Mary Hodges
Tech Startup Attorney (Early Stage Financing Specialist)
California
MO, CA
"Very helpful and knowledgeable!"
About
Mary’s practice has an emphasis on entity formations, managing equity incentive plans and company capitalization tables, early stage financing, website and app terms of use and privacy policies, preparing solid plain-English legal agreements, and counseling clients through the peaks and valleys of entrepreneurship.
As a business owner, Mary knows, first hand, the common struggles, and issues her clients face. She works closely with clients to create forward-thinking and innovative solutions for their legal needs.
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Client Reviews
"Prompt with work and extremely helpful in addressing questions. Two Thumbs Up!"
"It was a pleasure to work with Mary. She's been extremely responsive, and has set everything up for our company very efficiently."
"Mary is so professional, knowledgeable and helpful. Such a pleasure to work with! I was hesitant to use an attorney that didn't come from a personal referral, but Mary put that concern to rest off the bat. She went into great detail at every step, and showed patience and understanding throughout the process. I couldn't be more satisfied with the end product. Highly recommended!"
"Mary is an outstanding attorney. A partner that you can trust!"
"Mary not only walked me, a first-time business owner, through the incorporation process for our startup, but has acted as and is part of our team, always happy to offer general legal counsel when needed. She built a payment structure specific to our situation and made the process as easy as asking her what to do next without fear of being taken advantage of. Our company is excited to continue to use her and her firm as our primary legal counsel!"
"Great job as always."
Work History
NewWave Law, LLC
Sole-Owner
Oct 2014 - Present
NewWave Law, LLC focuses on representing startups in business formation, early-stage financing, equity management, corporate governance, and general business transactions.
Cara Stone LLP
Partner
Jan 2017 - Feb 2019
Mary joined Cara Stone, LLP so her clients could have access to a variety of exceptional legal services. Cara Stone is a lean, top-tier law firm dedicated to providing advice and expertise at the highest levels.
Our sophisticated corporate, securities, finance, litigation, IP, real estate, and commercial counsel has achieved extraordinary results for our clients.
Cosgrove Law Group, LLC
Associate Attorney
Sep 2011 - Sep 2014
Securities Litigation, Government Enforcement Defense, Financial Compliance and Regulatory Affairs, Commercial Disputes, General Business Transactions
The Green Law Firm, LLC
Associate Attorney
Oct 2010 - Jul 2011
Worked as a part-time associate while obtaining my LLM in taxation. The firm had a general practice with a focus on business transactions, family law, civil litigation, personal injury, criminal law