The stuff business owners get wrong — before it costs you
Straight talk on contracts, partners, deals, and AI, from a working business attorney. Because if it isn't in writing, it doesn't exist.
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Latest guides
- AI & contracts
Can I Use ChatGPT to Write a Business Contract? A Lawyer's Honest Take
Can you use ChatGPT to write a business contract? A business attorney explains what AI-drafted contracts get wrong, and when they actually cost you money.
- AI & contracts
Is It Safe to Upload a Contract to ChatGPT? The Privacy Risk Nobody Mentions
Is it safe to upload a contract to ChatGPT? A business attorney explains the privacy, confidentiality, and contract-breach risks of putting documents into AI.
- AI & contracts
Using AI to "Review" Your Contract? Here's What It Can't See
Using AI to review a contract before you sign? A business attorney explains three real blind spots AI review misses — even purpose-built AI tools.
- AI & contracts
Why AI-Drafted Leases Fall Apart — 3 Real Examples
Real examples of AI-generated lease agreement problems — why AI-drafted leases fall apart when they meet the messy reality of an actual deal.
Where this comes from
These guides are built from presentations made by Nancy Beth Goren, a Florida business and real estate attorney — drawn from the contracts, deals, and disputes she sees go wrong in practice.