Taking time to carefully select the person or persons with whom a contractor will trust to address and solve its legal issues is an invaluable investment with both short-term and long-term dividends.
Understandably, most contractors and business owners perceive the costs associated with hiring professionals as an expense to minimize. While this may be true in the short run, hiring a competent, experienced attorney or law firm can protect a contractor from unexpected liabilities, costs and headaches. Over the past few months, this column has addressed some of the many legal issues contractors and subcontractors can face on a daily basis, ranging from subcontractor agreements and protection through payment bonds, to handling independent contractors and various ethical issues in the workplace. Taking time to carefully select the person or persons with whom a contractor will trust to address and solve its legal issues is an invaluable investment with both short-term and long-term dividends.
The skills and knowledge necessary for the representation of a contractor can be the most varied for any area of law. Considering the answers to the following questions may provide the contractor a blueprint for finding the person for whom he is looking.