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The Miller Act protects persons who have furnished labor or materials to contractors engaged in the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or public work of the United States. Prior to 1894, the agreements...

 Based on the passing of SB 392 in 2010, the Contractors State License Board can now process applications by LLCs for contractor’s licenses.  However, you should know that there are some additional requirements for an LLC...

We are pleased to announce that Kevin Price has joined Cummins & White, LLP, as Senior Counsel in the insurance practice group, leading the subrogation division. His practice will continue to focus on insurance law,...

Last month we discussed that “Operating Businesses Need an Operator.”  Operating businesses—whether you want to sell your business to a third party, your employees, or give it to your heirs—need an operator to have...

Generally, once a mechanics lien is recorded, a lien claimant must file an action to foreclose on the lien within 90 days of the recording date.  If a claimant fails to file an action within that time period, his or her lien...

The problem with irrevocable trusts is that, well, they are irrevocable.  Once executed, an irrevocable trust may only be amended on rare occasion, and in most cases, only upon court order.   Life happens and sometimes the...

If you have a lawyer, a CPA, or a financial planner, you have probably been inundated in the last few months with urgent calls, e-mails, newsletters and the like imploring that you take action. The five million dollar per...

When you die, you can’t take it with you, but perhaps you can do some good with the assets that you leave behind.  This was the topic at the 46th Annual Heckerling Institute Conference presentation called “What Every...