Frank A. Natoli

Frank A. Natoli (born June 7, 1969) is the CEO and Founder of Natoli-Lapin, LLC, the Home of Lantern Legal Services in New York City.[1] Natoli is well known as an American Business and Intellectual Property attorney and as a grassroots serial entrepreneur.[2]

Natoli was born in Newark, New Jersey and grew up in Wood-Ridge New Jersey, just a short distance from New York City. Prior to founding LanternLegal.com, Natoli operated FDL Enterprises, Inc., one of the first US commercial trading operations in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam after years of restriction. He created a thriving wholesale liquidator import / export company with offices in New York City and Ho Chi Minh City as well as many entrepreneurial ventures including a funeral home in Passaic, NJ and a nightclub on the New Jersey shore, among others.[3]

Natoli also spent two years as the Programme Director for The Economist Newspaper Group. In that position he gathered experts including Global 100 executives and government officials to participate in events on a wide range of topics including Corporate Governance, Latin America, Human Resources and the Airline and Automotive Industries.

Prior to launching his practice, Natoli worked for a large international law firm and then decided to combine his talents and to focus his career on small business entrepreneurship. Natoli-Lapin, LLC, through its virtual presence at www.LanternLegal.com, specializes in helping small businesses and entrepreneurs in the areas of business law, trademark, copyright and patent services.[3] Most services are provided as unbundled legal services on a flat-rate basis that is designed to help small businesses and individuals receive affordable legal services.[4] Natoli-Lapin, LLC provides services for most clients in a virtual capacity (over the internet, email and phone) and its innovative flat rate business model makes the firm a pioneer in the legal profession. Natoli often speaks publicly on the subjects of small business entrepreneurship and to legal professionals seeking guidance and insights on the next generation of legal practice.

Natoli received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a concentration in International Affairs from Columbia University, cum laude and his Juris Doctor degree from The George Washington University Law School.[5] He is admitted to practice law in the states of New York and New Jersey.[6]

Natoli's career has also included time spent as a professional actor in New York City. He began studying theater in New York's West Village at age 13. When he was 15 he dropped out of school in order to pursue a career in acting. While Natoli later went on to earn his GED and then his undergraduate and law degrees from prestigious universities, he is still a member of the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists. His other talents and interests include being a classical and jazz pianist and composer and an author of fiction and poetry.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Sarah E. Needleman, "For the Self-Employed, It's an Endless Workweek", Wall Street Journal, August 4, 2009, B5.
  2. ↑ Karen Sloan, "Successful New Firm Uses Fixed Fees for Entrepreneurial Clients", The National Law Journal, June 24, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Frank Natoli, "A Career Built on Easing Headaches", The New York Times, August 11, 2009, B6.
  4. ↑ "LanternLegal.com Revolutionizes Legal Services for the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs" (Press release). Natoli-Lapin, LLC. June 18, 2009.
  5. 1 2 Frank A. Natoli, Esq., "Founders' Profiles, Frank A. Natoli, Esq.", http://lanternlegal.com/index.php, August 22, 2009
  6. ↑ Frank A. Natoli, Esq., "Founders' Profiles, Frank A. Natoli, Esq.",http://lanternlegal.com/index.php, August 22, 2009
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