ARTICLE - APPENDIX
SAMPLE CONTRACT ADVICE LETTER
 Copyright 1999-2008 by James W. Martin. All rights reserved.
 This is an appendix to "How to Write Letters Nonlawyers Will Read"


[Letterhead]

[Date_________]

CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATION
DO NOT COPY OR DISCLOSE TO ANYONE ELSE

[Client_________]
[Address_________]

Re: [Client/Matter_________]

 

Dear _________:

Enclosed are copies of the following that I received yesterday:

    1. Letter from [Name_________] dated _________

    2. Draft of [Title_________] Contract

    3. Schedule A to Contract

    4. Schedule B to Contract

 

The following are my comments concerning these documents:

  1. Read the Documents. I strongly advise that you read each of these documents. I have read them, and this letter sets forth my thoughts, but you may think of other questions when you read them. You have special knowledge about your business that I do not have, and your special knowledge may lead you to see potential problems in these documents that I could not see. So, please read these documents, jot down questions while you read them, and then call me to discuss them.

     

  2. Term. The Term seems to me to be rather short. Perhaps the Term should be longer.

     

  3. Price. The Price is not clearly defined. The Contract refers to unit price but does not define what is a unit.

     

  4. [Etc.]

 

Please call me after you read this letter and its enclosures.

 

Very truly yours,

[Lawyer _________]

Enclosures