For nearly 30 years, Hal Shear and Board Assets have serviced two constituencies: Directors and Boards of established companies and Entrepreneurs seeking early-stage advice and investments. We operate across the range of engagements, from private conversations to acting as a team player, as well as via seminars and presentations. The most reliable testimonial to our capabilities: the clients who businesses have prospered under our counsel.BOARD SERVICESNationally recognized for our expertise in deploying corporate governance solutions, we advise on risk management, compensation, board recruitment--whatever your challenge. Our clientele range from private businesses, associations and institutions of higher learning to companies listed on the world’s major exchanges. And as client engagements require, we are able to draw from an international network of experts. EARLY-STAGE INVESTMENTSIn our work with entrepreneurs, we partner as advisor, and often as an investor or director. Our advice and counsel are actionable. With sleeves rolled up and contacts leveraged, we take on the role of advocate for the company, its founders, management team, and investors. By applying special expertise in evolving best practices and pattern recognition, we endeavor to help teams avoid old mistakes and overcome new ones.EXPERT WITNESS SERVICESSince 2007 Mr. Shear has represented both plaintiffs and defendants as a corporate-governance expert witness in litigation involving public, private, cooperative and government-oversight entities and a diversity of industries.