On behalf of Cutler Smith, P.C. | Sep 11, 2020 | Firm News
Many Texas small business owners eschew creating an employee handbook. As a small business owner you may believe that a handbook is unnecessary since you have fewer than say, 15 employees. But an employee handbook, when intelligently crafted, can serve both staff and...
On behalf of Cutler Smith, P.C. | Sep 11, 2020 | Construction Law
Developers, builders, contractors, and suppliers use construction contracts to formalize various agreements. These contracts outline countless numbers of details and involved every part of a building project. When properly executed, everyone gets their work done on...
On behalf of Cutler Smith, P.C. | Sep 10, 2020 | Construction Law
Arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism in the construction industry is always a good thing, right? It might be tempting for some industry participants who are understandably concerned with noted downsides tied to contractual spats playing out in court to...
On behalf of Cutler Smith, P.C. | Sep 4, 2020 | Construction Law
Those not in the construction business would assume that the architect’s blueprints provide all the critical information needed to erect a building. But actually, the construction contract agreement is an equally essential collection of documents for owners,...
On behalf of Cutler Smith, P.C. | Sep 3, 2020 | Business Law
Most local construction firms understand the difficulties when negotiation with powerful regional suppliers. These large corporations made their name by buying up competitors and offering the best deals on raw materials, machine parts and other necessary supplies....
On behalf of Cutler Smith, P.C. | Sep 2, 2020 | Construction Law
Everyone on a building site is responsible for minimizing construction defects and their impact. This should be done as part of a proactive program to identify and fix problems on the building site. With so many different groups (designers, contractors,...
On behalf of Cutler Smith, P.C. | Sep 2, 2020 | Construction Law
One of the most common causes of a dispute or litigation in the construction business, a construction defect applies to a wide range of issues. There is often disagreement over the defect because different construction professionals view it in different ways. In...
