What Is Mediation (Really)? Mediation is like a legal peace summit with a referee who doesn’t take sides. You sit down (virtually or in person) with the other party and a neutral third-party mediator, who helps both sides try to work things out before spending even more money on legal fees. This isn’t a trial.…
How Mechanics Liens Help You Get Paid: 25 Powerful Reasons In construction, nonpayment is more common than it should be. You’ve furnished labor or materials, but the check hasn’t arrived—and excuses are piling up. Fortunately, you have a legal remedy designed specifically to protect you: the mechanics lien. Filing a mechanics lien doesn’t just assert…
Retainage One recurring problem we’ve been seeing in our practice over the last 6 months is subcontractors having problems collecting their retainage; or as others call it, money retention. I’ve written before about the legal timing requirements for notices and perfecting a claim, today I want to spend some time discussing some of the practical…
KMDA is pleased to announce the recent addition of Russell Weisbard, RA, as the newest attorney to KMDA
I’m sure all of your experienced some type of distress or property damage from the recent winter storm. I actually had a roof leak develop in my dining room and multiple outside faucets sporting “ice beards” of frozen water. I couldn’t find my homeowner’s insurance policy, so I just called the insurance company and started…
There are certain areas of construction for both developers and subcontractors that we know asattorneys are consistent problem areas. Today, I am going to focus on the most sensitive area whichcauses probably the most grief for everyone involved – paying and getting paid. On the owner/developer side, we see issues of subcontractors not performing to…
The week of February 14, 2021 will not soon be forgotten and many of usare still dealing with issues that arose from frozen pipes. It is easy to understandand expect that plumbers or wannabe plumbers are well aware of these issues.While the need to act quickly is very important, we still need to actcarefully. Plumbing…
This week we are lucky to have my own personal CPA, Frank Sikich, CPA, CHAE, of Flower Mound, Texas, to give us an update on the new changes to the PPP Loans, including how to obtain forgiveness and what you can spend the money on: At the end of 2020, Congress passed, and President Trump…
KMDA is very pleased to announce the addition of Carlo Caravetta as the newest senior attorney to our firm Release Date: “For Immediate Publication” Lewisville, TX Kelly M. Davis & Associates, LLC is pleased to announce a new hire as Senior Counsel in its Lewisville, Texas office –Carlo E. Caravetta – to fill a new…
