The Lien Zone Podcast: Construction Law, Contracts, Liens, Bonds & Collections

Listen to Miami Construction Lawyer Alex Barthet as he interviews the owner of www. CMGurus.com on 4 easy and inexpensive ways to market your construction business. Are you a developer, contractor, subcontractor or supplier? Do you have questions about your construction contract? Call Alex Barthet 305.347.5295. Alex also publishes weekly articles on his blog TheLienZone.com.

Listen to Miami Construction Lawyer Alex Barthet as he discusses on top 9 changes you can make to your construction contract to better protect your company. Are you a developer, contractor, subcontractor or supplier? Do you have questions about your construction contract? Call Alex Barthet 305.347.5295. Alex also publishes weekly articles on his blog TheLienZone.com.

Listen to a  board certified Miami construction lawyer Alex Barthet, explain what you can do to get paid once you’ve sent a bond claim or notice of non-payment. Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He manages The Barthet Firm, a ten lawyer construction law firm in Miami, and maintains a construction law blog at ww...

All businesses eventually find themselves in court. What should you expect? Alex Barthet, an experienced and board certified Miami construction lawyer, examines the legal process. What to do immediately after being served; how the process works; dealing with your insurance company; and the role you should play in the attorney client relationship. Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction...

The average person believes that if a signature or document isn’t in its original form then somehow, it is going to be challenged in court, or the signing party can argue that it is not authorized or it is a forgery. All of that is possible. Let me tell you about it. Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He manages The B...

Here are the 3 ways your lien rights might be shortened – The owner terminates the notice of commencement; Notice of contest of lien; and 20-days summons to show cause Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He manages The Barthet Firm, a ten lawyer construction law firm in Miami, and maintains a construction law blo...

The lien law is more complicated than a lot of folks know. Listen to an expert tell you when and how you can file that claim of lien. Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He manages The Barthet Firm, a ten lawyer construction law firm in Miami, and maintains a construction law blog at www. TheLienZone.com. He can be rea...

Knowledge is king. Find out what the key elements of every construction-contract and construction-lien should be. Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He manages The Barthet Firm, a ten lawyer construction law firm in Miami, and maintains a construction law blog at www. TheLienZone.com. He can be reached at 305-347-5295...

It can get fuzzy on the job site – who is an independent contractor and who is an employee. Get it wrong and you could be in big trouble. Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He manages The Barthet Firm, a ten lawyer construction law firm in Miami, and maintains a construction law blog at www. TheLienZone.com. He...

You won a judgment! Now what? Alex Barthet a board certified construction lawyer in Florida explains how to get paid. Alex also explains the tips and tricks on collecting debt he’s developed over his career as a construction lawyer. Need help getting paid? Call Alex Barthet 305.347.5295

You’ve heard it before – nothing is standard on this job. Well that couldn’t be  more true when it comes to construction contracts. listen to Alex Barthet explain the reasons. Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He manages The Barthet Firm, a ten lawyer construction law firm in Miami, and maintains a...

On this episode, we’re going to talk about how I saved a client over $100,000 even after he forgot to send his notice to owner. This contractor who thought he lost $100,000, but only after he came to us did he realize that he fell into a very narrow exception in the lien law. This exception allowed him to recover his money even though he didn’t send some of the notices that he was requ...

Don’t sign that joint check agreement until you listen to this. On this episode,  Alex is going to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about joint check agreements and how you can best protect yourself and ensure that you get paid if you’re a sub or a supplier or if you’re a GC how you can protect yourself if you are asked to issue a joint check agreement. Alexander Barth...

Thankfully, Florida Law has a method for the construction industry to get paid for their work. This process is called a Mechanic’s Lien and has a few rules that need to be followed before its enforceable. On this episode, Alex will explain those steps you need to take to file an enforceable lien and get paid. Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S....

Change orders  in a construction project are going to happen, but when is it an extra? Find out the answer here and what you can do to protect yourself. Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He manages The Barthet Firm, a construction law firm in Miami, and maintains a construction law blog at www. TheLienZone.com. He ca...

Releasing lien rights can be tricky, sure, you want to get paid – but you also should avoid giving away too many of your lien rights. Listen to this week’s episode and Alex will explain why. Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He manages The Barthet Firm, a construction law firm in Miami, and maintains a construction l...

On this episode, we are going to talk about something that happens on your job site on a daily basis, that creates liability for you and you don’t even know it. Lending or borrowing job site equipment. Maybe it’s a forklift, maybe it’s an excavator, maybe it’s just for an hour, maybe it’s for a week. Whatever it is, if it’s your equipment, you need to make sure...

Let's break down each part of a claim that can be brought against you. One type of claim is a claim sounding in negligence, a tort that there was damage caused by you to other property. That action under the statute of limitations has to be brought within four years of the time of the claim arising. Now there are ways for this to be extended and that's called the statute of repose and the statute...

On this episode, Alex is going to answer the question if lost or damaged equipment or material is lienable. He will also talk about what liening allows you to do. It allows you to put an encumbrance on the property so that you can sell it to recover the money that you're owed. But is damaged equipment lienable? Stay tuned. Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and...

Sometimes, winning can feel like losing - especially when it comes to legal fees. On this episode, Alex will give you some tips on making sure your win doesn't feel like such a loss. Pay close attention, it could save you money! Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He manages The Barthet Firm, a construction law firm in...

A Notice to Owner is not always needed, listen to this episode and Alex will show you when you don’t need to send that NTO out. Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He manages The Barthet Firm, a construction law firm in Miami, and maintains a construction law blog at www. TheLienZone.com. He can be reached at 305...

Things not working out with your current attorney? Alex will show you how to make the switch and fire them. He will explain the steps you should follow and how your new attorney should be making the process as smooth as possible. Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He manages The Barthet Firm, a construction law firm i...

Today I'm going to talk about the one mistake, I hope you didn't make on that last public project you worked on. Most of those jobs are bonded. If you didn't secure a payment and performance bond, could be a recipe for disaster. Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He manages The Barthet Firm, a construction law firm in...

Want to double check your lawyers work? Do you know what a docket is? On this episode, Alex will explain how you can double check your lawyers work. Below are some helpful links to get your search started. Public Records Search: Miami-Dade Broward Palm-Beach Alexander Barthet is a board certified construction attorney in Florida and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering. He manages The Barthet Fi...