Business Contracts

A contract is not paperwork. It is the plan for what happens when the relationship is tested.

Most agreements read fine until something goes wrong, and then the wording is all that matters. I draft and review the contracts a business actually runs on, written to hold up under pressure rather than to look finished. That includes vendor and client agreements, leases, employment and confidentiality terms, independent contractor and consulting agreements, and the negotiation and enforcement that come with them.

I read your contract the way you do, as a risk to your livelihood, not a clause in a template. Because I have operated businesses, I know which terms carry real weight and which are noise, so I can focus your attention and your budget where it counts. I will tell you when an agreement is sound, when it needs work, and when you should walk away from a deal the paper cannot fix.

The goal is not the longest contract. It is the one that protects your downside and leaves the decision in your hands.

You finish with agreements you understand, terms that will hold if the relationship sours, and a clear read on where you stand.

A common question: Can you just review a contract someone sent me? Yes. A focused review before you sign is often the highest-value hour you can spend, and I will be direct about what to change and what to accept.

Tell me what you are working on. If it is a fit, I will lay out the work and the fee in writing before anything begins.

Yes. A focused review before you sign is often the highest-value hour you can spend, and I’ll be direct about what to change and what to accept.

It depends on the document, but I’ll give you a timeline in writing before I start.

Whichever protects you. I won’t hand you a template you’ve never read.

Vendor and client agreements, leases, employment and confidentiality terms, contractor agreements, and the negotiation and enforcement that come with them.