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Articles From Adam Whiteman

What’s Fair Is Fair: Getting Paid When There Is No Contract By Adam Whiteman Construction Law, December 2023 When a client seeks to recover for work performed, but has no underlying contract to show you, all is not necessarily lost.
You Get What You Deserve By Adam Whiteman Construction Law, May 2023 A summary and analysis of Restore Construction Co., Inc. v. The Board of Education of Proviso Township High Schools.
Preserving Mechanic’s Lien Rights During a Construction Arbitration By Adam Whiteman Construction Law, March 2023 If you represent a contractor involved in an arbitration relating to payment issues, don’t forget to take the appropriate steps to perfect your lien.
Using ‘Non-Lienability’ as a First Tranche Attack to Defeat a Mechanic’s Lien Case By Adam Whiteman Real Estate Law, February 2022 The Illinois Mechanic’s Lien Act grants to a contractor the right to place a lien on property in order to secure that contractor’s right to obtain fair compensation for the value of services and materials that have been provided. There are times, however, when this process is abused or misapplied.
Using ‘Non-Lienability’ as a First Tranche Attack to Defeat a Mechanic’s Lien Case By Adam Whiteman Commercial Banking, Collections, and Bankruptcy, January 2022 The Illinois Mechanic’s Lien Act grants to a contractor the right to place a lien on property in order to secure that contractor’s right to obtain fair compensation for the value of services and materials that have been provided. There are times, however, when this process is abused or misapplied.
‘Verify’ That Your Verification is Proper to Avoid a Potentially Fatal Defect in a Lien Claim By Adam Whiteman & Steven Mroczkowski Construction Law, May 2021 The Illinois Mechanics Lien Act is full of traps for the unwary.

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