Mr. DuBose is a founding member of DuBose Law Group LLC. Before starting his own firm in 2000 he was managing partner in the Atlanta office of the national firm of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, based in Philadelphia, and was previously the managing partner of the Atlanta-based firm of Griffin Cochrane & Marshall, which has since merged with the firm of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan. He has also been a partner in the Atlanta office of Kutak Rock. Mr. DuBose is an experienced commercial litigator, construction lawyer, ADR advocate and neutral. His litigation experience is broadly-based, and inclMore...More...
The sub-sub has lien rights against the property. The general contractor owes no payment obligation to the sub-sub, but its contract with the owner might require it to keep the owner’s property free and clear of liens. If that is the case, the contractor can remove the lien by filing a lien discharge bond pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44-14-364. The subcontractor that received payment from the contractor but failed to pay its subcontractor might be subject to criSee More...See More...
A change order in which a fixed price, including overhead and profit, has been negotiated upfront should be executed before the work begins. A change order that cannot easily be priced upfront is usually done on a time and materials basis, in which costs are accumulated as the work progresses and an actual cost for the change order is calculated at the end of the change order work. That number is usually increased by an overhead and profit faSee More...See More...