A member is any individual who belongs to an association, organization, company, corporation, partnership, or firm. In a membership agreement, an understanding is reached between members and the group to which they want to belong regarding the terms of their membership. This is a legal agreement between the member and the group, and it is typically created in a couple of different contexts - by members of a limited liability corporation (LLC), or for more commonly used consumer-oriented memberships.

A retailer is a business or firm that is engaged in offering services or goods directly to customers, or consumers. Retailers are usually concerned with selling some sort of merchandise. Such businesses generally sell individual or small groups of products to a large number of customers. This retail industry is a huge piece of the United States economy.

An extension agreement allots additional time to an existing legal contract. This agreement is reached between two or more parties regarding the extension of the existing contract. There are various forms that may also be used to extend the performance time under an existing legal contract.

Extension agreements can be used to allow extra time to make a payment, continue a lease, or file a legal document.

A development agreement is an understanding reached by two or individuals or parties about their respective rights and obligations in relation to a certain thing or a specific subject. The development on which these two parties are reaching agreement can fall into a number of categories.

In terms of real estate, the development agreement could pertain to land improvement, construction involving land, or buildings.

A release is the action by which a person is relieved of an obligation, liabilities, or responsibility of any sort that they have either by legal, customary or contractual obligation. The agreement between two parties in which they reach consent regarding this release is considered to be the release agreement.

The release can also give up a right, such as releasing a person from his/her liability for damage or harm that may occur or has occurred.

An independent contractor agreement is drawn up when a person or business is contracted to perform a service independently as an outsider of another person, business, firm or organization that contracts them.

Independent contractors enter into an agreement with a business or firm through a written contract that details the duties, pay, responsibilities, etc of each.

A power purchase agreement can be used to create a contract for the purchase of actual "power" as in energy. These kinds of power purchase agreements are also sometimes known as energy service agreements. If you are considering drafting this type of power purchase agreement, then there are a number of factors that you should consider.

The deregulation of the power industry has led to a shift from one way of providing power to another.