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Complimentary legal office hours will connect early-stage founders with experienced attorneys as they launch and grow their businesses.
Pacific Street Law is partnering with Civic Hall and NY Tech Alliance to make experienced legal counsel more accessible to New York City's startup community.
Through the partnership, our attorneys will offer complimentary legal office hours for NY Tech Alliance members and Civic Hall startups and tenants, with meetings available on designated Office Hour days at Civic Hall, virtually, or in person on other dates at mutually convenient locations in New York City.
Starting a company involves important legal decisions, often before founders have the resources to spend substantial sums on outside counsel. Whether they're deciding how to structure a new business, hiring their first employee, or preparing to raise capital, access to experienced counsel can make a meaningful difference.
Our goal is to help founders address these questions early, understand their options, and make informed decisions as they grow.
Schedule complimentary legal office hours
At Pacific Street Law, we work closely with startups and emerging companies, often from their earliest days. Our lawyers advise founders on the legal issues involved in starting, financing, and operating their businesses.
Through the partnership, entrepreneurs can discuss questions involving:
Office hours are an opportunity to speak directly with an experienced startup attorney about legal questions, potential issues, and appropriate next steps.
The sessions are complimentary, with no obligation to retain Pacific Street Law for additional services.
Located in Union Square, Civic Hall is an 85,000-square-foot center for technology, education, and entrepreneurship, bringing together startups, educators, and organizations supporting New York's technology sector.
NY Tech Alliance, part of Civic Hall, connects more than 14,000 innovators and entrepreneurs through events, educational programming, and community resources. Its signature NY Tech Meetup, held since 2004, has featured more than 1,200 companies demonstrating new technologies and connecting with the broader startup community.
Together, Civic Hall and NY Tech Alliance provide founders with access to a substantial network of peers, investors, mentors, and resources. Our partnership adds experienced legal counsel to that network.
We're announcing the partnership at the November 9, 2026 NY Tech Meetup, featuring emerging innovators from Columbia University's Technology Management program and more than 200 members of New York's technology community.
Legal office hours are available to NY Tech Alliance members and Civic Hall startups and tenants.
Pacific Street Law attorneys will hold in-person office hours at Civic Hall, located at 24 E. 14th Street, New York, NY 10003, on designated days. Meetings may also be arranged virtually or in person on other dates and at mutually convenient locations in New York City.
Interested participants can submit a request describing their company, legal questions, meeting preference, and general availability. Our team will review requests and follow up by email regarding scheduling.
For more information, email info@pacificstreetlaw.com.
Pacific Street Law is a New York City law firm advising founders, startups, investors, and growing businesses on corporate, financing, commercial, employment, intellectual property, and regulatory matters. Learn more at pacificstreetlaw.com.
Submitting a request does not guarantee an appointment. Participation in office hours does not itself establish an attorney-client relationship.
NY Tech Alliance members and Civic Hall startups and tenants are eligible to request complimentary office hours.
Founders can discuss questions involving company formation, fundraising, hiring and employee matters, contracts, intellectual property, product launches, regulatory compliance, and other issues involved in starting or growing a business.
No. Office hours are available to eligible entrepreneurs at early stages, including those considering how to form and structure a business.
No. Pacific Street Law will offer office hours at Civic Hall on designated days, as well as virtual meetings and in-person meetings at other mutually convenient locations in New York City, subject to availability.
No. Office hours are complimentary for eligible participants, with no obligation to retain Pacific Street Law for additional services.
Yes. Beyond office hours, Pacific Street Law advises startups and growing businesses on individual legal matters and through ongoing outside general counsel relationships. Any continuing representation requires a separate engagement agreement.
