Contract dispute attorneys in New York & New Jersey
The answer is usually in the documents — the agreement, the course of dealing, and what the parties actually did.
What we handle
- Breach of contract claims and defenses
- Service, consulting, and employment agreements
- Restrictive covenants and non-competes
- Settlement agreement enforcement
- Vendor and customer disputes
How we approach contract cases
We start with the text, then build the record around it: communications, performance history, invoices and payments, and the damages story. Many contract disputes resolve by negotiation once the record is organized and the exposure is clear; when they do not, the same preparation carries directly into litigation.
Before positions harden
The best time to involve counsel is often before positions harden — when a well-framed letter, a corrected course of performance, or a quiet renegotiation may still resolve the problem before litigation costs become the center of the dispute. If that window has closed, an organized record often improves both leverage and control over the pace of the dispute.
Contract issues in the workplace — severance, non-competes, compensation — often belong with professional and executive disputes.