Breach of Contract Attorneys in Florida
BREACH OF CONTRACT
Unpaid contracts, broken deals, vendor and supplier disputes, and enforcing or defending a contract. Speak directly with a trial attorney.
6, 7 & 8-figure recoveries · 60+ years combined experience · Free initial consultation
Serving businesses and owners across Florida. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Salomon Smith PLLC.
Tell us about the contract
Contract claims reward early action: limitation periods keep running, notice and cure deadlines pass, and the other side builds its version of events. Call or send the form, and an attorney reviews the contract, the correspondence and what went wrong, then gives you an honest read on your options. No pressure, no obligation.
A direct conversation with an attorney, not an intake screener.
A straight answer on whether you have a case worth pursuing.
Clear next steps and a fee structure before you commit to anything.
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Florida contract claims at a glance
Claims on a written contract generally must be filed within five years.
5 years
Oral agreements and open accounts generally carry a four-year deadline.
4 years
A one-sided fee clause can let whichever party prevails recover fees.
Fees
Beyond damages, a court can order the other side to perform the deal.
Specific Performance
Deadlines depend on the contract and the facts. Have yours reviewed early.
Contract disputes we litigate
Five kinds of disputes make up most of the firm's contract litigation work, for businesses and owners on either side of the deal. If yours sits between categories, call anyway; most do.
Unpaid Contracts & Nonpayment
You delivered the work, the goods or the services, and the other side stopped paying or started inventing reasons not to. We pursue the unpaid balance, interest and, where the contract allows, attorney's fees, from demand letter through judgment.
A signed deal fell apart: an asset purchase, a distribution agreement, a commercial lease or a financing the other side walked away from. We pursue damages for the lost bargain and, where money is not enough, ask the court to order the deal performed.
Broken Deals & Failed Transactions
A supplier shipped late, shipped short or shipped the wrong thing, or a vendor stopped performing partway through the contract. We litigate supply, service and distribution agreement disputes that are costing your business money.
Vendor & Supplier Disputes
A former partner, employee or vendor is ignoring a non-compete, non-solicitation or confidentiality clause, or the other side will not honor exclusivity or pricing terms. We move to enforce the terms, including through injunctions where the contract and the facts support one.
Enforcing Contract Terms
You have been sued, or threatened with suit, for breaching a contract. We defend businesses and owners against breach of contract claims, test the damages the other side is claiming and assert the counterclaims and fee rights the contract gives you.
Defending a Breach Claim
Not sure where your situation fits? Tell us what happened with the contract and an attorney will tell you where it stands.
How we work
You work with the attorney handling your case, from the first call through resolution. No layers between you and the person doing the work.
Direct attorney access
Daniel S. Smith has litigated Florida business disputes for over a decade, backed by Jose Smith's five decades of trial experience as Of Counsel.
60+ years combined experience
If a contract claim is not worth pursuing, we tell you. Strategy is built around the outcome that makes sense for your business, not around the fight itself.
Honest assessments
From demand letter through trial and appeal, your case stays with your attorney. Nothing gets handed off.
Handled personally, start to finish
What happens when you call
Call (305) 297-1018 or send the form. Your details go straight to an attorney, day or night.
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Reach Out
We review the contract, the correspondence and the timeline, then give you a candid read on your options.
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Free Consultation
If we move forward together, you approve the strategy and the fee structure before anything is filed.
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A Clear Plan
Breach of contract questions, answered
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Claims on a written contract generally must be filed within five years, and claims on an oral agreement or open account within four (section 95.11). The clock usually starts at the breach, so early review matters.
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Generally only if the contract or a statute provides for them; otherwise each side pays its own. When a contract lets one party recover fees for enforcing it, Florida law can extend that right to whichever party prevails (section 57.105(7)), so a fee clause can cut both ways.
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Generally the amount that puts you where the contract would have: unpaid sums, the added cost of getting the performance elsewhere, and lost profits that can be proven with reasonable certainty. Interest can be added, and where money is not an adequate remedy, a court can order the other side to perform.
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Act quickly. A Florida lawsuit generally must be answered within 20 days of service, and missing that deadline can lead to a default. Defenses often turn on the contract's exact terms, the other side's own performance and the damages claimed, and a counterclaim or fee clause can shift the balance.
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Yes. The firm represents businesses and owners in breach of contract disputes throughout Florida.
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