Construction Law Blog

Understandably, many suppliers and subcontractors in Georgia confuse a Preliminary Notice of Lien and a Mechanic’s or Materialmen’s Lien.  (Due to the lingo in other states’ laws, many people also confuse the term...

Recently, we wrote a post about Georgia Affidavits of Nonpayment which are documents with which every subcontractor and supplier working on Georgia construction projects should be familiar. In summary, if you sign a lien...

I signed a Lien Waiver, but I haven’t gotten Paid What Can I Do? We are getting more and more questions about lien waivers every day so that tells me something is rotten in the State of Denmark, but I’ll leave that...

The success of filing valid materialmen’s liens never cease to amaze me. Although there are no guarantees, it has been proven many times that filing a valid mechanic’s lien will increase your recovery of bad debt.  About...

Recently, we were interviewed for another Lowe’s for Pros article (click here to read the interview), and  it made me think about a topic for this blog entry.   It’s a new year, and that brings new goals for those...

by Mark A. Cobb As you know, we started the Georgia Construction, Lien and Payment Bond Law Blog in 2010, and as the year draws to a close we are grateful for our many readers and clients.  Needless to say, the holidays are...

We get telephone calls and emails all the time asking about filing mechanics and materialmen’s liens in Georgia.  Most people understand that the rules must be followed exactly, but they don’t know the rules. ...

Although a subcontractor, supplier or materialman can only make “one” recovery of money they are owed, they may be able to proceed under more than one legal theory in order to increase their chances of prevailing in their...

Many construction contracts have provisions that parties must arbitrate–rather than litigate–their claims.  Although these mandatory arbitration provisions can be useful, saving the parties time and money, they can also...

Hello!  As you know from our website, the Cobb Law Group is a statewide firm focusing on representing those in the construction industry including suppliers, materialmen, laborers, contractors, sub-contractors, project...