Construction Law Blog

by Mark A. Cobb This is Part III in our peaks in the forthcoming Georgia Construction Law Handbook which our firm has published.  Today’s article addresses Georgia’s Statutory Notice Scheme for subcontractors and...

By Mark A. Cobb As readers from our last post know, we are just days away from launching the Second Edition of the Georgia Construction Handbook for Materialmen’s Liens and Payment Bonds.  Since Georgia’s new...

As our readers know, the 2020 Georgia Legislative Session amended Georgia’s Lien Laws, and these new rules take effect on January 1, 2021.  These amendments to the laws were in response to a Georgia Court of Appeals...

by Mark A. Cobb Those contractors or suppliers who file Claims of Lien against their projects usually understand that filing the materialmen’s lien is the first step to recovering the amount which is owed.  Filing the...

The construction attorneys at the Cobb Law Group strive to keep its clients and friends updated on current laws and legislation which impacts Georgia’s Construction Industry.  Today’s article highlight the...

Whenever it is possible, we like to have interns work in our office.  It reflects our goal of helping to train the next generation, but they energy which a good intern brings is great for our entire team.  Often an...

As you may know, Governor Brian Kemp recently signed Senate Bill 315 into law revising and updating Georgia’s Lien Law Statutes. Since Mark Cobb was on the drafting committee for the new lien laws, we wanted to provide you...

We welcome Andy Thomson from Big Oak Consulting, LLC as our guest blogger today.  For more than thirty years, Andy has worked in a wide variety of infrastructure and. most recently, as a corporate Health, Safety and Risk...

Yesterday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp hosted a bill-signing ceremony wherein he signed Senate Bill 315 into law. In doing this, Governor Kemp restored balance to Georgia’s Lien Laws following an adverse holding by the...

Finally! Some great news! As our readers know, Mark Cobb, was on a drafting committee to revise Georgia’s Lien Laws–particularly as they related to Georgia’s statutory lien waivers. Using the legislative arm of the AGC...