Our Champaign County contract lawyers are here to protect your rights and ensure that you avoid a breach of contract litigation by reviewing your contracts. While having your contract reviewed by an attorney may seem expensive and overwhelming, it is actually a simple and cost-effective process. Having your contact reviewed will save you from having a poorly drafted contract that could cost you more money in the long run.

Step 1 – Opinion Letter:  When a client brings a contract to us for review, the first step is for us to prepare an opinion letter for the client.

‍Step 2 – Discussion with the Client: Once the opinion letter has been delivered to the client (usually by e-mail), we will have a brief phone discussion with the client to go over the important points in the letter and answer any questions the client may have.

Step 3 – Communicating Proposed Changes to the Other Party:  Once the client understands the opinion letter, the client will make a decision as to which of the recommended changes to the contract the client would like to pursue.

Step 4 – Review of the Revised Contract:  If the other party is responsible for revising the contract, the last step is for us to review the revisions that we proposed to ensure that the final contract reads correctly.

If you need to get out of an unsatisfactory contract our Champaign County contract attorneys are here to help. In this article, our Elmhurst contract lawyers discuss the most common defenses to get out of an unwanted contract. These defenses may include material breach by the other party, duress, unconstitutionality, anticipatory repudiation, fraud and impracticality. Also discussed are alternative defenses including statutes that make particular clauses unenforceable and contract loopholes that can make certain contracts invalid.

Our Champaign County contract lawyers discuss the importance of including an attorney fee clause in every contract. If a contract dispute should arise, both parties will face attorney fees. However, if the contract has an attorney fee clause and one party can successfully pursue or defend a cause of action for breach of contract, then the losing party would then have to pay the winning party’s attorney fees. Attorney Fee Clauses are imperative for many reasons including encouraging a settlement and avoiding frivolous lawsuits.