Celebrate–May is Georgia’s International Building Safety Month

Did you hear?! Last week, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed a proclamation naming May Georgia’s International Building Safety Month. This is a national campaign to help individuals and businesses understand what it takes to create and sustain safe and sustainable...

2013 Infrastructure Report Card Shows State of America

by Mark Cobb Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) produces a report evaluating the state of America’s infrastructure and grades them on a scale of A+ (great) to F- (lousy), and they recently released their 2013...

Changes to Georgia Lien Law Sent to Governor for Signing

by Mark A. Cobb (UPDATED MAY 9, 2013) GOVERNOR SIGNED HB 434 INTO LAW; click here for more information! We love sharing good news about pending changes to Georgia’s lien laws! A couple of weeks ago, we published a blog...

Update on Georgia’s Lien Law and HB 434

(UPDATED MAY 9, 2013) GOVERNOR SIGNED HB 434 INTO LAW; click here for more information! (UPDATED APRIL 10, 2013) TO SEE THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE PENDING CHANGES TO GEORGIA'S LIEN LAWS, PLEASE SEE OUR FOLLOW-UP BLOG ENTRY BY CLICKING...

A Warning to Architects & Builders About Design Changes

by Mark A. Cobb Our construction law colleagues at Kaplin Stewart maintain a very good Pennsylvania construction law blog, and a recent posting by them gives a very important warning to architects, engineers and builders who consider cutting corners to...

New I-9 Form Published by USCIS

by Mark Cobb Last Friday, the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published a new, updated Form I-9. This new form can be used immediately, although some of the older forms will be accepted by the USCIS until May...

Looking Forward to ABA Construction Law Forum

The Forum on Construction Law which is a part of the American Bar Association (ABA) is a very active group of construction lawyers, and Mark Cobb is proud is be an active participant in this great organization. He is looking...

Lien Upheld Against Georgia Development Authority Project

by Mark A. Cobb A recent Georgia Court of Appeals holding may give some subcontractors and suppliers reason to rejoice. In Pinnacle Props. V, LLC v. Mainline Supply of Atlanta, LLC, 735 S.E.2d 166 (Ga. Ct. App. 2012), the court...

Cobb Selected to Co-Author ABA Book on Subcontractor & Supplier Law

The Cobb Law Group is pleased to announce that its founding member, Mark Cobb, has been selected to be a co-author of a book on Subcontractor Law to be published by the American Bar Association's (ABA) Forum on the Construction...

Georgia Construction Law Firm Salutes Client!

by Mark A. Cobb Focusing on Georgia Subcontractor Law, the Cobb Law Group is very fortunate to maintain a full slate of terrific clients. Almost without exception, our clients are leaders in their field and provide quality specialty construction services...