Breach of contract issues do not necessarily have to wind up in Court.  Resolving most breach of contract cases through effective, leveraged negotiation or an alternative to business litigation such as mediation or Arbitration saves our clients time and money.  The primary decision is in the hands of our client: “What do you want from this situation? How important is the business relationship and how would you measure a successful outcome?”  Based upon the answers to those questions, the experienced breach of contract attorneys at the Watkins Firm develop strategies that will accomplish those objectives in the shortest possible time frame and at a reasonable cost.

Effective, leveraged negotiation is  the fastest and most economical solution in breach of contract cases.  Our approach to litigation is designed to work the problem methodically and strategically.  Often the simple presence of a firm with our reputation signals the other camp that we are serious about resolving the issue, and prepared to take the case all the way to Court if necessary.

Your Watkins Firm attorney will work to develop a thorough, well-documented chronology of events as well as a mastery of the damages associated with the breach.    Our firm has been resolving most breach of contract cases through effective, leveraged negotiation.  This protects and accomplishes our client’s goals and objectives while resolving the matter in a timely, cost-effective manner.

Mediation and arbitration are two additional options that provide different levels of structure, effectiveness, cost and time frame to resolution.  The choices are based upon the facts of the situation, the critical business issues associated with the dispute, the financial impact of the breach of contract issues upon our client, and the posture of the opposing party or parties.  Our clients value this approach as resolving breach of contract issues through effective negotiation avoids the cost and delays associated with litigation.

Pro-Tip: “One of the most important factors in a breach of contract case – Bargaining power! The position and the identity of the people involved in the contract.  People who enter into most contracts we sue over, have some sort of bargaining power, or they don’t have a form of bargaining power, meaning lawsuits cost money.

There’s so many other subtle things that we as lawyers think about, just beyond the basic breach, we think about damages, reputation, relationships. There’s so many more complicated things, like, if you’re going to battle with somebody over a breach of contract, you need to know whether you can collect. Some of these contracts are entered into, by tiny corporations with no assets. And so they breach and they don’t care if you Sue them because they’re never gonna pay. The lawsuit results in a judgment, there’s still a collection process before and after there’s a judgment.

If you sue some somebody for breach of contract, can they sue you back? What is the best option from the perspective of timing? Should you sue now, or should you wait? There are so many factors they don’t teach one in law school, but you learn after almost 40 years of doing this, that suing someone for breach of contract or defending someone for breach of contract gets much more complicated than just knowing the law.” – Dan Watkins, Founding Partner

If you are involved in breach of contract issues, or a business to business dispute 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.  Learn more about the value that our more than four decades of experience and legal skill adds to your side of the equation, your business and the dispute at hand, and all we can do to help your business to thrive.