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Contract Surety 05.16.2022

Great Expectations: Bridge Repair

Great Expectations: Bridge Repair 178 million times a day? According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, that’s the number of times Americans cross deteriorating bridges around the country—every day. As states work to leverage…
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Great Expectations: Bridge Repair
Surety Bonds 05.12.2022

Great Mortgage Broker?

  Speed, service and a good deal are in more demand then ever, with interest rates rising and buyers competing to find the homes of their dreams in the locations of their dreams. Refinancing is…
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Great Mortgage Broker?
Surety Bonds 05.12.2022

Notaries: On The Move

  Mobile notary services are making it more convenient then ever to attend to the important documents that move lives and businesses forward. A number of public institutions and private businesses are also recognizing the…
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Notaries: On The Move
Court Bonds 05.11.2022

Personal Representative Explained

  Among the important decisions we must make when writing a last will and testament is designating a personal representative to handle our affairs when we die. It’s useful to understand the terminology, duties and…
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Personal Representative Explained
Court Bonds 05.11.2022

Diminished Capacity?

Representing clients who may be experiencing a change in capacity presents lawyers with serious challenges and ethical considerations. What can and should a lawyer do when a client’s changing capacity seems to require attention? Legal…
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Diminished Capacity?
Surety Bonds 05.05.2022

Notaries and Fraud?

  What if a notary does not realize that identification, like a driver’s license, is fake, and inadvertently enables a costly act of fraud? Who is responsible for the lost funds—the notary? In a recent…
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Notaries and Fraud?
Contract Surety 05.04.2022

Health and Science: Builders In Demand

The demand for new and expanded health and science facilities remains strong across the country. Up and coming projects include an addition to the Medical School at New Jersey’s Rowan University and important renovations at…
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Health and Science: Builders In Demand
Contract Surety 05.04.2022

Overcoming Delays:Transit Builds

  How can the next wave of eagerly anticipated transit builds overcome what’s become a tradition: running over budget and behind schedule? That’s the essential question researchers at the University of California in Berkeley (UC…
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Overcoming Delays:Transit Builds
Contract Surety 05.03.2022

Kentucky’s Building

  State budgets across the country are reflecting big commitments to infrastructure. Builds long in need of attention are kicking off—and so too are ambitious visions. Kentucky’s no exception: leadership has passed a 2022-2024 state…
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Kentucky’s Building