Non-lawyer writing on non-compete agreements

Unlike some lawyers, I do not mind when non-lawyers write about legal matters - so long as they do not muff the law. No-Fault Divorce. Is It Time To Tie The Knot With A New Employee? from insurancenews.net does a good job with the legal issues. Besides, how can I object to an article that has the following paragraph:

To create a truly good agreement, start from the basics. It is worth the money to have an attorney involved in the drafting. But that is just the beginning. More important is that you, as the agency owner or manager, must guide the attorney to include the specific contractual elements you need.

I often wonder if my readers think my pronouncements about needing lawyers for a business are not a bit self-serving. Of course, they are self-serving to a point. I am looking for new clients, but I prefer to prevent problems for those clients to cleaning up the avoidable messes.

If you have a business then read all of the article. It applies to more than insurance agents.