Raleigh Covenant Not To Compete Attorney

Covenant Not To Compete Lawyer in Raleigh

A "Covenant Not To Compete" is an important part of business law. Sometimes people refer to them as "non-competion" or "non-compete" documents. When one hires another individual, it is crucial to protect your business so that the person hired does not in the future take your clients or your business activity and make it their own. A "covenant" is a promise made by an employee to an employer to protect the employer from future rip-offs. These business covenants can cover many different areas and are drafted on a case-by-case basis. It is crucial if you are hiring an employee that you have in place a Covenant Not to Compete when this is a concern. Contact a Raleigh Covenant Not to Compete Attorney when you are hiring. Hopper Law Firm is well-qualified and experienced in drafting such agreements and will work to create a document to increase the chances that you will be safe from unscrupulous employees who wish to steal your business clients or information.

Raleigh Covenant Not To Compete Lawyer

In North Carolina, the courts will uphold a Covenant Not To Compete when the document is considered to be written fairly. How this is determined would be the length of time that the person agrees not to compete and other factors the court may consider germane to the case. If there is a clause which appears to be unfair, only that clause will be stricken from the agreement and the other clauses will be upheld. As this is the case, it is actually crucial that your Covenant Not To Compete is carefully drafted by an attorney who is very familiar with such documents and how the court reads them and acts. The business attorney at the Hopper Law Firm has not only written such agreements but litigated them with successful outcome.

A Covenant Not To Compete needs certain conditions in place in order to be binding. These conditions include that the contract must have been entered into as a term of employment, that the time and geographic distance are reasonable, and other factors that the Hopper Law Firm is very familiar with. The attorney will discuss your situation with you and draft a Covenant Not To Compete that will increase the chances of being upheld in the courts, based on past cases and the rules involved. Don't attempt such a document by copying or creating it on your own, as this would likely not protect you legally, based on past legal proceedings involving Covenants Not To Compete.

Contact a Covenant Not To Compete Attorney in Raleigh from The Hopper Law Firm when you have need of legal protection in the form of a Covenant Not To Compete or any other vital legal business document.