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Contracts and Transactions

Drafting, review, and negotiation of the contracts your business runs on.

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What This Covers

Vendor agreements, commercial leases, customer contracts, and the deals in between. A handful of terms decide most disputes later: who pays what and when, how either side can end the agreement, what happens when something goes wrong, who owns the work or the data, and where a disagreement gets resolved.

The boilerplate at the back is usually where the risk sits. Aaron reads it so you know what you are agreeing to before you sign, and drafts your own agreements so the terms work in your favor from the start.

How the Work Starts

It starts with a first meeting. You describe your work and the goals you have, and Aaron describes how he may be able to help. Then he tells you whether he is the right fit for the job, and you decide if you would like to move forward.

If it is a fit and you want to move forward, an engagement letter sets out how you will work together: the scope of the legal services and how it is billed, flat fee, retainer, or hourly, whichever fits the work.

What Shapes the Scope

Contract length, how much negotiation the other side expects, and whether you need a template you can reuse.

Questions people ask

Questions People Ask
Before a First Conversation

Plain answers to the things owners ask before they call.

Aaron Graves is a business attorney in Lincoln, Nebraska. He opened Graves Legal LLC in July 2026 after practicing as a government attorney at the Nebraska Attorney General’s office, and he runs the firm as a solo practice.