, settled only from strength.
II.
Trusts & estates
Wills, trusts and administrations for families whose affairs deserve more care than a template can give.
III.
Corporate & founders
Formation, governance and the founder disagreements nobody anticipates at the signing dinner.
IV.
Real property
Acquisitions, leasing, title and boundary disputes for owners, lenders and long-held family holdings.
V.
Employment
Executive contracts, restrictive covenants and separations that must be handled quietly and correctly.
VI.
Appellate
Briefing and argument in state and federal courts of appeal — including matters we did not try below.
The firm’s record
$1.2B
Recovered for clients at trial and in settlement
300+
Matters tried to verdict or final award
40
Years at the bar, and counting
98%
Clients who return with their next matter
Attorneys
Counsel of record
Every matter is led — not merely supervised — by a partner. These are the names on the briefs.
Our standards
How we practice
Rigor
Every brief is cite-checked twice and read aloud before it leaves the building. Precision is not a flourish at the margins of our work — it is the work.
Candor
You will hear our honest read of your position at the first meeting, and again every time it changes. Bad news early is cheaper than bad news late.
Discretion
Your matter stays yours. We do not trade on client names, and much of our best work is designed never to be seen.
“They treated our family’s worst year with the care of surgeons and the patience of teachers.”
Estate client, 2024 — identity withheld by request
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Consultations
Speak with counsel this week.
Tell us what is at stake and by when. A partner — not an intake service — reads every inquiry the day it arrives.
Initial consultations are privileged and without obligation.