GENERAL INFORMATION · NOT LEGAL ADVICE · JULY 2026
What this is, in plain words
You send your app’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use — the real, final versions you are about to ship or have already shipped. A licensed Tennessee attorney reads them against what your app actually does, and sends you a written list of the issues he spots and the considerations worth resolving.
That is the whole service. It is called the Focused Review.
What you get
- A written review of your two documents, delivered in writing. Not a call, not a meeting.
- Issue spots — the places where the documents and the product appear not to line up.
- Considerations — the questions worth resolving before you submit or update.
- Reviewed under Tennessee law, by Dean John Balaes, attorney licensed in Tennessee (BPR No. 037495).
If you want to see the shape of the written work before deciding, there is an illustrative example built on an invented app.
What it costs
$275, flat. One app. Both documents. You are told the exact scope, the written engagement, and the delivery window before any document or payment is requested.
What this is not
Being straight about the edges is part of the service:
- Not drafting. It does not write or rewrite your documents.
- Not revisions or redlines.
- Not a compliance certification. No one can certify that.
- Not open-ended advice, and not a retainer.
- Not a sales call. There is no call.
- Not code. It does not produce or edit your app, your build, or your privacy manifest.
- Not more than the two documents for the one app you send.
If what you need is someone to write your documents, or advice outside Tennessee, this is not the right fit — and it is better that you know that on this page.
Who it is for
Founders and small teams shipping an app who have documents already written — by them, from a generator, or adapted from another product — and who want one careful read before it matters. It is most useful once the app has grown past the simple case: payments or subscriptions, several SDKs, sensitive data, an AI provider, or an app-store privacy question already received.
Not sure you need it? That question has its own note, and it sometimes answers “not yet.” You can also run the 12-point read-through on your own documents first, free.
How to begin, without a call
- Names first. Send only who you are and how to reach you, and confirm both documents are final. Do not send app details, documents, confidential information, or payment.
- Fit and conflicts. The application is screened for capacity, fit, conflicts, authorization, and jurisdiction. You get a decision either way.
- Scope, engagement, then work. If accepted, you receive the attorney’s identity, the exact scope, a written engagement, and a delivery window — before any document or payment is requested.
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Prefer not to create an account? Email DJB@AppCounselStudio.com with the subject “Focused Review — application” and include only your name, your company if any, and how to reach you. Same names-first rule: no documents, no app details, no confidential information.
Intake is limited and opens in quarterly windows.
Reading this page does not make your documents compliant, correct, or approved.