PRACTICE AREA · CONTRACTS & INSTRUMENTS
Settlement & Transactional Drafting
I draft every agreement as if it will end up in court.
I write settlement agreements, releases, demand letters, and commercial contracts for law firms. When the paper is clear, your client knows what’s settled, what’s released, and what happens if someone doesn’t perform. My trial work was in contested proceedings, so I draft the way a litigator reads: looking for the ambiguity the other side could use.
Quoted as a binding flat fee
States’ statutes researched for legal documents used nationwide
1 business day
To a written scope and fee
Generic templates. Every draft starts from your terms
WHAT CHANGES
When the agreement has to hold up.
The settlement spells out who does what, when payment is due, and what happens if someone doesn’t perform.
The release covers the claims your client means to resolve.
The demand letter states the position and the next step. And your team starts negotiating from a solid draft instead of a blank page.
WHAT I DRAFT
Agreements and instruments I draft.
Each is quoted as a flat fee once I’ve seen the terms and the scope.
Settlement agreements and releases
Settlement agreements, mutual releases, and covenants not to sue, with the release scope, payment terms, and remedies for breach stated plainly.
Quoted on scope
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Demand letters and pre-suit notices
Breach-of-contract demands, default notices, and statutory cure notices, built around the legal requirements, your client’s position, and the next step if it isn’t resolved.
Quoted on scope
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Commercial contracts
Master services, vendor, procurement, consulting, and licensing agreements, with representations, indemnities, and termination rights shaped around your client’s actual risk.
Quoted on scope
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Confidentiality and restrictive covenants
NDAs, trade secret protections, and restrictive covenants, drafted to the enforceability limits of the governing state’s law.
Quoted on scope
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Operating and governance documents
LLC operating agreements, bylaws, corporate resolutions, and member consents, scoped to the entity and the decisions they need to cover.
Quoted on scope
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HOW I WORK
Three things I won’t shortcut.
01
I read it like the other side’s lawyer
Before a draft goes back to you, I read it the way opposing counsel would in a later dispute, looking for any clause they could argue means something else.
02
Terms that work together
I check every defined term, cross-reference, and deadline so one section never undoes what another was meant to do.
03
Your deal, not a form
Each agreement starts from your client’s terms, leverage, and risk tolerance. If your firm has precedent language, I build from it and flag anything that doesn’t fit this deal.
SENDING ME AN AGREEMENT
What I need from you, and what you get back.
What you send me
Start with the parties, a short non-privileged description, and your deadline. After conflicts are cleared:
the deal or settlement terms
your client’s priorities and risk tolerance
any precedent forms or house language you want used
the relevant jurisdictions and entity details
your deadline
What you get back
A draft built to the agreed terms and your house style, with open points flagged
defined terms and cross-references checked for consistency
notes on ambiguities and dispute risks found in review
revisions within the agreed scope
a document ready for your firm’s review before it goes to the client or is signed
Timing is agreed in writing before I start, based on complexity and when I receive the materials. Priority work is available at $255 an hour, subject to availability.
PRICING
Know the fee before I write a word.
Standard projects are quoted as a binding flat fee based on scope at $170 an hour. Priority work is $255 an hour. The fee is confirmed in writing before I start, and changes to the scope need your written approval.
Standard
$170/hr
Priority (24–48 hours)
$255/hr
Deposit
50% upfront
Settlement agreements and releases
Quoted on scope
Demand letters and pre-suit notices
Quoted on scope
Commercial contracts
Quoted on scope
Confidentiality and restrictive covenants
Quoted on scope
Operating and governance documents
Quoted on scope
No charges for research platforms, calls, or emails. Revisions within scope included. Under ABA Formal Opinion 08-451, you may bill this work to your client, including a reasonable surcharge, if the total fee is reasonable.
WHY ME
I check every fact against the record and read every case I cite myself. That’s the part no one sees, and the part I never skip.
QUESTIONS
Settlement and drafting questions.
Can a law firm outsource contract drafting?
Yes, and firms do it routinely when a deal or settlement lands during a busy stretch. The firm keeps control: you set the terms, review the draft, and decide what goes to the client. At Omega Counsel, I write the agreement to your terms and house style, and your attorneys negotiate from a finished draft instead of a blank page.
How much does it cost to outsource contract or settlement drafting?
Do you work from templates?
What types of agreements and instruments do you draft?
How do you make a settlement agreement hold up?
What’s the difference between a contract attorney and a legal staffing agency?
Can we bill the drafting to our client?
How fast can you turn around a draft?
Have an agreement that needs to hold up?
Tell me the parties, the deadline, and a short non-privileged description of what you need. You’ll have a written scope and a binding flat fee within one business day.
Drafting support is provided to hiring law firms. Your firm directs the matter and is responsible for final approval, client advice, and use of the document.