Legal Question in Business Law in California
legal drafting
can I use a private contract from an existing business to draft my own business contract without plagiarizing?
4 Answers from Attorneys
Re: legal drafting
You might or might not be plagiarizing, but it wouldn't be a very smart thing to do.
Re: legal drafting
You may be able to use it as an exemplar, but I would be careful. Your former business might have different interests than yours that need to be protected in the contract. Just using theirs may be inadequate for your purposes.
I would be willing to discuss some of the issues concerning your business needs to see how I may be of assistance.
I offer prospective clients an initial consultation of 30 minutes for free.
I look forward to speaking with you.
Yours truly,
Bryan
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Re: legal drafting
You would be wise to have a contract tailored for your needs; our CA attorney can do this for you.
Re: legal drafting
Plagiarizing gets you in trouble in school. Copyright and trade secrets violations get you in trouble in the real world. Also, drafting your own contract is extremely dangerous and is essentially wishing for litigation. We have several cases that stem from agreements drafted by untrained persons. The biggest problems with such agreements is that they are ambiguous or do not contain terms to address predicted areas of dispute.
We have drafted many, many agreements in all areas of the law. We specialize in real estate and business agreements. Feel free to email or call with any questions.