Tampa, Florida

Predictable Legal Protection for Business Owners & Families.

Freedom Shield Legal provides ongoing legal leadership for business owners and estate planning for individuals, families, entrepreneurs, and ministries who want clarity, protection, and long-term peace of mind.

Start with a $100 Initial Consultation. If Freedom Shield Legal is retained within 7 days, the consultation fee may be credited toward a larger flat-fee engagement, subject to attorney approval.

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  • No hourly billing surprises
  • Clear scope, clear pricing
  • Florida & Rhode Island Bar
Matthew R.J. Knych, Founder of Freedom Shield Legal

Built On Real Experience

Subscription-Based Fractional General Counsel • Flat-Rate Estate Planning • Tampa-Based Florida Law Firm • Former General Counsel & Operator

Two Focused Service Pillars

Built around what business owners and families actually need.

Select flat-rate business, contract, landlord/tenant, and property matters may also be handled when aligned with the firm's focus.

Fractional General Counsel

Ongoing legal leadership for business owners who need practical, proactive counsel without the overhead of a full-time in-house attorney.

Freedom Shield Legal helps business owners manage contracts, compliance issues, employment questions, operational risk, negotiations, vendor disputes, customer issues, and strategic legal decisions before they become expensive problems.

Subscription-based. Relationship-driven. Built around consistent engagement.

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Estate & Legacy Planning

Estate planning designed to protect your family, your business interests, your real estate, and your legacy.

Freedom Shield Legal prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, Lady Bird deeds, and business-owner estate plans that help reduce confusion, avoid unnecessary probate complications, and create a clear transition plan for the people and assets that matter most.

Flat-rate estate planning is available after consultation and scope review.

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Why Freedom Shield Legal Exists

A lawyer who understands business, family, and the pressure of building something that matters.

Business owners and families do not need more confusing legal bills, vague advice, or reactive counsel that only appears after something goes wrong.

They need a lawyer who understands business, risk, family responsibility, long-term planning, and the pressure of building something that matters.

Freedom Shield Legal was created to provide focused, practical, values-driven legal protection for people who want to operate with confidence, protect what they have built, and prepare for the future with clarity.

Matthew R.J. Knych

Why Tampa Business Owners Choose Freedom Shield

Tampa is growing. So are the risks.

Tampa continues to grow, and with that growth comes opportunity, complexity, and risk.

Business owners face contracts, employment issues, compliance questions, vendor disputes, customer conflicts, lease concerns, collection issues, and strategic decisions that can affect the future of the company.

At the same time, many business owners have never properly coordinated their estate plan with their company ownership, operating agreements, real estate, beneficiary designations, succession goals, or family structure.

Freedom Shield Legal bridges that gap by offering focused legal protection for both the business and the legacy behind it.

Built for Operators, Families, and Ministries

Freedom Shield Legal proudly serves:

Values-Driven Legal Counsel

Built on faith, family, liberty, and the belief that what you build should be protected.

Freedom Shield Legal is built on faith, family, liberty, personal responsibility, hard work, and the belief that what you build should be protected with strength and wisdom.

The firm serves clients who want more than a document vendor. They want counsel who understands their values, their business, their family obligations, and their long-term goals.

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Matthew R.J. Knych at the Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame

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