When most people think of lawyers, they have visions of courtrooms and legal battles the likes of which they've seen in Law & Order. But, the world of law is vast.
Law school doesn't adequately prepare you for the many avenues you can take in your career as a lawyer. So, allow me to help you.
If you went to law school because you know you wanted to argue and fight out court cases and you've always known that about yourself, then it sounds like litigation is your future. And, you'll likely be happy as a litigator.
On the other hand, if you're unsure of where to go, you know you don't want to spend your work like battling things out in a courtroom, or perhaps you have interests and aspirations outside of law, then I suggest looking at becoming a corporate lawyer.
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Brett A. Cenkus has 20+ years of experience in business law, finance, and entrepreneurship. Through Cenkus Law, PC, he provides advice and services for mergers & acquisitions (M&A), securities offerings, founders’ agreements, and other general business law issues.
Through Braaten Woods, LLC, Brett helps business owners in the lower middle market ($2MM - $25MM) position themselves for sale, find buyers, negotiate, and close M&A deals.
Brett also maintains merger-resources.com, a site packed with free articles, videos, checklists, deal diagrams, template contracts, and other tools to help pass M&A knowledge to others.
Brett regularly consults with entrepreneurs and invests his own capital as an angel investor.
From 2010-2013, Brett served as Chief Legal Counsel of a publicly-traded international oilfield services company. From 2001 to 2006, he and a partner founded and built Paragon Residential Mortgage. Bridge Investments acquired Paragon in 2006.
Brett holds a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania.
Brett lives in Austin with his wife, Cathryn, and two children. He enjoys reading, squash, classic movies, great food and wine, and the New England Patriots.
