Florida Service Agreement Risk-Clause Checklist

This checklist is built for consultants, agencies, and B2B service businesses that want to pressure-test a service agreement before signing — whether it is your own form or the one the other side handed you. It walks the six clauses that decide who absorbs the loss when a service deal breaks down.

The clauses it covers are the ones people skim: the scope and statement of work, the payment and late-payment terms, the limitation of liability, the indemnification provision, the intellectual property assignment, and the termination clause. Each one is negotiable before signature and nearly impossible to fix once a dispute starts.

It is a practical planning tool, not legal advice. For an agreement involving real money, recurring work, IP, or meaningful liability exposure, pair the checklist with attorney review so the risk-allocation terms are drafted around your actual business.

What the PDF covers

• Scope and statement-of-work items to define before signing.
• Payment triggers, late-payment protection, and fee-shifting.
• The limitation of liability cap and consequential-damages waiver.
• How to spot a one-way indemnity and balance it.
• Present IP assignment, carve-outs, and the termination exit.