Draft Strong Agreements
We prepare contracts that clearly define responsibilities, payment terms, deadlines, ownership, confidentiality, termination rights, and dispute-resolution procedures.
Understand the agreement before you sign
Massingill helps Texas business owners draft, review, and negotiate contracts. Whether you need an agreement for a new business relationship or advice on a contract someone has sent you, we help you understand the terms, identify risks, and put the intended deal into writing.
Our contract work focuses on planning and transactions. We do not handle litigation or construction-law matters.
Contract Drafting & Review
Choose the Help Your Agreement Needs
Contracts shape how your business gets paid, delivers services, manages risk, works with vendors, hires contractors, and resolves disputes. Massingill helps Texas business owners draft, review, revise, and negotiate contracts before problems appear.
Review Before You Sign
We identify unclear terms, one-sided provisions, hidden risk, personal guarantees, indemnity language, renewal traps, and terms that do not match the deal you intended.
Negotiate Better Terms
We help you develop proposed changes and negotiate practical terms. We explain the tradeoffs so you can decide which issues matter most to your business before committing.
Common contracts we help with include:
- Client service agreements
- Vendor agreements
- Independent contractor agreements
- Operating agreements and company agreements
- Purchase agreements
- Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
- Employment-related agreements
- Business sale and agreed transition documents
- Commercial leases
How working with us begins
1. Tell us about the agreement
Describe the transaction, your business objective, and any signing deadline. Let us know whether you need a new agreement, review of an existing draft, or help negotiating proposed terms.
2. Agree on the work and fee
We assess whether the project fits our practice and explain the proposed scope and fee before work begins. Flat fees are available for many contract services. The work needed depends on the agreement and the assistance you request.
3. Review the terms and proposed changes
We draft, review, or negotiate within the agreed scope, explain the issues that affect your business, and help you evaluate the next steps. If you need additional work, discuss that scope with us before proceeding.
What to have ready
Gather the current draft, exhibits, schedules, and any related agreements. Note your signing deadline, the terms already discussed, and the provisions you are concerned about. For a new agreement, outline who is involved, what each party will do, how payment will work, and your intended start date.
You can begin with a short description through our contact form; we can explain how to provide the documents needed for review.
For a lease, explore our commercial lease review services. If you are also creating a company, our business formation services address the entity and its governing documents.
Contract Review for Texas Businesses
If someone handed you a contract and said, “It’s standard,” that is exactly when you should slow down.
Most contracts are written to protect the party that drafted them. Our attorneys review business contracts to explain what the agreement actually says, where the risk sits, and what terms should be revised before you sign.
We can review provisions involving:
- Payment deadlines and late fees
- Scope of work and deliverables
- Termination rights
- Automatic renewal clauses
- Personal guarantees
- Indemnity obligations
- Limitation of liability clauses
- Confidentiality and nondisclosure terms
- Intellectual property ownership
- Noncompete and nonsolicitation restrictions
- Dispute resolution, venue, and attorney’s fees
- Default and breach provisions
You should not have to guess what a contract means. We translate the legal language into plain English and give you practical recommendations. For a checklist to use before your consultation, read our business contract review guide for Austin entrepreneurs.
Contract counsel for Austin and Texas businesses
Massingill works with entrepreneurs, small businesses, professional practices, and established companies. Our Austin attorneys help clients put business arrangements into clear documents and make informed decisions about proposed terms.
Our contract services include clear, practical legal advice, secure online access to legal documents, and a collaborative approach. Flat fees are available for many contract projects.
For help beyond a single contract, see our transactional business law services.
Reviewing dispute provisions before signing is part of transactional advice. It does not include representing clients in litigation.