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Flanagan Law, PLLC
Experienced Contract Negotiation Attorney with a Personal Touch
Flanagan Law, PLLC was founded by Maria Flanagan, a North Carolina licensed attorney with over 20 years of experience in helping companies of various sizes meet their business needs.
Prior to launching her own practice, Maria served as Corporate Secretary and sole in-house counsel for Charles & Colvard, Ltd., a publicly traded fine jewelry and gemstone manufacturer, where she liaised with the Board of Directors on governance and SEC matters, was a trusted advisor for senior executives, and negotiated sales and vendor agreements for clients at all levels of the organization.
Before joining Charles & Colvard, Maria worked at ChannelAdvisor Corporation (acquired by Rithum Corporation), a publicly traded B2B SaaS provider, where she negotiated sales and business development agreements and developed the company's vendor contracts function. Prior to working for ChannelAdvisor, Maria spent over a decade negotiating vendor contracts of all types for Blue Cross NC while she attended North Carolina Central University School of Law in the evenings.
Areas of Practice
Commercial Contracts - Procurement, Sales, Business Development - Consulting, SaaS, Licensing, Services, NDAs
Corporate Secretary/Corporate Governance Services - Board and Committee Meeting Minuting; Corporate Governance Matters and Documentation
Fractional General Counsel Services - Trusted Advisor for Senior Leadership; Early Stage Risk Mitigation and Issue Spotting
Document Review/Marketing Collateral Material Review - Content and Compliance
Meet the Founder at Flanagan Law, PLLC
Maria Flanagan, Founding Member
Maria has over 20 years of experience reviewing and negotiating contracts with both private and public companies ranging in size from one to 4,000+ employees.
Commercial contracts are her passion, and she has years of proven experience on both the buy- and sell-side, with clients from many industries, including SaaS, healthcare, consulting
Maria has over 20 years of experience reviewing and negotiating contracts with both private and public companies ranging in size from one to 4,000+ employees.
Commercial contracts are her passion, and she has years of proven experience on both the buy- and sell-side, with clients from many industries, including SaaS, healthcare, consulting and manufacturing/consumer products.
Maria is business-minded, with vast company-centric experience. She works hard to get the deal done with as little risk to the organization as practical.
In her free time, Maria loves to kayak the gorgeous tributaries around Washington with her rescue bully Otto, volunteer with local animal shelters, drive transport for animal rescue groups, spend time with her amazing family and read fiction.