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LLCs and corporations: How to preserve your liability protection

Legal doctrines called “piercing the corporate veil” and “alter ego” allow liability to reach individuals and entities outside a...

Tips for Contractors: Risks of Equipment Leasing

Kent Lang, Lang & Klain, P.C. Leasing expensive equipment is a valuable business strategy that allows contractors to stay “lean and mean”...

OSHA backs off from threatened takeover of job safety in Arizona

By Andrew Wenker In a good-news development for Arizona employers – including contractors – yesterday the Labor Department announced that...

RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION: Implied Warranty Protection Overrules a Conflicting Contract Provision

The Arizona Supreme Court rules that a homebuilder cannot contract its way out of its obligations under the implied warranty doctrine. By...

Hackflation: a real business threat that is not going away soon

For a business of any size, a single hack could threaten the entire company. Precautionary measures can help protect you from financial...

Kent Lang named Construction Law "Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in America®

Best Lawyers® has named Lang & Klain founding partner Kent Lang as its 2023 Scottsdale "Lawyer of the Year" in Construction Law. Best...

WORKMANSHIP COMPLAINTS: ROC license suspensions and Recovery Fund awards

On a residential project, even a minor ROC discipline against your contractor’s license can trigger a Recovery Fund award and a second...

Heat Stress: Reducing the safety risks to outdoor workers

By Kent Lang and Jamie Hanson Contractors in central and southern Arizona know all too well the work hazards that accompany Arizona’s...

OSHA Takeover? Federalizing Arizona workplace safety: How contractors can prepare

On April 20, citing what it termed the State of Arizona's "decade-long pattern of failures" in enforcing private workplace safety, the...

Are you really sure you want to be the qualifying party on your “buddy’s” ROC license?

By Andrew Wenker An all-too-common occurrence is a friend (or a friend of a friend) asking someone to be the qualifying party (QP) on...

New Legislation Eases Advertising Requirements for Licensed Contractors

Jason Clark For years, Arizona law required licensed contractors to display their Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC) license number...

Changes in Arizona law regarding administrative appeals for contractors in ROC hearings

By Jamie Hanson, Lang & Klain If either party to an Arizona administrative dispute is unhappy with the outcome of a case at the agency...

Attorney Erika Johnsen appointed to Executive Council of the State Bar of Arizona Construction Law

Lang & Klain associate attorney Erika Johnsen has been appointed to the Executive Council of the State Bar of Arizona Construction Law...

Do-it-yourself subpoena: a useful tool in an administrative hearing

By Mickell Summerhays and Jamie Hanson, Lang & Klain Law Firm In an administrative proceeding, there are two types of subpoenas: One...

Lang & Klain partner Jamie Hanson has been certified as an Administrative Law specialist

Jamie is a member of the first class of Administrative Law specialists. The State Bar of Arizona established that area of certification...

New Arizona legislation eases advertising requirements for licensed contractors

By Jason Clark For years, Arizona law required licensed contractors to display their Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC) license...