Questions we hear from the job site

We practice where our lawyers are admitted, and the firm's admissions are listed on the team page. If your job is somewhere else, we'll say so on the first call and point you toward a lawyer who can help.

Short and strict. It depends on the state, the kind of project and whether you worked directly for the owner or for someone under them, and some dates run backward from the last day you worked. That's why we start by confirming yours.

The first conversation about the documents is free of charge. If you hire us, notices, lien claims, contract reviews and the first stages of a defect claim have flat fees, and a lawsuit is priced with a written estimate before it begins.

It can. A claim changes the conversation, and sometimes that's the point. We tell you the options, including a firm letter first, and you decide.

Don't pay a second time and don't ignore it. Send us the lien, your contract and your payment records. We'll tell you what the lien claims, whether it's valid, and how to answer or bond around it.

Yes. Many clients send documents from the job site and talk by phone or video. In person works too, at any of our three offices.

The contract and any change orders, the unpaid invoices or pay applications, and any notices sent or received. If you only have some of them, send what you have.

Not always. A short notice or a letter often does the work, and we price those at a flat fee so the cost fits the invoice. We'll tell you if the fee isn't worth the amount owed.