How a Consumer Hired a Lawyer to Draft a Non-Circumvention Agreement in California

In 2022, an individual in California posted a project seeking assistance with drafting a non-circumvention agreement. The client was concerned about protecting their intellectual property related to a cannabis ventilation device, which was developed independently while employed by their current employer. They sought to ensure that their employer would not claim ownership over the invention, particularly since no formal agreements were in place regarding intellectual property rights. As a result, the client received three proposals from licensed lawyers, with flat fee bids ranging from $550 to $1,500, all submitted to complete the work within the requested timeframe of over a week.