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- From: gaillard@panix.com (Ed Gaillard)
- Subject: Re: Advice needed
- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.035420.15220@panix.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 03:54:20 GMT
- References: <1992Dec13.062936.26772@midway.uchicago.edu> <1992Dec14.004417.22727@panix.com>
- Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC
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- In reply to my post, I received an Email from Sean J. Crist
- <kurisuto@chopin.udel.edu>, which follows:
-
- <begin forwarded mail>
-
- >>3. Do I need a lawyer to make it legally binding?
- >
- >Oh, yes. Definitely. You _need_ a lawyer. A little time and money
- >spect on a lawyer up-front, while negotiating your contract, will save
- >you a _lot_ of unpleasantness later.
-
- I've tried posting this but for some reason the server keeps rejecting it.
- So I'll just mail it to you; I'd like it if you could post it, since I
- don't seem to be able.
-
- An important point of clarification: A contract is legally binding as
- soon as it's signed, regardless of whether an attorney was consulted.
- What an attorney can do is point out parts of the contract which aren't
- legally enforceable, or parts which might have legal ramifications which
- you might not have anticipated. A contract scribbled on a cocktail napkin
- is binding, as long as all parties have signed it.
-
- So, do you need an attorney to make a contract legally binding? No. Is
- it a good idea to consult an attorney anyway? Yes.
-
- <end fowarded mail>
-
- Mr. Crist is absolutely right. I'm sorry for any confusion I might have
- caused. I saw "do I need a lawyer" and went off half-cocked. I meant
- "don't sign anything until you get a lawyer!"
-
- --
- Ed Gaillard <gaillard@panix.com>
- I can't see the lines I used to think I could read between.
-