The Playbooks

Legal tutorials from top experts, made for everyday people. These playbooks fill the gaps LLMs miss, helping people handle their own legal needs while training Inhouse AI on real expert strategy.

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Starting a Business: The Legal Work That Actually Matters

Most founders overdo legal, complicating their business and sapping energy. Here is the minimum viable way: which entity, dividing ownership, and the one deadline you can't undo.

Ryan Wenger

September 1, 2026

Too Big for a Business Lawyer, Too Small for a General Counsel

Your legal bills have stopped being occasional, but you are nowhere near the revenue that justifies a general counsel. Here is when the in-house hire actually pencils out, and why AI plus outside counsel usually beats it at your size.

Travis Zollner· 8 min read

August 13, 2026

When you're the one who owes the money: how to negotiate a business debt before a lawsuit

Your leverage peaks before a lawsuit is filed. Suing means months and five figures to chase money you've said you don't have. Most creditors would rather settle. The demand-letter-to-courthouse window is prime time to deal. Most owners waste it.

Max Moio· 8 min read

July 31, 2026

Your tenant stopped paying rent: the landlord's legal playbook before you file for eviction

Eviction is one of the few areas of law where moving fast is how landlords lose. Most landlords who lose don't lose on the facts. They lose on their own paperwork. Here is the legal sequence to follow before you file.

Travis Zollner· 7 min read

July 22, 2026

What happens when your business partner stops showing up

Without an operating agreement, state law writes your breakup terms. You may not like them.

Max Moio· 7 min read

July 20, 2026

The contract that's costing you clients: how to make your legal paper close deals, not kill them

Your contract is losing you business. Not because it's weak, but because it's unreadable. Here is how to simplify your legal paper without losing the protections you need.

Max Moio· 7 min read

July 20, 2026

When a Handshake Isn't Enough: How to Paper the Deals Your Business Already Runs On

For decades, you've run your business on your word and a simple agreement. That system works because you are the enforcement mechanism. You know everyone, and if something breaks, you can fix it yourself.

Max Moio· 6 min read

July 16, 2026

Hiring your first contractor: the classification mistake that gets agencies sued

One of the most expensive legal mistakes a business can make is not a bad client contract. It is treating an employee like a contractor. Here is what regulators look for when determining which is which.

Travis Zollner

July 9, 2026

When a customer disputes the charge: what your refund policy actually needs to say

A chargeback is not a customer service problem. It is a legal dispute, and if your refund policy is vague or buried, you will lose before it starts. Here is what your policy needs to say.

Max Moio· 6 min read

July 9, 2026

The indemnity clause your staffing contract is probably missing

When a placed worker files a claim, the first question is not what happened. It is whose contract controls who pays. Here is what your indemnity clause needs to cover before that moment arrives.

Max Moio· 6 min read

July 9, 2026

What to do when a client won't pay: the contractor's legal checklist

You finished the build, the invoice went out, but now the client has gone quiet, is disputing the amount, or flat-out said they're not paying. What you do in the next two weeks determines whether you collect or write it off.

Travis Zollner

July 9, 2026