Construction Law Blog

by Mark Cobb Joint Venture Contracting By statute and by discipline, every good lawyer must participate in continuing legal education.  Recently, I participated in a very useful seminar which focused on joint venture...

by:  Mark Cobb An Atlanta payment bond claim, a Marietta payment bond claim, a Coweta County payment bond claim, an Athens, Clarke County payment bond claim, a Fort Benning, Georgia payment bond claim, and a Savannah payment...

by:  Mark A. Cobb The Cobb Law Group appreciates the sacrifices made by our country’s military veterans, and we are pleased to share a wonderful resource for our readers.  If you have a job vacancy–construction or...

by Mark A. Cobb Cobb Law Group Since our law firm has a significant core practice area in which we file and perfect mechanics & materialmen’s liens and payment bond claims throughout Georgia, we address prospective...

by:  Mark A. Cobb When I meet people it can be difficult to share with them what I do.  If I simply admit to being a “lawyer” then I have probably shut down the conversation, but if I tell my listener that I am a...

by:  Mark Cobb Construction sites get a bad rap.  Movies and plays show overweight, middle-aged contractors ogling girls and yelling out cat calls from beams and heavy equipment.  But, if you look closely at some Georgia...

Since the school projects throughout Georgia are finishing up, we are noticing that some of our clients who furnished labor or materials on Georgia public school projects are calling us to say that they are not being paid. ...

Many subcontractors and material suppliers mistakenly think that once they have filed their Claim of Lien in Georgia, that is all they have to do.   That’s not correct. Assuming you have a valid Georgia mechanic or...

Dear Faithful Readers, Every year, the American Bar Association publishes its list of the Top 100 legal blogs (affectionately referred to as a bLAWg) in the country.  Law firms are not allowed to nominate themselves, but we...

by:  Cobb Law Group It’s coming soon!  August 15 is a big day for small construction contractors and subcontractors!  According to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Surety Bond Guarantee Program,...