I just returned from the fall meeting of the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry (held this year in Atlanta, Georgia), and it was an exciting time! It was great to see old friends and meet some...
There is a fact about commercial collections that we think only credit managers and commercial collection lawyers truly understand: collection of account begin before any materials, product or labor are supplied! What does...
Almost every day, we get great questions from clients and potential clients! In the last few days, we have had several people ask us how to remove an expired lien in Georgia. Unlike many questions, this question has a...
Before the weekend starts, we wanted to comment on the recent flurry of Georgia cases involving mechanics and construction liens. There have been multiple rulings, and I’m pleased to report that for the most part, they...
In today’s mobile society, it is easy to forget that each state regulates contractors differently. Here in Georgia, for example, out-of-state contractors (and sub-contractors) who work on Georgia construction projects...
Since writing the recent blog article about the holding in the Handy Andy of Eastman, Inc. v. Evans, et al. matter, we have received requests for more information about “Strict Compliance” and what this phrase means to...
In our last blog we told you about some bad news to Georgia’s Lien Claimants, but we promised to share some better news in this installment. In addition to the case discussed in our last article, a second Georgia Court of...
PRACTICAL TIP: Liens must be precise, it is very important that your liens do not contain any typographical errors!...
Instead of our usual blog posting about Georgia’s Mechanics and Materialmen’s Lien Laws, we thought we do something different! I recently finished a book that I can’t wait to tell you about. Typically, my reading are...
Happy Fourth of July!
July, 2011