Mary Hodges
Tech Startup Attorney (Early Stage Financing Specialist)
California
MO, CA
"Extremely knowledgeable and helpful, highly recommended!"
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
"Mary was wonderful to work with and delivered our new agreements in less than a week!"
"Mary was an absolute pleasure to work with. She's very methodical, has great communication skills and really knows her stuff."
"Perfect as always!"
"Mary is fabulous - have worked with her several times and will continue to do so on future projects. Highly recommended."
"Mary is incredibly knowledgeable and professional. She was efficient and delivered as promised while providing great insight."
"Working with Mary was an excellent experience. As my first experience on upcounsel, she has set a high bar for anyone else to follow. She was friendly, professional, and very prompt."
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