Offer Letters
Clear offer letters and employment agreements that set out compensation, role, at-will status, and expectations, so a new hire signs knowing exactly what they agreed to.
Employment Agreements
Hire with terms that hold up.
Offer letters, NDAs, non-competes, and contractor agreements drafted for the company and the people you bring on. Clear terms, flat fees, and a turnaround that keeps your hiring on schedule.
Agreements Built to Last
Agreements that hold up when it counts.
An employment agreement only matters on the day something goes wrong. That is the day a recycled template or a clause copied from another state stops protecting you.
Most off-the-shelf offer letters and non-competes are written to look reassuring, not to survive a dispute. A non-compete that reaches too far gets struck down in Ohio. An NDA that never defines what is confidential protects nothing. We draft each agreement so the restrictions are reasonable, the terms are enforceable, and both sides know exactly where they stand.
We work for employers across Northeast Ohio, from the first hire to a full team. Whether you are sending an offer letter, locking down trade secrets, or bringing on a 1099 contractor, you get plain-language terms that a court will read the way you intended, delivered on a timeline that keeps your hiring moving.
What We Draft & Review
The agreements behind every good hire.
From the offer letter to the day someone leaves, these are the documents that define the relationship. We draft them fresh or pressure-test what you already use.
NDAs
Non-disclosure agreements that actually define what is confidential and how it must be handled, so your trade secrets and client lists stay protected after someone moves on.
Non-Competes & Non-Solicits
Non-compete and non-solicitation clauses scoped to be reasonable in time, geography, and scope, the test Ohio courts apply when they decide whether to enforce them.
Contractor Agreements
1099 independent contractor agreements covering scope, payment, confidentiality, and intellectual property ownership, drafted to keep the relationship clearly independent.
What We Check
Where employment agreements quietly fail.
Most employment agreements break in the same predictable places. Before anyone signs, we walk every document through the points that decide whether it protects you later.
- Enforceability in Ohio: non-competes and non-solicits scoped to reasonable time, geography, and interest, so a court does not throw the clause out entirely.
- A real confidentiality definition: NDAs that name what is protected and for how long, not vague boilerplate that covers nothing.
- Intellectual property ownership: clear assignment of work product so what your team and contractors create belongs to the business.
- Worker classification: contractor terms that keep a 1099 relationship genuinely independent and reduce misclassification risk.
- Clean exit terms: termination, notice, and at-will language defined upfront, so the end of a relationship does not become a dispute.
Small Business Contracts
Service agreements, MSAs, NDAs, and the everyday contracts that keep your business running and protected.
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Vendor Contract Review
Know exactly what you're agreeing to before you sign with a vendor or supplier: terms, liability, and exit.
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Contract Negotiation
We act as lead negotiator, structuring terms that protect your interests while keeping the relationship intact.
Learn moreEmployment Agreements Frequently Asked
Common legal inquiries.
Yes, but only when they are reasonable. Ohio courts enforce a non-compete that is no broader than needed to protect a legitimate business interest, and reasonable in duration, geography, and scope. We draft restrictions to stay inside that line so the clause holds up instead of being struck down.
An NDA protects your confidential information, so a person cannot share or misuse your trade secrets, pricing, or client lists. A non-compete limits where and for whom they can work after they leave. They solve different problems, and many roles need both.
You should. A written independent contractor agreement sets out scope, payment, confidentiality, and who owns the work product. It also documents the independent relationship, which helps reduce misclassification risk with the IRS and the state.
Most agreements are drafted or reviewed within 48 hours. Hiring moves on its own timeline and we work to keep your offer on schedule, on a flat fee quoted before we start.