Lake Wales Startup Night: Startup Legal Strategy with Denise Tessier

Lake Wales Startup Night: Startup Legal Strategy with Denise Tessier, Esq.

Starting a business creates questions that a website, logo, or AI-generated business plan cannot settle. Who owns what? What should partners agree on? What belongs in a client contract? When should you bring in an attorney?

Whether you’re exploring an idea, building a side business, or already serving customers, come with a question you want to sort out.

Event details

• Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · 6 PM
• The Thirsty Dragon
• 126 N 1st St, Lake Wales, FL
• Free to attend

Topics

• Questions to ask before starting a business with a partner.
• Clarifying ownership, responsibilities, and expectations.
• Preparing questions about client agreements and contractor work.
• Using AI to organize your questions before speaking with an attorney.
• Building connections with founders and neighbors in Lake Wales.

About Denise Tessier, Esq.

Denise Tessier is an attorney with Tessier Law Firm and the featured speaker for Lake Wales Startup Night’s Startup Legal Strategy event. Learn more at TessierLawFirm.com.

About Jason Wade

Jason Wade is an AI Visibility strategist and the founder of BackTier. He is the host of the AI Visibility Podcast. His work focuses on AI Visibility, Generative Engine Optimization, Answer Engine Optimization, entity authority, and the infrastructure behind machine-generated recommendations. He is also conducting an ongoing name-ambiguity and entity-resolution experiment using the names Jason T Wade and Jason AI Wade to study how AI systems distinguish, merge, classify, and resolve identities across the web. Learn more at BackTier.com and JasonWade.com.

Links

• Lake Wales Startup Night — RSVP
• Tessier Law Firm
• BackTier
• Jason Wade
• Lake Wales Guide
• Florida Slice

Contact the organizers: [email protected] · 321.946.5569