Our Highly Skilled Team Can Help You With Your Business Contracts

Contracts are simply the written or oral record of a binding voluntary agreement that assigns duties to two parties. Contracts are enforceable, meaning if the contract is broken, one part can potentially obtain monetary damages. In fact, it is our system of contract law that underpins and makes possible the many private voluntary agreements by which exchanges of goods and services are accomplished in our society at every level. Because so much of our modern society is based upon contractual agreement, contracts are some of the most highly litigated areas of modern life.

Much of this litigation could have been avoided at the outset had there been a well-crafted contract. At The Dickerson & Smith Law Group, our attorneys are skilled in drafting contracts and seek to help you avoid litigation in the first place. However, litigation often does arise. The overwhelming majority of such disputes arise upon assertions by one that the other party has somehow breached the contractual agreement. A breach may take many forms. For instance, if one’s car is damaged while being repaired, there is a breach of a bailment contract. If one’s car is repaired incorrectly, then there is a breach of a service contract. If one’s mechanic refuses to honor a warranty on the work provided, there is a breach of a warranty. So, in one simple transaction, whether one identifies more closely with the mechanic or the car owner, one can see many different contracts made, the opportunities to breach each one, and different types of damages that may be assessed.

Whether you are the one asserting breach or accused of it, retention of counsel is a necessary first step in being successful in the litigation process. This need for counsel arises due to many factors, but primarily, attorneys are needed to read, interpret and spot issues in the language of the contract. For one to adequately bring or defend a suit, one must know precisely what duties are assigned to each party, any warranties included, how the law addresses specific types of contracts, how a breach may or may not have occurred, and the damages that are appropriate in each case. All these aspects are highly technical in nature and require a skilled legal eye and mind to spot all issues that affect your case. The business lawyers at The Dickerson & Smith Law Group have just such skill and are waiting to fight for you. Call today: 757-828-0031 or 800-506-8133. You can also contact us online.