WHY BOTHER WITH A CONTRACT LAWYER? All of us, whether as individual consumers or business owners or managers, are impacted by CONTRACTS in our daily lives. Indiana courts assume that we have all read and understand the contracts into which we enter. The reality is that many, if not most of us, either do not read our contracts thoroughly or we do not understand them. Maybe we simply surrender to the false idea that the contract is not negotiable so why bother? Many of us simply DESPISE reading a legal contract; too many contracts are written in such complicated ways that our eyes glaze over at the “legalese” and we give up and sign it hoping for the best! This is where a skilled contract lawyer can be of assistance. We actually enjoy legal contracts! Go figure.
SEEK CONTRACT HELP BEFORE YOU SIGN A CONTRACT! The best time to seek and benefit from legal assistance with your contract challenge is before you sign the contract, not after there is a dispute involving the performance or breach of the contract. If you do not seek legal help until after you sign your contract, you are essentially asking your attorney to unscramble an egg! Stephen Ullrich has spent much of his 25 years as an attorney engaged in the enforcement of legal contracts drafted by others, as well as in the negotiating and drafting of a myriad of legal contracts for his own clients. In fact, Mr. Ullrich’s passion for contract law goes back to his first of many “top papers” in law school: Contracts I. As a frequent litigator of contract disputes, Mr. Ullrich has learned through other lawyers’ mistakes the most common errors and omissions made in negotiating and drafting contracts – his litigation experience has made him a very effective contract writer and negotiator.
BENEFIT FROM OUR EXPERTISE. Ullrich’s experience with contracts includes everything from complex commercial leases, business buy/sell agreements, real estate development “take down” agreements, Real Estate Broker’s Listing Agreements (yes those are also “negotiable”) - to simple promissory notes. Among other lessons learned are that all terms of all contracts are negotiable, and there are no standard “one-size-fits-all” contracts. Mr. Ullrich will take the time to study and learn what you are hoping to accomplish through your particular transaction or relationship – essentially learning about and understanding your business or personal objectives as well as you do (maybe better!) - in order to ensure that the final written agreement says and does what you and the other party intend. No transaction is too unique or complicated – we will tailor your contract to your specific, unique objectives and circumstances. Time and money spent at the front end of your contract will save much more time and money you might otherwise spend trying to enforce a contract that does not say and do what you intended.
CALL FOR A FREE CONTRACT ASSESSMENT. Call us for a free over the phone chat about your particular contract challenge and find out if it makes sense for you to engage our services and expertise. You will learn something in the process, whether you retain us or not. Please remember that making this preliminary contact will not in itself create an attorney client relationship although anything you discuss or share during that call will be treated as and remain confidential.