New business leads for business attorneys in Portland & Vancouver, WA

A new company needs an operating agreement, contracts, a lease reviewed and, before long, help with hiring, licensing or a dispute. Many owners form their LLC online on their own and look for a lawyer only when the first real document arrives. A new registration is the moment to be the name they already know.

Launch Lookout pulls new business registrations from the Oregon Secretary of State, new contractors from Washington Labor & Industries, and new liquor licenses, health practices and trucking companies every day, and maps them around your office. Each record carries the business name and the registered address from the public record.

Outreach to prospective clients is governed by your bar's rules. In Oregon and Washington, Rule 7.3 of the Rules of Professional Conduct permits targeted outreach unless it is false or misleading, involves coercion, duress or harassment, or goes to someone who has asked not to be contacted. Check the current rules and ethics opinions before you start; a short, useful note, such as a checklist for a new LLC, is the kind of outreach that fits.