Monthly Membership Meeting - April 2026

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 (12:00 PM - 1:30 PM) (CDT)

Description


Join us as Nancy Fallon-Houle of Velocity Law will be leading a presentation on "Contract Tips & Tricks for Business Owners."

Some of the topics Nancy may discuss during her 30-minute presentation:

  • Use of ethical business practices and fluid communication, to prevent disputes and ward off litigation
  • Avoid fraudsters, unethical people, bad deals, and litigation, by conducting Due Diligence on other Party
  • Think through the terms of your business transaction, do the math on the mechanics of payment
  • Write Your Bullets of desired Business Terms
  • Learn Elements of a Valid Contract;
  • Learn Contract Terms and Provisions to include, such as Payment, Deliverables,  
  • Reading, Writing, Understanding, and Negotiating a Contract
  • What Parts to Read & Write yourself in the Contract vs what Parts to leave for your lawyer to read & write
  • In writing, be clear, and use plain English
  • Be prepared with knowledge of the subject matter, terms, the market, the competitors, and your other party
  • Representations and Warranties
  • Nondisclosure, noncompete, NonSolicitation
  • Compliance With Terms, such as insurance and delivery dates
  • Risk Shifting, Insurance, Indemnification
  • In Negotiations be respectful, polite, firm, know what you want, don’t be a jerk (It is not litigation)
  • Breach of Contract

We are offering an opportunity for your business/organization to sponsor lunch for our guests. Perks include your logo on the MMM graphic and a brief opportunity to speak about your organization at the meeting. Please contact info@orlandparkchamber.org for more info!

Elements Conference Center
16235 S. La Grange Road
Orland Park, IL 60467 United States

Elements by The Odyssey

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 (12:00 PM - 1:30 PM) (CDT)
Registered Guests
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