When the Chain Breaks Down, We Get the Job and the Payment Back on Track

When One Link Fails, the Strain Runs Both Ways

A Stack of Promises, and What Happens When One Breaks

Generals depend on subs to perform. Subs depend on generals to pay. Suppliers depend on both. When a sub performs poorly or misses a deadline, the general’s entire schedule is at risk. When a general holds back payment, the sub and its suppliers feel it immediately.

These disputes move fast, and they tend to spread. An unpaid sub stops work, a replacement costs more, a supplier files a lien, and suddenly a single disagreement threatens the entire job.

We represent contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers in untangling these conflicts quickly, through negotiation, lien and bond claims, or litigation. The goal is to protect your payment and your position without letting the dispute swallow the project.

Where We Come In

• ✓ A subcontractor’s work is defective or behind schedule
• ✓ A general contractor is withholding your payment
• ✓ A sub or supplier walked off or stopped delivering
• ✓ Retainage is being held past what the contract allows
• ✓ A pay-when-paid clause is being used to stall you
• ✓ You need a lien or bond claim filed to secure payment

Nonpayment Claims

Generals withholding payment from subs, or subs from suppliers. We pursue what is owed.

Defective Subwork

A sub’s poor or incomplete work. We pursue or defend the resulting claim.

Missed Deadlines

A sub or supplier behind schedule, putting the whole job at risk.

Retainage Disputes

Withheld retainage held longer or larger than the contract allows.

Pay-When-Paid Clauses

Payment-timing clauses used to stall. We test whether they actually apply.

Lien & Bond Claims

The lien and bond routes that secure a sub’s or supplier’s payment.

Consultation

Tell us about the project, the contract, and where it went wrong. We identify the issues that matter most and the applicable deadlines.

Review Contract & Record

We dig into the documents, the schedule, and the correspondence to find your strongest position.

Claim or Defend

We file, demand, negotiate, or litigate with a clear plan and a calendar of every deadline.

Resolve or Try It

We push for the strongest available resolution and are fully prepared to take it to court or to arbitration.

“A construction job is really a stack of promises: the owner pays the general, the general pays the sub, the sub pays the supplier. When one promise breaks, everyone below it feels the squeeze. The mistake I see most is a sub or supplier waiting too long to act, hoping the check shows up, while the lien and bond deadlines quietly run out. My advice is always the same: protect your payment rights early, even while you are still trying to work it out. You can withdraw a lien once you are paid. You cannot file one after the deadline.”

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