I’m a former mechanical engineer turned corporate lawyer with a focus on advising entrepreneurs. I take a practical approach to my advice, which is generally geared towards maximizing my client’s growth, and relates to formation, management, protection of assets, financing, contracting, and sale of a business.
Meeting new people with interesting ideas, learning from them and figuring out what makes them tick, and then using that to help them meet their goals. To me, the practice of business law is a lot like a complicated puzzle. I like to take an engineering approach-–essentially turning complicated systems into something more simple and manageable, with the most elegant solution often being the simplest. To me, that is at its peak when I am brainstorming with clients about various legal and business structures, or strategizing on the negotiation of a contract or transaction. Taking all of those pieces that don’t want to fit together, bringing elements to the table that I have experienced with past clients, and coming up with a customized solution for the particular client.
Designer/Architect. I like making things, and can spend hours thinking about how I can make things better.
Pets: Nash, our little dog who thinks he's much tougher than he really is.
My non-work obsessions: Usually focus on creativity, the outdoors, wellness, and some occasional adrenaline – Cold plunging and dynamic thermal therapy, meditation and breathing, quantum physics, windsurfing, SUP surfing, wingfoiling, Tennis, any family activity, hiking or doing anything outdoors, building and designing furniture and outbuildings, repairing all of my broken gear, and reading about any and all of the foregoing
Family: My wife (who helps Howell Legal with operations) and twin daughters
Who inspires me: Amos Fleisher, Wim Hof, Carl Jung, Ram Dass
I partner with fast-moving startups and technology companies to craft practical, business-savvy legal solutions that fuel growth. I draw on my deep in-house experience with innovative and industry-disruptive companies to help clients navigate complex regulatory landscapes, develop scalable policies and product strategies, and creatively solve for privacy and compliance challenges. My goal is to integrate with teams so they can stay focused on building.
I love discovering what drives each client's business or mission. Understanding the unique passions and priorities behind their business allows me to channel my own skills and energy into helping them move their vision forward.
Owner/operator of a therapeutic equestrian center.
Pets: Rex, King of the Herdener household.
My non-work obsessions: Getting out on the water, whether on boat or board, or scuba diving beneath the surface. 90s country music. Yoga and [solidcore]. Pickled vegetables.
Who inspires me: Moms, and anyone who can maintain thriving house plants.
My favorite Annapolis restaurant: O'Learys Seafood
