Every El Paso business runs on contracts: the cleaning company's service agreement, the trucking carrier's broker contract, the medical practice's vendor terms, the restaurant's supplier deal, the software developer's master services agreement. Too many of these are copied from the internet, borrowed from a competitor or never written down at all. When a customer refuses to pay, a supplier misses a delivery to a Juárez plant, or a client claims you promised something you did not, the contract is the only thing that decides who is right. A clear, Texas-law contract written for your actual deal is the cheapest insurance a business can buy.
Texas contract law comes from the common law and, for sales of goods, Chapter 2 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, which is Texas's version of the Uniform Commercial Code. The Code sets default rules on warranties, delivery, rejection and remedies that apply unless the contract says otherwise. The statute of frauds in Section 26.01 requires certain agreements — including those that cannot be performed within a year and sales of real estate — to be in writing. Texas enforces attorney's fee clauses and, under Chapter 38 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, allows fee recovery on breach-of-contract claims. Choice of law, venue in El Paso County and arbitration clauses are all enforceable when drafted correctly.
The Law Office of Robert Navar drafts and reviews business contracts for a flat fee quoted after a short intake, so an El Paso owner never pays by the hour to find out what a document says. For drafting, we start with your actual deal terms, not a template, and deliver a contract in plain English, with a Spanish version or summary when a counterparty in Juárez or Chihuahua will sign. For review, we mark up the other side's draft, flag the clauses that shift risk to you and propose language you can send back. None of this involves a court. Good contracts are how disputes get settled by a phone call or a demand letter rather than in the El Paso County courts.
Contracts we draft and review for El Paso businesses
Typical work includes service agreements and statements of work, master services agreements for recurring clients, supplier and distribution agreements, website terms and conditions and privacy policies, equipment and vehicle leases, consulting and referral agreements, subcontractor agreements for construction and Fort Bliss work, franchise agreement reviews, and freight broker-carrier agreements for the transportation companies clustered along the border. For cross-border deals we draft Texas-law contracts that address currency, Incoterms, customs responsibility and where a dispute will be decided, and we flag the Mexican-law issues the Mexican counterparty's own advisors will need to address.
Clauses that cost El Paso businesses the most when they are missing
Payment terms without a late fee, interest or attorney's fee clause turn a $5,000 invoice into a loss because collection costs more than the debt. Scope-of-work language that is vague invites the customer to demand extras for free. Missing limitation-of-liability and indemnity clauses expose a small contractor to a claim far larger than the job. No termination clause leaves you stuck with a bad client; no venue clause forces you to litigate in Dallas or Monterrey. And a non-compete or non-solicitation clause written without the requirements of Section 15.50 of the Business and Commerce Code will not be enforced at all. We address each of these in every draft.
What's included
- Intake meeting to understand the deal, the counterparty and your real risks
- Custom contract drafted under Texas law with El Paso County venue, or a full redline review of the other side's draft
- Payment, late fee, interest and attorney's fee provisions written to be enforceable
- Limitation of liability, indemnity, warranty and termination clauses matched to your business
- Plain-language memo explaining each key clause, in English or Spanish
- One round of revisions after you or the counterparty respond
- Reusable template version for repeat customers or vendors, on request
How it works
Intake and flat-fee quote
Send us the deal terms or the other side's draft. In a short call we identify the risks that matter and quote a flat fee for drafting or review before any work begins.
Draft or redline
We deliver a custom contract or a marked-up review with a plain-language memo, usually within a week. Reviews of short agreements often come back in two to three business days.
Negotiate and sign
We adjust the draft after the counterparty responds and give you a final version ready for signature, electronic or in our El Paso office. No filing and no court; the signed contract is yours.