BUSINESS CONTRACTS
Draft – Review – Revise – Negotiate – Customize – Litigate
Most if not all savvy and seasoned business-owners recognize how much added value a competent business contracts attorney can provide versus using template or boiler-plate contracts found online or in inexpensive software packages. Contract drafting that anticipates potential issues in formation is undoubtedly worthwhile.
In other words, it is – by far – worth the fees you pay a business contracts attorney to draft a contract when compared to the costs of litigating a dispute over a poorly drafted contract that will have unnecessary flaws without a business contracts attorney’s oversight.
Business Contracts that Anticipate Legal Issues are Key
Here, the bottom line is that written agreements are literally the most important part of any business transaction as they are a necessity for every business-to-business or business-to-customer relationship in today’s litigious society. Indeed, Boiler-plate, template or non-lawyer drafted agreements generally fail to address all the necessary elements of the agreement, are not updated to account for recent changes in the law or court decisions, and are not customized to fit the needs of your business and the specific transaction, and as previously stated, do not anticipate legal issues of concern. Moreover, deficiencies in any one of these areas can be devastating to the contractual arrangement, as well as the businesses involved, and result in unnecessary litigation costs that could have easily been prevented with the help of Fourton & Associates, PLLC. Indeed, when contract disputes arise – and no matter how accommodating the parties are at the time of contract, they often do – a poorly drafted contract can cost one or both parties substantial sums of money in attorneys’ fees, court & litigation costs, a settlement payment or an unfavorable court judgment.
Typical Contracts Drafted Reviewed Revised Negotiated Customized Litigated by Fourton & Associates, PLLC.
The Business Contracts Attorneys at Fourton & Associates, PLLC can draft, review, negotiate, revise and customize a variety of contract types. Some of the more common types of written agreements our Business Attorneys handle include:
| Arbitration Agreements | Non-Compete / Non-Competition Agreements | Employment Agreements | Franchise Agreements |
| Partnership Agreements | MoDistribution Agreementse | Manufacturing Agreements | Financial Agreements |
| Shareholder Agreements | Non-Solicitation Agreements | Sales Representative Agreements | Loan Agreements Promissory |
| Settlement Agreements | Lease Agreements | Independent Contractor Agreements | Security Promissory |
Good Contract Drafting is Born with Anticipation of Litigation
Not only do our Attorneys at Fourton & Associates, PLLC deal with contract matters from the transactional side; but,we plan to win as we also represent clients in contract litigation. Having stated that every client should want their Business Agreements Attorney to have experience litigating contracts. Moreover, good contract drafting is born in and developed through a legal lenses that anticipates potential issues that could lead to litigation. A Contract Litigation Attorney has an advanced understanding of the elements of a contractual arrangement that typically breed litigious disputes so as to anticipate potential litigations before they may occur, and draft an appropriate contract to attempt to eliminate potential future litigation. That is, attorneys at Fourton & Associates know how contract terms and contract language can be interpreted (or misinterpreted) to support one position or another so we can advise clients, accordingly. As such, such elevated understanding from a higher level can be invaluable when drafting, reviewing, revising or customizing a contract for a specific client, involved in a specific type of contractual relationship.
Reasonable Fee Structures
The fees charged to draft, review, revise, negotiate and customize a contract depend on a variety of factors. For example, the purpose and nature of the contract; the type of business or industry; and finally, whether the matter requires only the review of an existing contract, a review and revision, or a contract drafted and customized from inception.Depending on these factors, Fourton & Associates, PLLC offers flat rates or hourly rates as well as flexible installment payment plans. Plan to save and plan to win, ultimately. To be sure, do not be ‘penny wise and pound foolish’ when it comes to business contracts that involve large sums of money, valuable assets, affect your livelihood or that your business will use for its customers or for business-to-business transactions on a regular basis – retain an Attorney at Fourton & Associates, PLLC today.
