Denver Colorado Contracts Law Firm & Attorneys

Protect Your Rights and Improve Your Business Contracts

Contracts are part of our everyday lives. Whether it be a personal contract or business contract, there are certain risks associated with having a deficient agreement. You may find yourself in a breach of contract lawsuit and having to litigate damages or interpretation of contract clauses. The Colorado contract law attorneys at the Denver law of Theodore Watson & Associates, LLC provide individuals and corporations with vast contract drafting and litigation expertise. You can expect detailed and meticulous review, drafting and litigation of all contracting matters.

Business Contracts Drafting Services. Our Denver contract law attorneys provide prompt business contracts and transactional services for companies doing business in Colorado. The scope of our services include purchase agreements, government contracts, sales and service contracts. In addition, we also service foreign businesses that are registered to do business within the state. Business contract services include:

Partnership Contracts
Service Contracts
Independent Contractor Agreements
Employment Agreements
Purchase Contracts
Business Sales Agreements
Government Contracts
Construction Contracts

Get On-going Contract Advice. Our Colorado contracts clients have the benefit of gaining immediate access to lawyers when there is a problem or question. Although you might have a well-drafted contract, there will always be occasional questions or concerns. Getting prompt responses from your personal business and contract law attorney allows you to get back to business operations.

We offer:

Drafting and review services
Consulting
Litigation and guidance
Construction services
Business contract support
Commercial agreements
Employment agreement resolution
Litigation support
Government procurement representation
Resolution to subcontractor disputes
Negotiations
Mediation representation

Experience. As Colorado contract lawyers, we handle a variety of contract law issues. Clients consistently contact us to draft complex agreements, litigate contested business contracts such as partnership agreements and breach of fiduciary duty matters. Utilizing our proactive approach to our practice, we have also negotiated and settled highly contested matters and avoided litigation. When it comes to federal government contracts, we serve as counsel to both small businesses and large DOD contractors across the country. We have successfully handled contract terminations and contract claims disputes for several of our clients across the country.

Breach of Contract Litigation. Despite having a well-drafted contract, you may be faced with defending or filing a breach of contract lawsuit in Colorado. Our Denver contract law lawyers will promptly get to the bottom of the issue and guide you in the right direction. We have resolved many disputes that include:

Contract performance
Substantial compliance
Contract Damages
Interpretation of clauses
Government contract terminations
Wrongful terminations
Breach of contract litigation and defense

Understand Colorado law on contract damages. As a party to a valid contract, you want to ensure that your agreement addresses what will happen should there be a breach of contract. Colorado contract law provides for placing the non-breaching party in the same or similar position as if the contract was performed. A few points to consider that are relevant to contract damages include:

If you also breach the contract you may not be entitled to any damages
To collect any damages you must perform your part of the contract to the best of your ability even if the other side breached
If the other party materially breached the contract, you may be entitled to full contract damages
Colorado contract law limits contract damages via the economic loss rule
Attorney fees for a breach of contract case is not automatic

Allowable Damages

Breach damages may entitle you to:

Specific performance
Liquidated damages
Compensatory damages
Total agreed price
Attorney fees (in some cases)
Punitive damages (rarely given)

Increase your bottom line with federal contracts. Many Colorado contracts lawyer may not always be familiar with the ins and outs of federal contracts. Given the tough economy, a substantial amount of businesses (small and large) are turning to government contracts for more revenues and bottom-line survival. Our Denver contracts lawyers are very experienced in government contract law and can advise you how to position your company for new or improved results. Our law firm handles a wide array of federal contracting matters such as: Contract terminations, claims, wrongful termination, bid protest, contract proposal writing services and breach of contract disputes.

Five Ways That You Put Your Contracts at Risk

Our Colorado contract lawyers often find that clients make common mistakes from the beginning to the end of the relationship. They include:

Copying and pasting generic templates. This is the most common mistake made by both businesses and individuals. Templates do not always address the proper analysis of contract damages when a breach of contract occurs. Furthermore, templates may not provide for forum clauses (commercial) or attorney fees. Our Denver contract lawyers will minimize your risks and take a careful approach that quantifies and specifically addresses your liability.
Oral Agreements: Colorado contract law allows for oral agreements. However, disputes are harder to prove and more costly to litigate. The blunt advice is simply “do not engage in oral agreements or modifications.
Assuming damages: If your agreement does not specifically set out the expected remedies, you cannot assume they exist. Colorado courts will not rewrite an expressed agreement. If you breach the contract, you may be precluded from claiming damages if there is a material breach.Substantial performance may not always be available for the breaching party. In fact, if you have an expressed written agreement and there is a material breach, substantial performance may not apply
Stopping performance because the other party has breached: This is a common mistake and can be the ‘kiss of death’ your case for damages. This mistake is common in construction and subcontractor disputes. If you are involved in daily business contract relationships, a Colorado contract lawyer at Theodore Watson & Associates can provide you with effective and ongoing consulting advice. Remember that:You must perform your obligations to the maximum extent possible.You cannot mitigate damages by simply sitting and doing nothing.
Modifying agreements orally: Colorado contracts law may take into consideration that oral modifications took place. However, if you have a clear and unambiguous agreement, courts precluded from introducing evidence of a subsequent agreement (parole evidence rule). These types of modifications are prevalent in construction projects. Contact our contract attorneys at Theodore Watson & Associates for immediate representation with:
Change orders
Scope modifications
Doing work without a written agreement

Experienced Breach of Contract Law Attorneys

Sometimes situations occur where one party has not performed according to the terms and conditions. Businesses and individuals must be extremely careful not to ‘jump the gun’ because the breaching party may in fact have a legal excuse or defense. Having an experienced Colorado attorney can be extremely beneficial and may save you from losing out on damage claims. Our law firm has successfully litigated breach of contract lawsuits and we understand the common mistakes made.

When analyzing a claim, you lawyer should be looking for key points that include:

Whether in fact there is a breach
Does the breaching party have a legal defense?
Does the document provide for specific and clear damage?
Whether the economic loss rule applies (Colorado law generally precludes tort damages such as negligence)
Whether substantial performance is applicable

Assessing Damages

When the stakes are high, the issue of damages is extremely important. For example, in construction contracts, businesses can be facing thousands or millions of dollars in breach damages. You may want to consider minimizing cost by entering into mediation or negotiations. Contact a Denver contract attorney at our law firm for prompt representation.

Statewide Representation

Our Denver Contract attorneys represent foreign commercial businesses that are doing business in Colorado and corporations in Aurora, Arapahoe County, Denver County, Broomfield, Centennial, Cherry Creek, Teller County, Commerce City, Colorado Springs, Englewood, Lakewood, Thornton, Adams County, Jefferson County, Greeley, Parker Adams, Alamosa, Arapahoe, Archuleta, Baca, Bent, Boulder, Broomfield, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Clear Creek, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Delta, Denver, Dolores, Douglas, Eagle, Elbert, El Paso, Fremont, Garfield, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lake, La Plata, Larimer, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Morgan, Otero, Ouray, Park, Phillips, Pitkin, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Grande, Rio Blanco, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Sedgwick, Summit, Teller, Washington, Weld, and Yuma.

Contact us

If you are seeking attorneys that are candid, experts in Colorado contracts contact Theodore Watson & Associates, LLC or call 720-941-7200 for a free initial consultation.

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