Sunday, August 21, 2016

Construction Lawyer - What Does He or She Do?

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The construction massachusetts  industry is no stranger to legal "punch ups" and the person you want to see when that happens is your expert construction lawyer. But what exactly do they do?

Skills of the expert construction lawyer

A construction lawyer is a trained and experienced legal professional who understands the issues you face in the construction industry.

Whether you are an employer of construction massachusetts  skills, a head contractor, subcontractor, supplier or consultant to the industry, your experienced construction lawyer can help you with most of your legal challenges, or at least highlight to you any legal issues that you should be aware of that are outside their scope of expertise and direct you to a colleague who can help you.

Quality construction lawyers are generally experts in two main areas when it comes to construction matters:

1. "front end" work, which includes:

contract drafting and negotiation
general advice on structuring your business entities for asset protection
advice on suitable business documents and contract administration systems and procedures for minimizing your exposure to legal claims... and more
2. "back end" work, which includes:

advice regarding options for resolving disputes
general advice regarding issues that may arise during contract works execution
litigation expertise
expertise in assisting with applying alternative dispute resolution methods negotiating resolutions to disputes and seeking alternative solutions for commercial parties so they can proceed with a project without delay... and more
When should you engage a construction lawyer?

Well I'm sure you know the answer to this question already but so few construction professionals heed this advice. You should speak to your expert lawyer at the earliest possible time.

Why? Because when you get them to assist you in the early phase of your project or business you can avoid many more potential problems. Too often I see people draft their own inadequate contracts or sign up to draconian contracts prepared by other parties which include personal guarantees, and then when things move into a dispute phase they are already up the proverbial creek without a means of propulsion... if you know what I mean.






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