I am the founder and managing attorney for Reidel Law Firm. I started the Firm in 2014 with a vision to provide valuable, cost-effective counsel to business owners in Texas. As the Firm has grown, I have expanded my practice to bring my personable and accessible brand of counsel to include franchise law and international trade matters. While my firm is based in Galveston, Texas – where I grew up, I am often found around the world traveling for business events and assisting clients around the world. If I am not in Texas I am most likely to be found in Russia, Panama, United Arab Emirates, or China. But don’t worry, we still have US business hours and we’ll find a way to work with you anytime.

     I am still learning Mandarin and Russian but feel free to quiz me on the basics. I have many friends, colleagues, and trusted resources in China, Russia, and around the world. When I am not helping clients build successful businesses around the world, I enjoy hiking, fishing, sailing, chess, and (very) amateur fencing. I currently reside in Galveston, Texas with my lovely wife after graduating from University of Arkansas-Little Rock’s Bowen School of Law and Sam Houston State University with a public relations degree. I have previously enjoyed hosting my own radio show and have developed an enthusiasm for free and open source software.

     I have a major passion for helping businesses thrive and assisting owners to reach their full potential. I built the Firm to embody the very values I find important in any business relationship: accessibility, efficiency, and dependability. Here are a few of the ways I practice those values everyday:

• I answer my own phone and emails. How can you get important and timely counsel when you have to go through robot menus or a thousand assistants to just chat about what the issues are? I hate robot phone menus, we will never use those at Reidel Law Firm. We also have developed a secure, encrypted communications channel for our clients to use so they are not constrained by our office hours to reach us. You can check it out here: .
• Every project is flat fee, so don’t sweat the nickels and dimes with Reidel Law Firm. I believe billing by the hour is neither efficient nor ethical for attorneys (more on that below) so we do not bill by the hour here, each project is billed on a flat fee determined by the scope of the project, the complexity of the matter, and the time involved. We are on the same side, let’s get the project done the right way and on time.
• I meet my deadlines and show up ahead of schedule. A big reason for this is that I provide realistic timelines for my clients or potential clients. I don’t have 24-hour turn around. I keep my practice areas limited so I don’t get behind on schedule and work efficiently for clients.

     If it sounds like I or Reidel Law Firm might be a fit to assist you and your business, give me a call – let’s find a way to work together. My job as an attorney is to make your life easier by having an experienced and knowledgeable counselor on your side to take or give punches to protect your business.