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_If you engage in commerce, sooner or later you are almost certain to encounter a dispute with a customer, business partner or other similar party to your contracts.  If you need assistance resolving such disputes, Becker Law Offices, LLC can help.  We have experience assisting businesses in negotiations, civil court trials in state and federal courts, and in alternative dispute resolution.
_Breach of contract
When a party to a contract fails to perform, it causes harm to the other party.  Becker Law Offices, LLC can help you determine what remedies are available to you and then assist you in obtaining those remedies, such as:
  • Compensatory damages – reimbursement for immediate monetary loss
  • Consequential and incidental damages – compensation for additional foreseeable losses caused by the breach
  • Attorney fees and costs – amounts available only if the contract or a statutes expressly states they are recoverable
  • Liquidated damages – amounts specified in the contract that are payable for particular breaches, such as late or substandard performance
  • Specific performance – court order requiring the breaching party to fulfill the terms of the contract
  • Punitive damages – penalty for a party’s objectionable behavior, meant to punish the breaching party and discourage other parties from acting in a similar manner
  • Rescission – cancellation of the contract, with both sides excused from further performance and payments made under the contract returned
  • Reformation – change in the terms of the contract when the court believes there was an honest misunderstanding by the parties about what was to be performed

Affordable alternatives to a civil suit
The cost of traditional litigation can easily exceed the amount of the contract. Fortunately there are various means of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including mediation and arbitration, which are less costly and usually quicker than civil lawsuits but which can deliver the many of the same remedies. Our skilled negotiators have successfully represented clients in arbitration and mediation hearings, and have often settled lawsuits prior to trial, saving our clients expenses and getting their businesses back on track.