Splitting form into two pages causes error - php

Question

I have setup the laravel resource controller and utilized the edit and update methods to edit user profiles. My profile form turned out to be too long, so I would like to split it into two forms.
The trouble is that the update function appears to be built into the resource controller - I tried just copy the method, add in my inputs and rename it. I updated the routes and view, but received an error. I also tried to have both forms call the same function, but the information that wasn't included in the form was delete from my db.
My question is, how do I split my form into two, so I can update my user profile from two forms instead of one? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you
For reference, here is my ContractorController
public function edit($id)
{
//
// get the contractor
$contractor = Contractor::find($id);
// show the edit form and pass the contractor
return View::make('contractors.edit')
->with('contractor', $contractor);
}
public function update($id)
{
//
// validate
// read more on validation at http://laravel.com/docs/validation
$rules = array(
);
$validator = Validator::make(Input::all(), $rules);
// process the login
if ($validator->fails()) {
return Redirect::to('contractors/' . $id . '/edit')
->withErrors($validator)
->withInput(Input::except('password'));
} else {
// store
$contractor = Contractor::find($id);
$contractor->name = Input::get('name');
$contractor->tag_line = Input::get('tag_line');
$contractor->contact_name = Input::get('contact_name');
//would like to split items below into a separate form:
$contractor->public_email = Input::get('public_email');
$contractor->phone = Input::get('phone');
$contractor->address_1 = Input::get('address_1');
$contractor->city = Input::get('city');
$contractor->state = Input::get('state');
$contractor->zip = Input::get('zip');
$contractor->website = Input::get('website');
$contractor->story = Input::get('story');
$contractor->save();
// redirect
Session::flash('message', 'Successfully updated profile!');
return Redirect::to('contractors');
}
}
Start of form in edit.blade.php
{{ Form::model($contractor, array('route' => array('contractors.update', $contractor->id), 'class' => 'form-horizontal', 'method' => 'PUT')) }}