About Aligned Law

Aligned Law® is a solo law practice serving growing, purpose-driven businesses across Oregon, Washington, and California. I act as fractional general counsel to B Corps, worker cooperatives, women-owned businesses, and other purpose-driven companies that have outgrown ad hoc legal help but aren't yet ready for a full-time in-house lawyer.

Why I built this firm

I started Aligned Law to do one thing well: serve as embedded senior counsel for growing purpose-driven companies. Many of my clients are in the $5 to $50 million range—a point where legal needs have outpaced what occasional outside help can cover, but where hiring a full-time GC doesn't yet make sense. The fractional GC model fills that gap: a lawyer who knows your business deeply, is available when you need them, and is priced predictably—at a fraction of what hiring full-time would cost.

How I work

Three principles shape my practice:

• Transparency. You should always know what I'm working on, what it costs, and what to expect. Fixed monthly fees, clear scope, no surprises.
• Plain language. Legal documents and advice should help businesses understand their situation, not obscure it. I write contracts and memos in language clients can actually read.
• Long-term relationships. I look for clients who want a real working relationship over years, not transactional engagements. The value compounds when I know your business deeply.

Solo practice, networked support

Aligned Law is intentionally a solo practice. I'm the only attorney. When you call, you reach me—not a paralegal who has to track down a status update, and not an invoicing department disconnected from the work itself. I know every aspect of every matter, and you always know exactly who's doing your work.

When matters genuinely require specialized expertise (complex IP, securities, litigation, tax), part of my job is connecting you with the right specialist. Sometimes that's someone I already know and have referred to before; sometimes it means doing the research to identify the right person for your specific need. Either way, you don't have to figure out who to call.

About Alix

Alix Devendra is the founder of Aligned Law and serves as fractional general counsel to its clients.

Alix started her career at Nixon Peabody in San Francisco, where she practiced labor and employment law—counseling employers on hiring, terminations, and policy matters, and representing them in state and federal court when disputes arose. She also handled commercial litigation matters during her time at the firm.

After leaving Big Law in 2015, Alix spent several years as a legal design consultant, working primarily with legal-tech startups on how to deliver consumer legal services more clearly and usefully. That experience shaped how she practices today: contracts and advice written in plain language, focused on what clients actually need to make decisions.

She founded Aligned Law in 2019 to serve businesses that share her values: companies committed to treating their workers, customers, and communities well while building something durable.

Credentials

Education

• J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law (first in class)
• B.A., Pomona College, cum laude

Bar admissions

• Oregon, Washington, and California

Affiliations

• On Purpose Oregon (formerly B Local PDX)
• Cooperative Professionals Guild
• Sustainable Economies Law Center, Legal Fellow
• U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives

 The Office

Alix lives in Portland with her husband and two children. She reads voraciously, listens to a lot of podcasts, and is always ready with a recommendation. As a family, they cook, travel, and have strong opinions about Portland's best ice cream and gelato.

Testimonial

"Alix is the lawyer I wish I'd found years ago. She understands purpose-driven businesses from the inside, communicates in plain language, and treats the relationship as a real partnership rather than a series of transactions. Working with her has made me a better business owner." - Amanda Winn