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
"Awesome work!!"
"My startup company has benefited greatly from choosing to work with Mary Hodges. Ms. Hodges far exceeded our needs and went above and beyond to perform our requests while promptly addressing the unique requirements of our project. In all honesty, we couldn't be more satisfied with the effort and work that Ms. Hodges was able to provide us. We will 100% be working with Ms. Hodges again for our company's future legality needs and would highly recommend her as a resource to others as well."
"Excellent experience! Mary was very accommodating and flexible."
"Outstanding job again- highly recommend!"
"Mary is an excellent attorney and her advises as well as the quality of her work have been invaluable and went beyond our expectations! We at Ace-up highly recommend her services."
"It was great that you could meet me in person and discuss in detail all the paperwork that I needed. Thank You for responding very promptly, by phone and on UpCounsel to all my questions I had before our meeting."
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