How To Avoid A Lawsuit

Posted on February 23, 2010 by H. Scott Johnson, Jr.

Fellow Virginia attorney Tim Hughes has provided six simple (but excellent) tips that businesses can follow to reduce the likelihood of getting sued. Among Tim’s pointers are to be likeable, honest, and to document everything. Tim’s post was in response to an article by mediator Victoria Pynchon, who provides an insightful perspective on how mismanaging risk can increase the odds of a lawsuit.

I couldn’t agree more with Tim and Victoria. Although lawsuits are often the price of doing business (if you are in business long enough, chances are you will eventually get sued), you can take proactive steps that will not only reduce the probability of getting sued but will substantially reduce your potential liability in the unfortunate event that you are sued.

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Timothy R. Hughes - February 24, 2010 12:36 PM

Thanks for the pick up of the recent post Scott!

Vickie is a great person to follow (@vpynchon on twitter). She also is involved with several blogs too and is a great writer in addition to guesting over at Construction Law Musings occasionally).

Christopher G. Hill - February 26, 2010 1:46 PM

Scott,

Thanks for the plug for Vickie's post at Musings. I appreciate it.

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