About our Firm

But we don’t stop there, we will give you advice on legal and effective marketing strategies for raising the money you need from private investors. Our network of affiliates can help you create your website and professionally designed marketing materials and we can introduce you to Crowdfunding companies who can help you raise the money.

We set the foundation so you can effectively raise the money, close the deal, and manage your company and your investors. Our goal is your success. We know we’ve achieved that when our clients come back a second, third or even 10th time, and they start closing more deals or buying bigger deals.

I wasn’t always an Attorney. Like many of my clients, I had a prior career; mine was as a professional geologist/environmental consultant. After 15 years, I decided it was time for a change and went to law school. When I got licensed in California in 2002, I practiced real estate and environmental law for awhile, and my husband and I started looking at real estate investing to create our nest egg.

My husband and I attended many multi-day real estate seminars and workshops taught by nationally known gurus including David Lindahl, Susan Lassiter Lyons, Scott Scheel, Robin Thompson, Eddie Speed, Dave Reynolds & Frank Rolfe, among others, and we became actively involved in several local real estate investment associations. We learned how to buy multi-family properties, mobile home parks, office buildings, retail shopping centers, self-storage, single family houses, real estate development projects and nonperforming notes.

While at a ReMentor event, I met my former law partner, Gene Trowbridge, in 2007 when he had a solo real estate securities law practice. Gene and I worked well together for over 8 years to build our real estate securities law practice into a nationally recognized firm. I became licensed in Florida in 2012. In spring of 2016, I became the founder and managing Attorney of a separate law firm, Syndication Attorneys, PLLC, whose sole purpose is to help entrepreneurs create sustainable, successful real estate investment companies.

In the course of my journey, I became a real estate investor too. I have been the managing partner in a high-end subdivision development joint venture on Lake Kewoee in South Carolina, a syndicator of an apartment complex in Columbus, Ohio, and have owned vacation rental properties in Cleveland and Saint Augustine, Florida.

I now regularly teach at real estate trading events ranging from 20 to 1,000 attendees. I have written the Amazon # 1 best-selling book “ How to Legally Raise Private Money” and host a successful podcast called “Raise Private Money Legally”.

My name is Charlene Standridge and I am an entrepreneurial, innovative professional with extensive legal and administrative knowledge. I am an analytical professional skilled in legal administration, tort law and litigation. I have experience writing extensive reports, preparing legal documents and the ability to interpret legal terminology. I am a strong collaborative communicator continually focused on building relationships and promoting synergy across business lines and global units to drive positive change, cohesive, comprehensive business approaches. I have been with Syndication Attorneys, PLLC since its inception in 2016.

I also provide direct support to the managing attorney, conduct initial consultation with clients for evaluation, organize and maintain electronic case files, conduct legal research, and assist with any necessary documents for clients and file documents with federal and state securities regulatory agencies. In my role as Director of Business Development I work with all new clients in the Firm and not only bring in new clients, but maintains and establishes long-term relationships with current clients. Some of my duties include the initial discussion with clients where we work together to derive a game plan for their case and walk them through the case procedure. I have been responsible for growing and maintaining client satisfaction and working directly with the owner/managing attorney.

Previously, my 28 years in Pharmaceutical Sales has taught me how to interact in business, and grow a business through marketing and relationship building.

Olley has been in the sales arena for 20 years ranging from real estate sales to the legal industry. With a bachelor’s degree in Business Marketing & Financing. Olley has been able to excel in various markets assisting clients in understanding the financial side of purchasing. During his free time you can find Olley mentoring youth or attending his sons football games. A true peoples person, you can count on Olley to put forth his best efforts each and every time.