The breach of contract dispute and litigation resolution attorneys at the Watkins Firm have served San Diego’s business community for more than four decades.  When a breach of contract dispute arises between businesses or a company and its supplier or customer we take a unique approach to litigation designed to resolve the dispute quickly and in a cost-effective manner.  Business contract disputes often arise out of poorly written contracts, many of which were downloaded from a legal forms website or simply drawn between the parties.

The Quality of Your Business Contracts Determine Your Exposure to the Potential for Litigation

Business contracts must be carefully crafted to clearly establish the benefit of the bargain expected by each party, as well as the individual and collective responsibilities of the parties to the agreement itself.  Time frames should be clearly established.  The quality and specific nature of the goods and/or services to be exchanged should be comprehensively described.  Well crafted business contracts should anticipate every possible challenge which might arise during the life of the contract and provide a specific path to resolve any problems, questions or disputes which might arise.

There cannot be any vague terminology or gaps in the agreement itself.  This is the most common reason for business litigation and why you will need the experienced breach of contract dispute and litigation resolution attorneys at the Watkins Firm to resolve the situation at hand. If our client is the victim of a breach of contract we work to help them to take prudent, reasonable and prompt action to mitigate the damages in order to protect their ability to recover those damages.

Pro-Tip: “It is important to understand the concept of damages? When I advise my clients, I tell them the most important item in litigation is not whether you are liable or they’re liable, or somebody breached. I say the three most important things in a lawsuit are: damages, damages, damages!

And I say, it just like location, location, location, because it’s that important and the types of damages you can obtain are so varied that if you focus on whether you’ve been damaged under the law, there will be a statute or a case that says you are entitled to those damages. So if you track it backwards from I lost a hundred thousand dollars in this deal and how you lost it on those facts and what you did lose, you’ll probably find 99% of the time, a statute or a law or a case or something that gives you a remedy, a right to those damages and how you can collect.

Damages are what the law can afford you in a civil case. In a criminal matter, the law can afford you incarceration of the offending criminal, but in a civil matter, since the contract and your agreement was mostly about money, then you get money back.” – Dan Watkins, Founding Partner

Breach of Contract Dispute and Litigation Resolution Attorneys in San Diego

We work to quickly establish a thorough, well-documented chronology as well as a mastery of the damages associated with the case.  This provides the leverage needed to gain the other party’s attention and draw them into successful negotiation. The Watkins Firm is able to resolve the vast majority of our breach of contract disputes through effective, leveraged negotiation.  This is the fastest and most cost-efficient manner to resolve these disputes while accomplishing our client’s goals and objectives.

In some cases business mediation or business arbitration may be a less expensive and faster path to resolving an issue than pursuing the case in court.

When issues of principle are involved or when our clients face intransigent parties we will take the case to trial and seek justice.  If you are looking for experienced and proven breach of contract dispute and litigation resolution attorneys we invite you to review our podcast Episode 5 – Breach of Contract as well as the strong recommendations of our clients and contact the Watkins Firm or call 858-535-1511 for a complimentary consultation today.