Construction Law

• Construction Company Owners — Protect yourself from personal liability by creating a Limited Liability Company
• "Path to Perfection: Crafting Error-Free Illinois Mechanics Lien Claims", Illinois Bar Journal, April 2014.
• "Perfecting a Mechanics Lien: What You Need to Do it Right", Illinois Bar Journal, May 2013.
• "New Legislation Gives Mechanics Lien Claimants Priority", DuPage County Bar Association Brief, May 2013.
• "Getting Progress Payments and How to Properly Suspend Work", ASA Chicago Construction News, September 2003.
• "Steps To Protect Mechanic's Lien Rights, Lien Rights on Private Property, Common Defenses to Mechanics Lien Rights, and more", ASA Chicago Construction News, 2002 and updated yearly on web site through 2017.
• Illinois Construction Manual, Chapter 4, Selected Statutes, West Publishing, 2008.
1. In General
2. Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act
3. Home Repair and Remodeling Act
4. Home Repair Fraud Act
5. Construction Contract Indemnification for Negligence Act


• Illinois Employee Classification Act, Construction Connection by Association of Subcontractors & Affiliates (ASA), August 2008.

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