TEN REASONS TO SEND THAT CONTRACT ON YOUR DESK TO A LAWYER

THE PERSON WHO DRAFTED THE CONTRACT IS COUNTING ON THE FACT THAT YOU WILL NOT SEND THE CONTRACT TO A LAWYER
THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO HAVE LANGUAGE THAT A LAY PERSON MAY NOT UNDERSTAND.
THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN DRAFTED BASED UPON PRIOR LITIGATED CASES WHICH A LAY PERSON COULD NOT POSSIBLY KNOW ABOUT IT.
THERE ARE PROBABLY AMBIGUITIES IN THE CONTRACT WHICH COULD HURT YOU LATER.
BECAUSE YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT THINKING ABOUT WHERE YOU COULD BE SUED IN THE EVENT THAT THINGS GO WRONG.
YOU MAY NOT HAVE CONSIDERED HOW TO END THE CONTRACT
YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHO IS SUPPOSED TO SIGN THE CONTRACT FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
YOU NEED ADVICE ABOUT WHETHER HAVING AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE IS A GOOD IDEA.
YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT A PREVAILING PARTY ATTORNEYS’ FEE PROVISION DOES.
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW.