Attorney John Sundt adds value to his corporate clients by advising them of the opportunities as well as the risks involved in business matters.  Mr. Sundt has extensive experience as a businessman.  He has served in both legal and business roles for a major construction company founded by his great-grandfather.  He routinely represents construction companies and developers in a wide variety of general corporate, real estate, and employment matters, and provides counsel concerning many business and regulatory matters.

How I Serve Clients

I serve clients by trying to help them ask the right question at the right time.  Whether dealing with a problem, negotiating a transaction, or trying to keep a dispute from flowering,  the first question a corporate lawyer is usually asked is: “can we do X?”  My business experience has taught that the better question is “should we do X?”

When you are trying to spend your time looking forward instead of looking back, the right question to ask is  usually not whether you can do something, it is whether you should.  Helping your client ask that question, whether what they want to do actually feels right to them at a gut level, can have a dramatic impact on the course you pursue.  Asking the right question at the right time can be critical.

Exceptional Client Service

Exceptional client service requires a keen desire to understand your client’s business, financial model, strategy and regulatory and market challenges.  Effective corporate counsel should devote as much time and energy to spotting and advising their client about opportunities as they do risk; you to capture, create and add value to your client’s business.

How My Background Helps Clients

A part of by background that contributes to my effectiveness as a lawyer is the experience and wisdom that I learned through the years I spent working within a construction company founded by my great-grandfather.  During that time I not only had hands-on experience advising the individuals managing the company’s profit centers, I became one myself.

I understand that in the construction industry, a project without a schedule is just a dream;  the one thing you never get back is time; and that late advice is no advice.

When I am Not in the Office

I can be found somewhere far away from the city lights.