Milwaukee Construction Lawyer
KMK has a long and distinguished record of perfecting and enforcing construction liens and bonds throughout the U.S. and leveraging them to recover money due.
Except for federally owned projects, the rules governing the filing, recording, and enforcement of lien or bond claims are dictated by state law and can vary significantly from one state to another. Regardless of the construction location, strict and often inflexible deadlines mean that even minor errors or inaccuracies can prove fatal to a creditor’s ability to enforce a lien or bond claim. Successfully recovering what is often a substantial debt hinges on properly and promptly securing the creditor’s lien or bond rights.
To be valid, a lien or bond claim must be based on precise and accurate information. If mistakes go unnoticed early on, critical deadlines for required notices or filings, sometimes as brief as twenty days from initial site presence—may pass before errors can be corrected and enforcement pursued. Ensuring that a lien is properly filed demands a thorough understanding of the specific construction project, applicable lien and bond laws, and the right questions to ask, factors that can determine whether a creditor recovers in full or faces a total loss. Unlike many lien service providers, KMK’s Construction Lawyers possess the expertise necessary to spot potential issues and verify the essential details needed to perfect a lien or bond claim correctly.
Beyond securing lien and bond claims, we assist clients in developing procedures to guarantee accurate information collection and adherence to deadlines. We are often engaged to investigate the relevant facts and assess whether our clients hold the legal right to assert a lien or bond claim. Although laws differ by state, in many instances only certain suppliers or subcontractors qualify for lien or bond rights. Misunderstanding the law or the nature of the relationship to the final purchaser can be critical.
In select cases, KMK’s Construction Lawyers have successfully persuaded courts that the actual commercial relationship supports lien and bond rights, even when the formal relationship structure would have otherwise negated such rights. Our reputation as skilled lien and bond attorneys and litigators, combined with a strong national track record enforcing creditors’ contractual rights, allows us to secure favorable out-of-court settlements for clients, not only when valid lien or bond claims exist but also when contract law is the sole available recourse.
Adhering to our “one-stop shop” approach, we empower our construction clients to assert and enforce their lien and bond rights nationwide. By ensuring that lien and bond claims are accurately filed and enforced within strict deadlines, KMK attorneys have built a proven record of accelerating and maximizing client recoveries, no matter where the debtor is located.
Practice Areas
- Bond Claims
- Lien & Construction Lien Claims
- Lien Foreclosure
- Miller Act
