35 SPIDERS for Contracts

A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay of the August 2025 webcast, 35 SPIDERS for Contracts.

Lenné Eidson Espenschied, one of our most popular Virginia CLE^® speakers, is back with a dynamic new program for all lawyers who draft or review agreements and contracts.

• Learn to determine how one-sided a contract should be
• Explore practical techniques for shifting risk in contracts
• Consider strategic edits for specific types of provisions
• Learn subtle ways to fine-tune contract language to get a better deal for your client
• See how seemingly minor edits proposed by opposing counsel can affect your client’s outcome
• Find out how to draft and review contracts more efficiently
• Improve the overall quality of your work

Lenné Eidson Espenschied / Saint Simons Island, GA

Lenné Eidson Espenschied has earned her status as one of the two most popular contract drafting speakers in the U.S. by continually striving for excellence and providing innovative, practical skills-based training for transactional lawyers. She practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia, for 25 years, focusing on corporate and transactional representation of technology-based businesses. She is the author of two books published by the American Bar Association: Contract Drafting: Powerful Prose in Transactional Practice (ABA Fundamentals, 3rd ed. 2019) and The Grammar and Writing Handbook for Lawyers (ABA Fundamentals, 2011).

After graduating from the University of Georgia School of Law magna cum laude, Ms. Espenschied began her legal practice at the firm now known as Eversheds Sutherland; she also served as Senior Counsel in the legal department of Bank of America before eventually opening her own law office. As a law professor, Ms. Espenschied taught commercial law, contracts, and contract drafting. Her passion is helping lawyers acquire the skills they need to be successful in transactional practice.