A contract can be any agreement between two or more parties, and can be in either written or oral form to be enforceable in California. All contracts, no matter how complex, have the same three elements: an offer, an acceptance of that offer, and consideration, which means that something of value is exchanged between the parties to the contract.

Many contracts are simple, but many are highly complex and require the services of attorneys to write and review them.

When a contract is in dispute, litigation may arise. This can take place either in interpreting the terms of a contract, or when one party fails to perform on the contract, which is called a breach. The breach can be of a part of the contract or of the whole contract. Remedies for a breach of contract are many and varied, and can include rescission (cancelling the contract), specific performance, or money damages.

The surest way to avoid a contract dispute is to let our attorneys review your contract before you sign it.

But, if you are in a position where someone has failed to live up to his or her end of a contract, and that failure has damaged you or your business, the attorneys at the Curtis Legal Group have the expertise, experience, and professionalism to help you with the most complex and significant contract disputes.

We have represented our clients as both Plaintiffs and Defendants in a multitude of breach of contract cases, in the areas of real estate, non-compete clauses, employment contracts, shareholder agreements, buy/sell agreements, commercial contracts, and many more.

We are also very conversant with every type of Alternative Dispute Resolution, including meditation and arbitration. While not always appropriate, ADR can help to keep down litigation costs, time spent on a case, and can help alleviate the bad feelings that will sometimes arise during the course of litigation.

If you have any questions whatsoever about a contract that you are thinking about entering into, or are considering suing someone for a breach, or if you yourself have been sued, please contact our offices to set up an appointment.