Commercial contracts
MSAs, MPAs, SOWs, sales contracts, riders, and purchase order terms. Review, negotiation, and close with an eye on what actually matters to the business — including the deals that actually move the business.
Commercial counsel for business owners
Next Path Law
Complex Deals. Clear Path Forward.
Joshua M. Hurwitz (Josh), Next Path Law, PLLC. Outside counsel for business owners who need contracts done right — MSAs, purchase agreements, NDAs, payment issues — negotiated for fair protection. Legal operations support when you need outside counsel.
Florida and District of Columbia attorney with over twenty years of experience. Sharp mark-ups, clear recommendations, and a focus on fair terms that close — not squeezing the other side for sport.
About
Counsel that helps get business done
Projects rarely stall because the work is unclear. They stall when nobody owns the negotiation.
Next Path Law is the outside counsel you bring in when a counterparty drops a forty-page MSA, payment is held, or a partner needs an operating agreement that matches how the business actually runs. You get a marked-up draft, the issues that actually matter, and counsel who has sat across sophisticated counterparties. The goal is fair, workable terms that close — not squeezing the other side.
Josh Hurwitz is the managing attorney of Next Path Law, PLLC. He is licensed in Florida and the District of Columbia. With over twenty years in complex negotiation and commercial problem-solving, he has been a law professor (Lawyer Bargaining at American University’s Washington College of Law), has been recognized by the National Law Journal as an ADR Champion, and holds professional certificates from Harvard Law School’s Negotiation Institute.
This firm does not handle federal government matters, federal court matters, or federal energy regulatory matters, including representation before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Services
Commercial contracts, negotiated with judgment
Focused counsel for business owners and operators — contracts, negotiations, partner disputes, and dissolving deals when they have to unwind. Sharp markups. Clear recommendations. Fair terms that close.
Confidentiality and deal documents
NDAs, including ones that are really an MSA in disguise. We sort the boilerplate from the commitments that bind you.
Payment and performance
Invoice disputes, payment holds, and late-delivery exposure. Practical paths to get paid and close out performance issues.
Entity and operating agreements
Ownership, control, and economics aligned with how the business actually works, not just how a template was drafted.
Partner disputes and dissolution
Partner and ownership fights, buyouts, and dissolving contracts or partnerships when the relationship is over. Clear paths to separate without burning the business.
How we work
Send the draft. Get a clear path.
1
Send the draft
Share the contract and a short note on what you care about. Timeline, priorities, and non-negotiables help us focus fast.
2
Markup and issues
You receive a marked-up version and the issues that are actually worth negotiating, with a recommendation on what is fair to ask for.
3
Decide and send
We get on a call, you decide the path, and we send it back. Most matters move by email and Zoom.
Most matters are handled by email and Zoom. In-person meetings are available in Northeast Florida.
Contact
Ready for a clear next step?
Reach the office to discuss a contract, payment issue, partner dispute, dissolution, or operating document. Josh Hurwitz (Joshua M. Hurwitz), Managing Attorney of Next Path Law, PLLC, responds directly.
- Office (904) 686-6880
- Email josh@nextpathlaw.com
- Location Northeast Florida
For mediation and arbitration, visit Florida Mediation Hub.
Start a conversation
Call the office or send a short email with the contract and what you need by when.
Call (904) 686-6880 Email josh@nextpathlaw.com