The Unintended Consequences of Reserving Your Contractual Right to Recover Attorney’s Fees
When entering into a business agreement, there is always a written contract (or at least there should be). Often times, no one ever looks at the contract again after it is signed, unless there’s a problem. Ideally, the contract serves to lay out the rules of the road and maximize legal protection in the event of a dispute. To that end, many people insist on an “attorney’s fees” clause, which allows the prevailing party to recover their attorney’s fees should they sue or be su
