Octavia L. Powell
Business Counsel | Extended Team Member | Business Focused Legal Guidance
Illinois
IL, England & Wales
"Easy to talk to and understand 👍🏾👍🏾"
About
I am a graduate of the University of California Berkeley, a member of the Illinois bar and a licensed lawyer (Solicitor) of England and Wales.
I help my clients streamline their business practices and manage legal risks by focusing on essentials such as - business contracts, corporate structure, employment/independent contractor agreements, website terms and policies, IP, technology, and commercial related agreements as well as business risk and compliance guidance.
Please note that I do not handle… read more litigation or business formation.
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"Easy to talk to and understand 👍🏾👍🏾"
"It was a pleasure working with Ms. Powell. She was verry knowledgable and answered all my questions. She did an excellent job drafting my Terms & Conditions and Privacy policy. I highly recommend her and would hire her again."
"Octavia has a rare combination of IT and legal skills. She is very thorough and dedicated, and she does everything with a professional attitude."
"Octavia demonstrates all the traits one would expect of a good attorney: intelligence, diligence, a firm grasp of the applicable law and facts, and prompt communication. She is also a delight to work with. Octavia's clients are in good hands."
"Octavia is business focused, professional and personable. She always takes the time to make sure we understood what was going on. These qualities combined with her tech savvy are extremely beneficial since she provides her services in an effective and streamlined way making working with her very easy, economical and a value to any size business which is the reason I highly recommend her services."
"Added value and met all deadlines. I would use again."
Work History
Powell Legal Counsel, Ltd
Business Counsel Consultant
Apr 2009 - Present
Firm retained to assist with special projects, research & overflow/coverage for boutique law firm's corporate domestic and international clients such as: stock re-structure matters (e.g., stock purchase agreements, BOD and shareholder resolutions, promissory notes); tech company services agreements; tech company terms of service and privacy policies (compliant with GDPR and CCPA); SaaS agreements.
POWELL LEGAL COUNSEL, LTD
Principal Attorney
Mar 2007 - Present
Provide business counsel legal services to small and mid-size companies, with a problem-solving approach, to help support business objectives. Actively partner with clients to provide guidance and solutions to optimize business strategy, development of business/corporate vision and performance across a broad range of areas.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO
IT Director
May 2007 - Aug 2019
Oversaw internal Intranet and external Internet website implementation, design and maintenance: Directed the activities of staff, including: web developers, webmasters, database administrators, software engineers, and digital content contributors.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO
Software Programmer And Web Project Manager
Jan 2002 - Dec 2006
Developed and managed software and web applications and teams
(e.g.; incident management system, client/case management system, point of sale and warehouse inventory management system); Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep
teams on-task and achieve schedule targets; Directed and participated in computer programming activities and evaluating system performance.