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