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LEGAL ALERT- Increased Homestead Exemption Decreases Equity Potentially Recoverable by Judgment and Bankruptcy Creditors

California Assembly Bill 1885 (“AB 1885”), effective January 1, 2021, amended Code of Civil Procedure Section 704.730 to increase the amount of equity in a debtor’s primary residence that can be protected in bankruptcy to $600,000 in most cases. AB…

Mark JohnsonJanuary 21, 2021

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Looking Forward to 2021

What will 2021 hold for the business community and our clients? Based on what we are seeing and hearing in our industry, here are Lanak & Hanna’s predictions for 2021. The hangover from the COVID-19 Pandemic will likely drag down…

Lanak & HannaDecember 17, 2020

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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

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5 Tips for a Successful Deposition

You’re going to be deposed. Now what? As any good lawyer will tell you, you can’t win a case in a deposition, but you can certainly lose one. As such, it is important to exercise great care in preparing for…

Mac CabalDecember 15, 2020

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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

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Wrap Insurance Policies: Avoiding Problems and Gaps in Coverage

Wrap-Up Insurance policies have been available on large construction projects for many years and provide a single project specific policy to cover the owner, general contractor and subcontractors as named insureds for liabilities that arise out of construction at the…

James MillaneNovember 19, 2020

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Top Ten Risk Management Tips for Contractors

Here is our top ten list of tips available to contractors to help minimize risk on construction projects. Second Set of Eyes on Bid Documents: Often contractors rely on a single person to estimate jobs and prepare bids. This is…

Colin McCarthyNovember 19, 2020

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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

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LEGAL ALERT- Increased Homestead Exemption Decreases Equity Potentially Recoverable by Judgment and Bankruptcy Creditors

Looking Forward to 2021

NEW LAWS FOR CONTRACTORS IN 2021

5 Tips for a Successful Deposition

NEW LAWS FOR BUSINESSES 2021

Wrap Insurance Policies: Avoiding Problems and Gaps in Coverage

Top Ten Risk Management Tips for Contractors

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

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