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NEW LAWS FOR CONTRACTORS IN 2021

Below are some highlights of new laws for contractors taking effect in 2021 courtesy of the California Contractor’s License Board. A.B. 2471: Extends the right to cancel contracts for persons 65 years of age or older from three business days…

Lanak & HannaDecember 16, 2020

News

NEW LAWS FOR BUSINESSES 2021

January signals the start of another year and another new set of laws for California residents. Below are some highlights of new laws taking effect in 2021. Assembly Bill 5 (Independent Contractors) A.B. 5 was the groundbreaking 2020 law that…

Lanak & HannaDecember 14, 2020

News notable-decisions

Lanak & Hanna Victorious in Defeating Time Barred & Previously Released Bond Claim

In the representation of a surety who issued a mechanic’s lien release bond on a residential project, Lanak & Hanna Associate Attorney Lauren B. Stec was victorious on demurrer defeating a time barred and previously released bond claim recloaked as…

Lanak & HannaNovember 18, 2020

News notable-decisions

Attorney Lauren Stec Defeats Petition to Release Mechanics Lien and Obtains Award for Attorney Fees

In the representation of a general contractor who was building a new $500,000.00 residential home for two homeowners, Ms. Stec defeated the homeowner’s Petition to Release the general contractor’s Mechanics Lien and obtained an award for attorney fees after being…

Lanak & HannaOctober 27, 2020

News services Collections

Lanak & Hanna Creditor’s Rights Attorney Thomas Padian Achieves Outstanding Result for Creditor Client with Levy On and Forced Opening of a Judgment Debtor’s Safe Deposit Box

To accomplish this result Mr. Padian applied a little-used statutory provision to access and sell at auction the Debtor’s collection of high-value jewelry secreted in a safe deposit box at a commercial bank. This was a long-sought victory against a…

Lanak & HannaSeptember 22, 2020

services

The Critical Importance of Digital Marketing in the Age of Information

Like any business which wants to become, or to remain viable, and experience continued healthy growth and sustainability in the 21st Century, our firm, just like your business, must transition from the marketing practices of the past century, and become…

Lanak & HannaJune 24, 2019

Court Opinions

Court Allows Public Entity to Unilaterally Remove and Replace Subcontractor Under Subcontractor Listing Law

The Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, also known as the Subcontractor Listing Law, allows a direct contractor to request a substitution of a subcontractor from a public owner. The Subcontractor Listing Law, however, is silent as to whether the…

Lanak & HannaJune 24, 2019

Court Opinions

Court of Appeals Distinguishes “Design” from “Performance” Specs

The Court of Appeals for the 5th District examined the difference between "design" and"performance" specifications in connection with a project at the University of California, Merced. Berkeley Cement, Inc.was awarded the low bid for the structural concrete work on the…

Lanak & HannaFebruary 22, 2019

Case Studies

Succession Planning: Is Your Business Prepared for a Smooth Transition?

By some estimates, family-owned businesses employ 60% of the U.S. workforce and create more than 70% of all new jobs. However, only 30% of family owned business last to the second generation of ownership, and only 12% last to the…

Lanak & HannaDecember 20, 2018

Case Studies

Release Bonds: What Are They Good For?

By California statute, those who provide labor, services, equipment, and materials to a construction project are entitled to record a mechanic's lien or serve a stop payment notice. A mechanic's lien affects the owner by "attaching" to the real property…

Lanak & HannaDecember 20, 2018

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