Write Your Own Business Contracts: What Your Attorney Won't Tell You (Successful Business Library) [Paperback]

E. Thorpe Barrett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1993 | Series: Successful Business Library

Write Your Own Business Contracts: What Your Attorney Won't Tell You is an easy-to-read guide that helps you lower your legal costs by explaining the "dos" and "don'ts" of contract writing. The book gives you useful cost-saving tips on how to work with your attorney and get the most value for the least amount of billable time.

The book features examples of actual agreements (both good and bad) with detailed, point-by-point discussions about what makes a given agreement worthwhile or dangerous. You'll also learn techniques (and actual wording) for making a written contract consistent and presenting a well-structured deal.

The book also helps you:
* Gain a working knowledge of the various types of business agreements
* Form and maintain a corporation
* Know when to use and when to avoid standard clauses
* Prepare for the unexpected by "what-iffing" your contract

Ideal for:
* Attorneys
* Owners or Managers of Small Business
* Suppliers, Distributors, and Sales Representatives
* Educators
* Banks, Venture Capitalists, and Landlords
* Business Consultants and Service Representatives

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Explains the dos and don'ts of contract writing so any person in business can do the preparatory work in drafting contracts before hiring an attorney for final review. Provides a working knowledge of the various types of business agreements, plus tips on how to prepare for the unexpected.

About the Author

E. Thorpe Barrett has several decades of professional experience as both an attorney and an entrepreneur. He has been an engineer, an inventor, and owner and publisher of a weekly newspaper, and has advised both small and large corporate clients in a wide range of legal matters pertaining to business.

Product Details

• Paperback: 337 pages
• Publisher: Oasis Press; 2 Sub edition (December 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555711707
• ISBN-13: 978-1555711702
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,496,669 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #57 in Books > Business & Investing > Small Business & Entrepreneurship > Legal Guides

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only contract reference you'll ever need, September 3, 2000

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"dawo" (San Francisco,CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Write Your Own Business Contracts: What Your Attorney Won't Tell You (Successful Business Library) (Paperback)

I am a recovering lawyer. That said, as an entrepreneur, my partners always look to me to keep an eye on things legal, and this book has been my greatest ally in the effort.

The author and I share the same views about contracts: they should be clear; as brief as possible (without leaving out anything necessary); and in plain English.

This book will be a tremendous resource for anyone preparing a contract and for anyone reviewing a contract. You will find a wealth of hints, including plenty of examples of BOTH good and bad contracts and clauses, in addition to the fine commentary on the many types of contracts. In addition, the organization is very useful, with chapters focusing on the major types of contract businesspeople are likely to see. The chapters covering general subjects (including "Clauses. . .Standard and Dangerous") are good guidance for lawyers and excellent introductions for non-lawyers.

My battered copy saw so much action I had it rebound!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!!, October 23, 2001

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Jacobo Cohen Imach (Argentina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Write Your Own Business Contracts: What Your Attorney Won't Tell You (Successful Business Library) (Paperback)

I'm a lawyer, and after readiing this book all I have to say is just that it's great. The legal forms it has, do and don't forms, are very useful. I strongly recommend this book.