Your business is, at some point, likely to be in a dispute over a contract; as a defendant accused of a breach or as a potential plaintiff trying to resolve your co-party's breach. In either case, your business may have been able to avoid the time and expense of litigating by considering its contracts as more than summaries of business points and form provisions that it has been routinely using for years. Because of our experience litigating commercial disputes, Cope, Zebro & Crawford tries to help its clients avoid future litigation by looking for pitfalls that may not appear for years or until your company’s once-trusted partner determines that continuing to perform is not in its best interest. For instance, all of these potential issues with a contract could create fertile ground for a future dispute:

• Undefined or improperly defined terms
• Boilerplate provisions that no longer reflect current law
• Inconsistent obligations created by form language
• Provisions that create obligations that are inconsistent with the deal to which you agreed

If you are interested in looking at your contracts from the perspective of avoiding future litigation, contact Cope, Zebro & Crawford.