Business Attorneys Serving Minneapolis

“Uh VIZE en”. It comes from “advise.” Drop the “d” on advise and add an “n” at the end for “Avisen”. The name comes from the later middle English period – think Geoffrey Chaucer. The term means “To Advise,” so we thought it was a fitting name for our unique law firm.

Seriously though, we Advise.  We advise our clients and help them achieve success even in difficult situations.

You know, naming a company is not easy.  We knew we didn’t want to name the firm using each of our last names like so many other law firms.  We’d have been looking at some weird acronym like “EEFLTS,” and then we’d be answering what the heck an “EEFLTS” is – – no thanks!  We spent quite a few hours brainstorming names, sitting in a conference room or at a bar.  Avisen it is.

Because we are also entrepreneurs, we understand what you need to run a successful business.We also average over 20 years of experience per lawyer doing amazing work for amazing clients, so we’ve seen a lot.  Most small firms can provide the first, but not the second.  Big firm lawyers can do the second, but many of them don’t really have experience in running a business so its not easy for them to relate to an entrepreneur.

Plus, let’s see a big law firm marketing committee approve answers like this!

I cannot stress enough how important this is to us: We are in the client service business.

Yes, we deliver amazing legal services, but we acknowledge the importance client service plays in our role as trusted advisors.  We do our best only when we give our clients outstanding client service.

We promptly return phone calls and emails, even if it is just to acknowledge your message and set a time for a more complete response.  We listen when you discuss your business and why it is important to you.  We care.

If we make a mistake, we own it and fix it.

We always look for a way to say “yes.”  While sometimes it might be “yes, but” we know our role is to advise, not make decisions for you.

We welcome feedback on how we can improve.

We treat our employees with respect, so they are empowered to do their best for you.

We treat our clients, their teams, and their staff with respect.

“Nobody will care how much you know until they know how much you care.” – Theodore Roosevelt.

As a boutique and smaller law firm by design, our lawyers often work closely with each other. Our culture strongly encourages and rewards collegiality for a better work experience, which we know translates into a better client experience.  This commitment to one another allows our lawyers to provide exceptional service and advice because they can talk to each other, brainstorm, and bring in subject matter experts without negatively affecting our clients’ budgets.

We may be a boutique business law firm, but our experience at big law firms means we know what it takes to get very complicated and time-sensitive deals done.  But our job as lawyers is to deliver the best service for a client regardless of how many 0’s in the deal.  Every client is important to us.

We regularly get clients leaving big law firms.  Their story often goes like this: “Big firm partner told us all about her great experience and we hired her.  But then we get introduced to a junior partner and an even more junior associate.  Next thing we know we are only talking to the junior associate who doesn’t really know anything about us or about our legal issues.  We didn’t hire the junior associate.”

We are all partner-level lawyers, capable of handling what a client needs effectively and efficiently.  We don’t need to sell you on a low “blended” rate between very expensive partners and cheaper (less experienced) associates.  You get a reasonable rate from all our lawyers, along with the experience you really need, which will keep your legal fees in check.