Allegis Law Logo

Web3 Lawyer | Blockchain & Crypto Legal Services

Blockchain Counsel Built Around Your Tax Strategy, Business Structure, and Long-Term Goals

Blockchain attorneys often stop at regulatory filings or token documentation. At Allegis Law, Web3 legal services address the full picture. That means connecting DAO formation, smart contract counsel, NFT legal guidance, and DeFi structuring with crypto tax planning, business formation, and digital asset estate planning.

Rustin Diehl is a nationally recognized Web3 lawyer serving founders, startups, and investors who want a legal strategy as forward-thinking as the technology they're building on.

Building in Web3 Without Legal Counsel Can Cost You

Most Web3 builders focus on the technology first and the legal structure later. By the time regulatory, tax, or estate issues surface, the window for clean solutions has often closed. Ask yourself:

  • If your DAO or DeFi project is later classified as an unregistered security by the SEC or CFTC, do you have a legal entity in place that shields you from personal liability?
  • Are you tracking crypto transactions, token distributions, and NFT sales in a way that will withstand IRS scrutiny as digital asset reporting requirements become more strict?
  • If something happened to you today, is there a plan in place to ensure your wallets, tokens, and digital assets reach your heirs without being lost, frozen, or subject to unnecessary tax?
Web3 legal risks illustration showing DAO compliance, DeFi regulation, NFT licensing and crypto tax planning challenges

How We Can Help Web3 Founders and Investors

Our work spans the full lifecycle of a Web3 venture by integrating compliance, entity structuring, and tax strategy so your legal foundation doesn't have gaps that surface later.

DeFi Legal Counsel

Protocol design, fund structure, and token mechanics each carry distinct regulatory risk. We advise DeFi founders and investors on how to structure operations that can withstand SEC, CFTC, and IRS scrutiny.

NFT IP and Licensing

Minting an NFT does not automatically transfer intellectual property rights. We draft and review licensing agreements, advise on copyright ownership, and help creators and platforms build NFT projects on solid legal ground.

Crypto Trusts and Digital Asset Estate Planning

Digital assets require specialized estate planning to ensure access and transfer don't fail at the technical or legal level. We structure crypto trusts and estate plans that account for private keys, multi-sig arrangements, and beneficiary access.

Tax Planning for Digital Assets

From token sales and staking rewards to DeFi yields and NFT royalties, crypto tax obligations are layered and jurisdiction-specific. We build tax strategies that align with IRS guidance while supporting your broader financial structure.

Smart Contract Review

On-chain agreements carry real legal weight. Our smart contract lawyers review your code and documentation to identify enforceability issues, liability exposure, and gaps between your legal intent and what the contract actually executes.

General Counsel for Blockchain Businesses

Ongoing legal support for Web3 companies navigating contracts, regulatory developments, investor relationships, and operational decisions, with counsel that understands the technology, not just the law.

Explore our resources on DAO legal services, crypto LLCs, crypto trusts, and tax planning for digital assets to see how each service works in depth. Additional guidance on DAO taxes and decentralized autonomous organizations is available for founders structuring governance and compliance frameworks.

Rustin Diehl Web3 lawyer providing blockchain, crypto tax and digital asset legal services to clients nationwide

Meet Rustin Diehl, Web3 Lawyer Serving Clients Nationwide

Rustin Diehl understands that building in Web3 means operating in a space where the legal rules are still being written. A single structural mistake can create tax liabilities, regulatory exposure, or estate planning gaps that follow you for years. He works with digital asset investors, DAO founders, DeFi operators, and crypto entrepreneurs who came to him after outgrowing generic legal advice that didn't account for the specific demands of blockchain-based ventures.

Rustin's work appeared in Tax Notes, Bloomberg Tax, Thomson Reuters, and Kiplinger. Clients get a strategist who thinks about the downstream tax consequences of every structural decision.

He earned his LLM in Taxation from Georgetown Law and his Juris Doctor from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. He served as Chair of the Business Law Section of the Utah State Bar and teaches business law as an Adjunct Professor at Weber State University. His published work includes pieces on entity selection for DAOs, tax treatment of virtual decentralized entities, and charitable structures for nonprofit DAOs.

Located in Sandy, Utah, and serving clients across the country, Rustin works closely with each client to build a Web3 legal strategy that fits their specific situation: launching a DAO, structuring a crypto investment portfolio, or ensuring that digital wealth is protected and transferable through a properly designed estate plan.

How Allegis Law Structures Your Web3 Legal Strategy

1

Schedule a Web3 Legal Consultation

Book a consultation with Rustin Diehl to walk through your project, portfolio, or venture in detail. Together, you'll identify immediate legal and tax concerns, structural gaps, and the specific Web3 legal services that apply to your situation.

2

Build Your Legal and Tax Strategy

Rustin will design a comprehensive plan that addresses your entity structure, DAO governance, smart contract review needs, crypto tax exposure, and digital asset estate planning, all within a single, integrated strategy. You'll leave with a clear, coordinated roadmap for your entity, taxes, and digital assets.

3

Implement, Protect, and Plan for the Future

Allegis Law handles the legal implementation: forming crypto LLCs, drafting DAO operating frameworks, establishing digital asset trusts, and implementing tax planning structures. As your project scales or regulations shift, your plan is reviewed and updated to keep pace.

For founders planning to structure a new venture, our business formation services integrate entity selection with tax strategy from the start. For entrepreneurs preparing for an exit or transfer, our business succession and estate planning services ensure digital assets are transferred smoothly to the next generation.

Ready to Work with a Web3 Lawyer Who Understands the Full Legal and Tax Picture?

1031 exchange attorney Two business people engaging in a shandshake
Contact Allegis Law today to schedule a consultation and build a Web3 legal strategy designed to protect your project, reduce your tax burden, and secure your digital wealth for the long term.
Contact a Web3 lawyer for crypto legal consultation, tax strategy and digital asset protection planning
Learn Contact Attorney Bio
The information provided on this website is for general informational purposes only, does not constitute legal or tax advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Consult qualified counsel prior to taking action on any information provided herein. Materials presented may contain AI-assisted or tool-assisted content.

For specific legal advice tailored to your situation, please schedule a consultation.
Join the Newsletter The Definitive Guide to Tax & Estate Planning for Digital Assets
Privacy Policy

©

2026

Allegis Law, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Allegis Law Logo
Located in Sandy, Utah;
Serving Clients Nationwide
9980 S 300 W #200,
Sandy, UT 84070
Hours: 9am - 5pm MST