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Many of us have written articles on the most onerous (“Killer”) contract clauses encountered today, including “pay-if-paid,” “no lien” and other unfair provisions. But there has been much less focus on more obscure contract clauses that may not sound so bad – but can be crippling in their own right. Here are a few that […]

Don gives ten “Do’s” and Don’ts” suggestions to remember the next time your construction job is delayed. Read the full article from Ohio Asphalt Magazine.

A recent industry trend is the use of “wrap up” insurance policies, which cover contractors and subcontractors working on large construction projects for a large variety of risks. As wrap up policies are used more often, here are ten things you should know about wrap-up insurance policies: Are a single risk management program for most […]

Although Governor Kasich’s proposed budget from February has some tax breaks in it for Ohio contractors, the tax increases in the budget eat up nearly all of those breaks. The proposal calls for an income tax decrease by an average of 23 percent for all taxpayers and exempts small business owners with gross receipts of […]

School administrators are often frustrated by cost overruns and delays on much needed capital improvement projects in recent years. Yet many of those same administrators and their counsel continue to employ the same techniques and methodologies that have failed in the past. Our firm had the opportunity to serve as counsel on probably the largest […]