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As a continuation of my public service, I offer the following additional translations from Lawyer Talk to Plain English:
My many years of practice taught me that clients usually want to close their transactions quickly. You would think that they would want to close… Read More »Let’s Pretend that the Closing Date is Realistic
As a public service, I offer the following translations from Lawyer Talk to Plain English:
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