Construction Law

At the outset, I want to stipulate that it is important to protect worker health and safety. At the end of the day, the most [...]

The doctrine of substantial performance holds that a contractor’s breach of a construction contract does not entitle the owner to damages because the contractor’s performance [...]

The purpose of a mechanic’s lien is to provide collateral for a contract debt. If you perform work on a project and are not paid, [...]

I don’t recommend that contractors file their own mechanic’s liens without the aid of an attorney. Every client and/or potential client that has ever come [...]

Everyone knows that they ought to eat right and exercise; yet, far too few of us do it. Similarly, proper construction contract management requires a [...]

The most common issue I confront as a construction attorney is what to do when my client is not being paid. The standard approaches include [...]

As most contractors are aware, if they are not paid for their labor, materials, and/or services, they can strengthen their position prior to filing a [...]

In a recent decision, the Superior Court discharged the mechanic’s liens of several subcontractors, because the general contractor had already filed a lien for the [...]

On rare occasions, I have had to contend with a claim of “slander of title” being filed in response to a mechanic’s lien. A slander [...]