Last week, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed a proclamation naming May Georgia’s International Building Safety Month. The materialmen lien law and construction bond lawyers at the Cobb Law Group salute Georgia’s International Building Safety Month! Current Legal Issues Georgia Construction News Georgia Lien Lawyer 'Did you hear?! This is a national campaign to help individuals and businesses understand what it takes to create and sustain safe and sustainable structures. MORE >>

The Cobb Law Group is excited to be one of the newest members of the Associated General Contractors of America (“AGC”) and the Associated General Contractors of Georgia (“AGC Georgia”). It is a natural fit that we should join this amazing organization,” says Cobb Law Group’s managing partner Mark Cobb , “For over 20 years, our law firm has almost exclusively represented construction processionals through our two offices and our Georgia virtual law firm; needless to say, many of our clients are members of the AGC Georgia.  You will be glad you joined!  MORE >>

a claim against the surety bond) in Georgia may be difficult unless you realize that there are four different types of payment bonds and that each type of payment bond has its own requirements and its own statutes of limitations. Payment Bonds Help You Get Paid on Georgia Projects: The construction industry is very unique and offers its material suppliers and subcontractors tremendous advantages to make sure that they receive payment for their services, labor and supplies.  As an example, let’s assume that ABC Construction, Inc. By:  Mark A. MORE >>

The Georgia Mechanics and Materialmen’s Lien Law Statutes ( O.C.G.A. govern all aspects of filing construction liens in Georgia, and our construction lawyers have filed hundreds or thousands of liens on behalf of contractors, specialty subcontractors and material suppliers in virtually every county in Georgia! Unfortunately, we cannot offer legal advice through a blog article, and you should not file a lien in Georgia based upon the information provided through our blog and website.  To see a copy of the Official Code of Georgia Section 44-14-361.1 MORE >>

The lawyers and staff of the Cobb Law Group are pleased to announce that our Georgia Construction, Lien and Bond Blog was recently awarded third place in Construction Marketing Idea ’s 2013 Best Construction Blog. Our Georgia construction law blog received fifth place based solely upon popular votes; however, the judges evaluation bumped us into third place!  Thus, we are also grateful to the three judges who evaluated the competition’s blogs as well as the great folks at Construction Marketing Ideas who organized this event. MORE >>