Resources
- April 22, 2018
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 [...]
- February 25, 2018
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 [...]
- February 11, 2018
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 [...]
- January 22, 2018
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 [...]
- November 21, 2017
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 [...]
- September 18, 2017
A common provision in construction contracts requires a contractor to give notice to the owner within a certain number of days of an event giving [...]
- August 17, 2017
As I have written before, a mechanic’s lien provides a contractor with an attachment to real property to secure the amount claimed due for work [...]
- April 10, 2017
Anyone involved with public construction projects is familiar with the term “prevailing wage,” which is generally understood to mean the minimum wages established by the [...]
- February 21, 2017
Parties are free to enter into contracts with any terms and conditions to which they both agree — but that right is not absolute. Certain [...]