Taylor E. Darcy, JD/MBA
Practice focus: California business formation · Multi-member LLCs and operating agreements · Buy-sell agreements · Contract drafting and review · and more
I'm a California-licensed attorney based in San Diego. I founded Think Legal in 2017, straight out of law school, after spending most of my childhood watching my parents run a small business. The practice I built is the one I wish they'd had access to — clear answers, predictable fees, and an attorney who understands that the business comes first and the legal work serves it.
The work
I represent California small and mid-sized businesses on the transactional side of the lifecycle — formation, contracts, employment counseling, and outside general counsel. The work is thoughtful, document-focused, and forward-looking. Get the paperwork right the first time so the disputes that follow bad drafting don't happen.
My practice is exclusively transactional. Litigation and dispute resolution referrals go to firms I trust for that work. What I do is the transactional counsel that keeps California businesses on solid ground — before the disputes ever start.
How I work
Every matter is run by me. There is no associate-staffing model where a junior runs the matter and you discover that on the bill. There is no white-label processing team. The attorney who reviews your intake is the same one who drafts your documents and signs your engagement letter.
The trade-off is honest: I'm one person, so scheduling and turnaround times are real. The benefit is that you get continuity, accountability, and a single source of truth from the first call through delivery.
I quote in writing before the work starts. Every engagement is flat-fee + costs (formation, contracts, employment) or tier-priced (OGC). The number you saw is the number you pay — no hourly meter, no scope creep, no rounded-up sixths-of-an-hour. Fees & engagement has the details.
What I won't do
I won't take a matter I can't honestly scope, I won't take a matter outside California, and I won't take litigation. If you're asking for a cease-and-desist that doesn't actually have legal merit, or you want me to threaten an adversary, that's not me. I'll tell you so on the call rather than after a retainer, and I'll refer you to a litigation firm I trust if that's what the situation actually calls for.
How I got here
In the summer of 1989, when I was twelve, my family moved from Utah to San Diego. My dad got into the carpet cleaning industry and eventually ran a franchise — The Carpet Consultants of Escondido — operating independently in North County under that recognizable name. I grew up inside that business: the cash flow, the customer relationships, the hours, the everyday calculations that don't show up in any textbook. That's the lens I bring to the practice.
I was also the family's tech kid — the one who fixed the computer and figured out how to make systems do more with less. That instinct carried into the practice. At Think Legal, technology isn't an accessory; it's how we keep flat fees flat and phase pricing predictable.
I earned an MBA in financial management from National University, then a JD with a Business Law concentration (with honors) from California Western School of Law in San Diego. I also teach Business Law as an adjunct professor at Southwestern Community College.
Outside the law
When I'm not working, I'm spending time with my family, watching sports, or out on a motorcycle ride. (Usually some combination.)
Areas where Taylor works.
- California business formation
- Multi-member LLCs and operating agreements
- Buy-sell agreements
- Contract drafting and review
- Employment counseling and handbooks
- Independent contractor agreements
- Outside general counsel
Work with Taylor directly.
Litigation matters use the case-evaluation form so we can run conflicts before you share anything confidential. Transactional matters start with a short discovery call.