Service Agreement Dispute | vendor missed delivery deadline

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Hypothetical question

Looking for advice on a legal issue. Here's what happened.

vendor missed delivery deadline. I've been dealing with this for about 11 weeks now and the situation isn't improving.

Should I hire a lawyer for this or try to handle it myself?

Illustrative response

Ok so i went through almost the exact same thing.

A lot of people mess up by is having everything documented. I'd recommend keeping a detailed timeline instead.