Wednesday,July 25 3:00 - 4:00pm eastern

Credit Management for Contractors and Suppliers
Presenter: James Fullerton, Esq.

Description:
Consider a proactive approach to Credit Management in the Construction Industry. Employ effective systems to obtain and preserve security, including mechanic's lien and bond rights, trust fund laws and agreements and consensual security. Collect and analyze credit risk information on both your customer and the construction project. Make effective use of forms including Credit Applications, Quotes, Proposals, Equal Credit Opportunity Act/Fair Credit Reporting Act Responses, Guarantees, Security Agreements, Confessed Judgment Promissory Notes, Change Orders, Lien Waivers, Lien and Bond Claim Notices and Joint Check Agreements.

Bio:
James D. Fullerton is an attorney licensed in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia and is the President of the law firm of Fullerton & Knowles, P.C.. The firm represents suppliers, subcontractors, design professionals, and other members of the real estate and construction industries, filing mechanic’s liens, surety bond and other construction claims across all of the states in the Mid Atlantic region. He also represents creditors in bankruptcy issues nationwide, particularly defense of bankruptcy preference claims; advises on all real estate and construction law issues; contract formation and disputes; defects in labor and materials; design defects in plans and specifications; inefficiency, impact and delay claims; litigation, arbitration and mediation in public and private projects. Mr. Fullerton is also a master brick mason, a licensed real estate broker and the President of Summit Real Estate, Inc. He is on Board of Directors of Northern Virginia Conservation Trust; is Counsel to Board of Directors, National Association of Credit Management, East Coast Corporation; and Counsel to Board of Directors, Virginia Precast Concrete Association. He graduated from the University of Colorado and the University of Virginia School of Law. The firm’s Construction Law Survival Manual is well known and widely used by participants in the construction process. The 400 page manual provides valuable information about construction contract litigation, mechanic’s liens, payment bond claims, bankruptcy and credit management and contains over 30 commonly used contract forms. All of this information and recent construction law issues are constantly updated on the website www.FullertonLaw.com

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