Fraud: Performance & Payment Bonds on Public Projects
by Francisco R. Garcia-Soroeta Federal and state statutes require most public works projects to be covered by payment bond and performance bonds. Performance bonds, essentially, guarantee that the project will be successfully completed, and payment bonds, essentially, guarantee that subcontractors and suppliers will received payment for the labor, services and materials. The statutory scheme for
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Construction Delays and Damages
By Francisco R. García-Soroeta Construction Schedule Delays can occur for a medley of reasons, and they can be caused by any party participating in the project including the owner, design professional, prime contractor, subcontractor or material supplier. More specifically, claims related to Construction Schedule Delays relate to a period of time for which the project
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Construction Lawyers Learn the Business of Construction
by Mark A. Cobb Every year, we attend on or more of the construction law seminars hosted by the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law. In January, Stephanie Dougherty and I attended the Forum’s session on laws impacting material suppliers and subcontractors (click here to learn more) which was great. Last week, however, I
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Portal Web Para Nuestros Clientes Hispanohablantes
By: Francisco R. García-Soroeta Nos place presentar, a toda la comunidad hispanohablante, nuestro nuevo portal web en español. En el Cobb Law Group siempre nos hemos esmerado para asistir a la comunidad extensa que vive alrededor de Georgia que tiene como su lengua materna el español, pero ahora con nuestro personal bilingüe y paginas web
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Meet Our New Intern!
Construction Attorney Mark Cobb serves as adjunct faculty at Thomas University where he teaches business law and economics to undergraduates and MBA students. Throughout his tenure, he has met many exceptional students. One such student, Joakim Morlin, hails from Sweden and recently joined the Cobb Law Group as an intern. We thought our clients would
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The Adolescence of Green Building Techniques
Today , we welcome a quest columnist Steve Wright. Steve Wright works for Whirlwind Steel Buildings, a manufacturer of pre-engineered steel buildings and components. Whirlwind Steel metal buildings are manufactured and designed to meet the highest quality standards. To learn more, visit http://www.whirlwindsteel.com. Green building, the construction of environmentally friendly, energy efficient structures built using
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Our Construction Blog Nominated as One of the Best
The Cobb Law Group is pleased to be nominated as one of the best construction law blogs in the country! This prestigious designation is sponsored by a group of construction professionals who review, rate and rank the construction blogs every year. In fact, this is the Georgia Construction Lien & Bond Law Blog’s four nomination
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Cobb Teaches Law Class to MBA Students
As our long-time readers know, Mark Cobb serves as adjunct faculty at Thomas University where he has taught Leadership, Management,Economics and most recently Construction Law to upper level students and MBA candidates. He enjoys teaching, working with students, and staying current on legal trends. This fall semester, Mark will be teaching Business Law in the
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Report on the Annual Forum on Construction Law
By Mark A. Cobb As an active participant in the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry, I already knew what a terrific experience the Annual Meeting would be; however, this year’s meeting truly exceeded all expectations. About 300 – 400 construction attorneys from across the country convened at the conference to learn, teach,
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Construction Staffing and Scheduling
Georgia construction attorney, Mark Cobb serves as adjunct faculty at Thomas University. Currently, he is teaching a class on construction law and business, and one of his students, Eric Persson., is today’s guest blogger, and he is solely responsible for its content. Eric is a junior at Thomasville University studying business management. His hometown is
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