http://mikeyounglaw.com/wp/2007/05/17/business-contracts-why-customized-agreements-are-better-than-legal-forms/ "Attorney Mike Young focuses exclusively on Internet law and online marketing" Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:17:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://mikeyounglaw.com/wp/2007/05/17/business-contracts-why-customized-agreements-are-better-than-legal-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-2593 Importance of Business Contracts for Startup | LogoDesignWorks Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:30:53 +0000 http://mikeyounglaw.com/wp/2007/05/17/business-contracts-why-customized-agreements-are-better-than-legal-forms/#comment-2593 [...] Although hiring a lawyer will add up to your expenses, Business Lawyer Blog emphasizes the importance of customized agreements instead of standard forms that you can easily download from the Internet. Some people prefer to go the “cheap” route by picking a form randomly off the Internet and plugging in details trying to customize the form without having the legal knowledge to do it right. When things go wrong, as they often will, if the completed form is enforceable at all the court’s interpretation of what it means can come as an unpleasant surprise to the nonlawyers who signed it. [...] [...] Although hiring a lawyer will add up to your expenses, Business Lawyer Blog emphasizes the importance of customized agreements instead of standard forms that you can easily download from the Internet. Some people prefer to go the “cheap” route by picking a form randomly off the Internet and plugging in details trying to customize the form without having the legal knowledge to do it right. When things go wrong, as they often will, if the completed form is enforceable at all the court’s interpretation of what it means can come as an unpleasant surprise to the nonlawyers who signed it. [...]

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