Bitcoin Counsel That Actually Speaks Bitcoin
For Growing Businesses
Strategic legal counsel for individuals and businesses navigating the Bitcoin space. From corporate treasury and business acceptance to transaction structure and long-horizon strategy, we help you make sound, informed decisions in a landscape that never stops changing.
THE CHALLENGE
Bitcoin Moves at a Different Pace Than the Law That Surrounds It.
Bitcoin isn't traditional currency. It isn't a traditional asset. The rules are still being written, the guidance shifts often, and the IRS, SEC, FinCEN, and state regulators each see it a little differently. That's before you get to the practical questions: custody, counterparty risk, structuring, succession, and how to transact without making a costly mistake.
Whether you're already in Bitcoin or seriously considering it, you don't need a lawyer who's curious. You need one who's already done the work.
WHAT WE DO
Practical Counsel for People Already Serious About Bitcoin.
We provide subject matter guidance and strategic counsel across the issues that come up for individuals and businesses operating in the Bitcoin space. Engagements are scoped, focused, and built around what you actually need, not a generic retainer.
Common areas of work include:
Strategic and Educational Counsel
Plain-English guidance on the regulatory landscape, custody considerations, counterparty risk, and how Bitcoin fits, or doesn't, into a broader strategy.
Business Acceptance and Treasury Considerations
For companies exploring whether and how to hold Bitcoin on their balance sheet or accept it as payment, including the legal, contractual, and operational questions that come with it.
Transaction Structure and Documentation
Contract review and drafting for Bitcoin-related transactions, OTC arrangements, and commercial agreements involving digital assets.
Entity and Governance Questions
Corporate structure, governance, and policy work for Bitcoin-focused ventures, or for traditional businesses adding Bitcoin exposure.
Strategic Introductions and Coordination
When a matter requires specialists outside our scope, such as tax counsel, custodians, exchanges, or registered advisors, we help coordinate the right people around your situation.
WHO WE SERVE
Who This Practice Is Built For.
High-net-worth individuals
with meaningful Bitcoin holdings, or those building toward them, looking for strategic legal counsel from someone who understands the asset.
Business owners and executives
evaluating how Bitcoin fits into corporate treasury, payments, or long-term strategy.
Bitcoin-native companies
that need legal counsel from someone who already speaks the language.
Family offices, advisors, and fiduciaries
seeking a knowledgeable second voice on Bitcoin-related matters for their clients.
WHY STRATMAN
The Combination Most Firms Don't Have.
We are brilliant at the 80% of Bitcoin legal challenges businesses and investors face most often, and we are honest about the 20% that belongs in someone else's hands. That's how we work, and it's the difference clients notice.
Subject matter expertise you can actually verify
Most Bitcoin law gets written by lawyers who never held a Series 7. That's not the situation here.
Tom Nichols leads our Bitcoin practice. He's a practicing attorney with prior in-house experience as Associate General Counsel at Isagenix and Chief Legal Officer at Seacret Direct. Before law, he held Series 7 and 66 securities licenses while working in finance, lending, and real estate at firms including American Express, E-Trade, Bank of America, and New England Financial.
That cross-disciplinary background across finance, securities, lending, and corporate law, combined with years as an active Bitcoiner, is rare in any law firm. It's the kind of perspective Bitcoin work actually requires.
We're also direct about where we don't operate. We're not your tax attorney, your registered investment advisor, or your CPA, and for matters that require those specialists, we'll tell you. What we offer is strategic legal counsel and advisory work, scoped honestly, from someone who genuinely understands the space.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Common Questions About Working With Us on Bitcoin Matters.
Do you only work with clients in Arizona?
No. Our HOA and real estate practices are Arizona-focused, but our Bitcoin practice serves clients nationally and internationally. Bitcoin doesn't respect borders, and neither does the work we do around it. Engagements are taken on a case-by-case basis.
Are you a "crypto" lawyer or a Bitcoin lawyer?
Bitcoin, specifically. We don't market ourselves as generalist "crypto" or "digital asset" counsel, and we don't chase trends in altcoins, meme coins, or token issuances. Our perspective is grounded in Bitcoin.
Can you help with the tax side of Bitcoin?
Tax planning and tax filings should sit with a qualified CPA or tax attorney. We can talk through the legal and structural questions, and we can help coordinate with tax professionals you already work with, or make an introduction if needed.
Will you give me investment advice?
No. We don't provide investment advice, manage assets, or recommend allocations. Investment decisions stay with you and your registered advisors. Our work is legal counsel and strategic advisory, separate and distinct from investment advice.
How does an engagement typically start?
With a conversation. We want to understand the situation, what you're trying to accomplish, and whether we're genuinely the right fit. If we are, we'll scope the engagement and put it in writing. If we're not, we'll say so.
CONTACT US
Ready for Counsel Who Speaks Bitcoin?
Whether you're sizing up a strategy, structuring a transaction, or just want a knowledgeable second voice, we're happy to talk.
The information on this page is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, tax, investment, or financial advice. Reading this page does not create an attorney-client relationship with Stratman Law Firm. Engagements are established only by signed agreement.
Stratman Law Firm is Arizona's HOA and real estate law firm delivering nimble, expert legal support at a fractional cost. Based in Arizona, we combine deep specialization with personalized attention, giving property managers, HOA boards, and growing businesses the focused legal partner they actually deserve.
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Phoenix, Arizona 85050
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