Fractional General Counsel for Florida Contractors

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Most Florida contractors don't need a full-time in-house lawyer. They do need one who picks up the phone before a problem becomes a lawsuit. Andrew V. Cobbe, P.A. provides fractional general counsel services to general contractors, subcontractors, and construction businesses throughout South Florida. You get ongoing access to a Florida Bar Board Certified Construction Lawyer who is also a licensed Certified General Contractor (CGC1511530) and Certified Roofing Contractor (CCC1327905). The service is offered on a flat monthly retainer sized to the legal support your business needs, so you know your legal costs in advance.

• Reviewing and negotiating prime contracts, subcontracts, and purchase orders, including AIA, ConsensusDocs, and owner-drafted forms
• Standard subcontract and proposal templates your team can use on every job
• Florida Construction Lien Law compliance: Notices to Owner, Notices to Contractor, releases, final payment affidavits, and claims of lien
• Change order, delay, and payment disputes, handled early while the project is still running
• Chapter 558 construction defect notices and responses
• Licensing, DBPR, and qualifier questions
• Insurance, bonding, and indemnity review
• Coordinating with outside litigation counsel, or handling the dispute directly

Andrew spent years in the field and running residential development projects before he practiced law. He reads a schedule, a pay application, and a set of plans the way your project manager does. The legal advice you get fits how your jobs actually run.

A fractional general counsel is an outside attorney who serves as a company's regular legal department on a part-time, ongoing basis, usually under a monthly arrangement, instead of being hired for one matter at a time.

For most small and mid-sized contractors, yes. Instead of a full-time salary and benefits, you pay a flat monthly retainer sized to the legal support your business actually uses.

Yes. Florida Construction Lien Law compliance and payment recovery are core parts of the service.

Call (954) 501-4454 or email info@generalcontractorlawyer.com to talk about fractional general counsel for your construction business. Andrew V. Cobbe, P.A. is based in Weston and serves contractors throughout Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and the rest of Florida. Read more about Andrew V. Cobbe