Small Business Contracts

Cease-and-Desist Letter

A demand to stop defamation, harassment, misuse of a mark or secrets, or a breach.

What you get

  • An editable Word document, drafted from your answers and the state's official text.
  • A proof of sources: every citation in the draft with the words it quotes, the official source, the date the text was saved and its fingerprint.
  • Notes for counsel listing each point marked [VERIFY], each blank and each choice left for the client.

What the intake asks

Plain questions, in the order an attorney would take the facts. Anything left blank stays a marked blank in the draft; nothing is invented to fill it.

The parties

  • Client's legal name
  • Who signs and for whom
  • Recipient's legal name
  • Recipient details

The conduct and the demand

  • The conduct
  • What happened
  • Harm to the client
  • Demands
  • Deadline to comply
  • If the recipient does not comply
  • Prior contact
  • and 1 more

Delivery

  • Tone
  • Other instructions

Where it is offered

Every state Lawsmith has official sources for:

Official sources on file

The drafter works from the texts Lawsmith has saved for this document in the state you choose, plus federal law where it applies. Each is read from the official publisher and dated.

StateSources for this document
California35
Connecticut24
Delaware23
District of Columbia23
Florida26
Maryland24
Massachusetts24
New Jersey24
New York30
Ohio31
Pennsylvania26
Texas38
Virginia26

Among them, for New Jersey:

  • N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1: 6 years
  • N.J.S.A. 56:15-2 Definitions relative to misappropriation of trade secrets.
  • N.J.S.A. 56:15-3 Actual, threatened misappropriation may be enjoined.
  • N.J.S.A. 56:15-4 Entitlement to recovery of damages; exceptions.
  • N.J.S.A. 2A:43-2 Damages recoverable

How the draft is checked

Before it writes, the drafter must quote the official text behind each citation. Lawsmith compares every quotation with the text on file, character for character; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked [VERIFY]. The draft still needs your review before it is signed, filed or sent. How citations are checked

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