The record read against you
The weak points are found before an opponent finds them.
An audit of the position before a claim is brought, or answered, so the opening move is made from strength rather than reflex.
The first letter in a dispute often decides its shape. Sent in anger, it commits to a position that the record cannot support; held back, it surrenders the initiative. The firm audits the position first - the correspondence, the documents, the real exposure - and tells the client, in writing, where it is strong, where it is exposed, and what the opening move should be. This is advisory work, not litigation and not drafting.
The firm reads the client's own documents first, with the same suspicion it brings to an opponent's, because the weak points found now are the ones an opponent will find later. It separates what the record proves from what the client believes, and it is candid about the exposure rather than comfortable. It ends with a recommendation on the opening move, not a finished letter, since the drafting and the litigation that may follow are separate steps.
The weak points are found before an opponent finds them.
What the documents prove, not what you would like them to prove.
Whether, when, and how to act, in writing, for you to decide on.
A client preparing to send a demand asks for the position to be read first. The firm audits the correspondence and documents, identifies an exposure the client had not weighed, and recommends a narrower, better-supported opening move than the one first contemplated.
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Often a measured demand is the right first step, but a letter sent before the position is assessed can lock you into a stance the record will not support, which is why the posture is reviewed first.
By reading your own documents and correspondence critically, identifying the real exposure, and deciding the opening move on that basis rather than on the strength of the grievance.
Yes; an overstated or premature letter can commit you to a position, reveal weakness, or create admissions, which is the risk a posture review is built to avoid.