CONTRACTS AND BUSINESS COUNSEL
A contract is a decision, not just a document.
Yes Legal drafts, reviews, revises, and negotiates agreements for businesses, owners, professionals, and individuals in California. The work is built around what you are trying to achieve, not only around the wording on the page.
This page is general information about the kinds of matters Yes Legal handles. It is not legal advice about your situation.
THE PROBLEM
The problem this addresses.
Agreements are often signed under time pressure, in a form supplied by the other side, and without a clear view of what happens if the relationship goes wrong. The terms that matter most are usually the ones nobody reads until there is a dispute.
Reviewing an agreement against your actual objective, your leverage, and your tolerance for risk produces a different result than reading it for typographical errors.
MATTERS THAT MAY FALL IN THIS AREA
Matters that may fall within this area.
This is not an exhaustive list, and whether the firm can assist depends on the specific matter.
Service agreements, client agreements, and statements of work
Independent contractor and vendor agreements
Commercial and residential lease review
Purchase, sale, and supply agreements
Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
Operating agreements and partnership arrangements
Amendments, extensions, renewals, and terminations
Agreements that have fallen out of use and need review or formal termination
Whether Yes Legal can assist with any particular matter depends on the facts, on a conflict check, and on current commitments. Nothing on this page is an offer to represent you.
THE INTRODUCTORY CALL
What an introductory conversation can determine.
The introductory call is a free call about intake, scope, and fit. No legal advice is given during it, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship.
FIRST
What the agreement is for
What you want the relationship to produce, what you are prepared to give up, and what you cannot accept. The commercial objective comes before the drafting.
THEN
Where the risk sits
Which clauses actually allocate risk in this deal, which are standard, and which are unusual enough to be worth negotiating.
NEXT
What is realistic to change
Whether your position supports asking for a change, and which requests are likely to be worth the time they cost.
BEFORE YOU CALL
What to have ready.
None of this is required in order to make contact. Having it to hand makes the conversation more useful.
The agreement itself, including any schedules, exhibits, or attachments
Any earlier version, term sheet, or email chain recording what was agreed
The name of the other party and anyone else involved, for the conflict check
Any date by which you have been asked to sign or respond
What you want the agreement to do, and what you are worried about
Please do not send documents, account numbers, medical records, or anything privileged until the firm has run a conflict check and asked for them.
AFTER THE CALL
Possible next steps.
A defined review
A written assessment of the agreement, the risks it carries for you, and the specific changes worth requesting.
Drafting or revision
Preparing a new agreement, or revising the one in front of you, with the scope agreed in writing beforehand.
Negotiation support
Assistance with the exchange itself, whether that means marked-up drafts, a negotiation position, or direct contact with the other side.
What contacting the firm does not do
Sending a message, submitting the intake form, or speaking with the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship, does not mean Yes Legal has accepted your matter, does not guarantee any outcome, and does not protect or extend a filing deadline. Representation begins only after conflicts are cleared and a written engagement agreement is signed.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Questions people ask about this.
Can you review an agreement I have already signed?
Yes. A review after signature can identify what your obligations actually are, whether the other side is complying, and what options exist if the arrangement is no longer working.
How quickly can a contract be reviewed?
That depends on the length and complexity of the agreement and on current commitments. Timing is confirmed with you before work begins rather than promised in advance on a website.
Do you work with businesses, individuals, or both?
Both. The firm works with California businesses and their owners, and with individuals entering agreements in their own name.
RELATED
Other pages that may be relevant.
Legal Assessments
A defined, paid legal assessment that reviews your documents and facts, identifies the issues and deadlines, and delivers a written action plan with practical options.
Disputes and Pre-Litigation
Demand letters, responses, negotiation strategy, settlement analysis, and pre-litigation planning for California disputes, built around your objective and your leverage.
Limited-Scope Services
Limited-scope representation for a specific California document, decision, negotiation, or stage, with the boundaries defined in writing before work begins.
START HERE
Request an introductory call.
Describe what happened, what you need, and whether a date is approaching. Yes Legal will review the information and contact you about the next step, including when it cannot take the matter.
Contacting Yes Legal does not create an attorney-client relationship. Representation begins only after a written engagement agreement is signed.