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paparazzinick wrote:
Whats in my contract? A bunch of words, few numbers and a place to sign.
My lawyer did a good job putting it together. I highly recommend you DO NOT do your own contract unless you are a lawyer yourself. It doesnt cost much and will save your ass in the end.
Example.... My friend started his business around the same time I did. I spent the $500 to have a lawyer help me with a contract. My friend didnt want to spend it because he thought it was too much and he could just throw his own together.
At some point we all will need to exercise our contracts. I had a client who was pissed off for some dumb reason and threatened to take me to court. once their lawyer read the contract they offered to settle out of court. it was something dumb along the lines they wanted certain photos but I couldnt get them because there was not enough time in the day to do it. Contract covered my ass.
My friend got sued by a client because he didnt get a tack sharp photo of the first kiss. The client was pissed and took him to court. The judge basically laughed at his contract and pointed out all the loop holes, faults and negatives and how any court case against him would lose because of his poor contract. The judge said why even have a client sign it since it is basically a waste of time.
So do you want to take those same risks? Do you want to live on the edge hoping all is well with the business you built? Seriously, go see a lawyer. its worth it.
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You never went to court. You dealt with attorneys, who tend to make money by the billable hour. They have no reason to go to court over a few thousand dollar suit that may or may not get them a few hundred dollars.
A Judge on the other hand? He's salary. He doesn't get paid for issuing good rulings or bad ones.
Sorry, but I've worked and still work in the legal field as my day job, and getting the right/wrong attorney, and right/wrong judge has, at times, a lot to do with most Civil cases that don't go anywhere near a jury. And even that said, I'm sure this case was a small claims case.
On a side note, having something about "Photographer has final say and artistic liberty to all photographers taken. Client hires photographer knowing and having researched the skills and techniques photographer uses, but also understands that each and every wedding is different and because many parties are involved in each wedding that some events and happenings are out of the photographer's control" could save you.
Words like that will cover your butt for life.
No. I'm not an attorney before someone asks. Paralegal for the last 12 years.
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