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ARTICLE - APPENDIX
SAMPLE CONTRACT
NEGOTIATION LETTER
Copyright 1999-2008 by James W. Martin. All
rights reserved.
This is an appendix to
"How to Write Letters Nonlawers Will Read"
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[Letterhead]
[Date_________]
[Name_________]
[Address_________]
Re: [Client/Matter_________]
Dear _________:
- This confirms that I received your [Date_________]
letter and its enclosed draft of the [Title_________]
Contract. I have read the draft, discussed it with my client
[Client_________], and have the following initial comments
that we will need to resolve before we can move ahead with
negotiating the finer points of the Contract:
- Term. The Term would need to be at least
_________ years before my client could seriously
consider entering into the Contract.
- Unit Price. The Unit Price would need to be
at least $_________ before my client could consider the
Contract financially feasible.
- Controlling Law. My client does business only
in the State of Florida and does not desire to engage a
lawyer in [State_________], so the Contract will need to
provide that Florida law controls.
- Publicity. My client requests that the last
sentence of paragraph 3 on page 2 of the Contract be
changed to read as follows: _________.
- Please discuss these points with your client and let me
know if your client is willing to pursue negotiation of a
Contract along these lines.
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Very truly yours,
[Lawyer _________]
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cc: [Client_________]
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