Legal Alerts

New Jersey Enacts the Design-Build Construction Procurement Act, effective April 30, 2021

01/15/2012: New Jersey Appellate Court Issues Ruling on Construction Lien Law Case Affecting Suppliers. Read more...

01/05/2011: New Jersey Governor Enacts Construction Lien Law Revisions
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Proposed Bill Would Amend NJ Consumer Fraud Statute
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New Jersey Price Escalation Statute Enacted

New York City Energy Conservation Code Expands Energy Regulation to All Construction

Amendment to New Jersey Construction Lien Law Would Provide Unions with Lien Rights

New Jersey DPMC Adds Telecommunications Classification

 

Publications

Uncommon Events in Local Public Contracts Law - New Jersey Law Journal (March 21, 2011), By Lee M. Tesser

Supreme Court Clarifies Purpose of Ferreira Conference, Requires Full Compliance with Affidavit of Merit Statute’s Legislatively Prescribed Time Frames, By Stephen Winkles for the New Jersey State Bar Association (August 2010)

How to Navigate Through the Murky Waters of Home Improvement, By Steven Cohen and Gary Strong, New Jersey Law Journal, Vol. 200 No. 10 (June 7, 2010)

The Kara Homes Appeal, The Lien Law and Residential Construction Contracts, New Jersey Bar Association Construction Law Section Newsletter-March 2009

Affidavit of Merit Statute’s Application to Third-Party Indemnification Claims, By Stephen Winkles, New Jersey Law Journal, Vol. CXCIX-No.6-Index 383 (February 8, 2010)

Construction Manager Liability Still Awaits an Answer From Our Courts, By Steven Cohen and Gary Strong, New Jersey Law Journal, Vol. CXCIX, No. 4, Index 202 (January 25, 2010)

It is an Appellate Division Split, By Gary Strong for the New Jersey State Bar Association (August 2009).

Standards for Review of Residential Real Estate Construction Lien Matters Are Set.  By Stephen Winkles New Jersey Law Journal, Vol. CXCVII-No.2-Index 215 (July 13, 2009).

Looking Through the Lens of the New False Claims Act, Liability for Contractors and Attorneys Could Be Created, by Stephen Cohen & Gary Strong (June 23, 2008)

Beyond Prospective Bidders, Potential Challengers to Bid Specifications Has Expanded.  By Steven Cohen and Gary Strong New Jersey Law Journal (June 22, 2009).

Summary of Changes to AIA-2007 Documents
By Steven Cohen and Gary Strong-New Jersey Law Journal, (October 20, 2008).

Contractor’s Lien Rights in Work for Tenants New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, March 31, 2008.

Differing Site Conditions in New Jersey: Who Bears the Risk? , New Jersey Bar Association Construction Law Section Newsletter (December 2006).

New Jersey Prompt Payment Act, New Jersey Bar Association Construction Law Section Newsletter (December 2006);

The End of Arbitration of Residential Construction Disputes; New Jersey Bar Association Construction Law Section Newsletter (May 2005);

Municipal Construction Contracts; by Lee Tesser and Stephen Winkles, New Jersey Lawyer (November 2003).

Residential Construction & Renovation, A Legal Guide For New Jersey Homeowners, New Jersey State Bar Foundation (Spring 2003)

Protecting Lien Rights for Tenancy Improvements, New Jersey Lawyer, The Magazine, October 2002.

Your Home; Tying Up A House With a Lien, New York Times Interview with Lee Tesser, January 20, 2002

Federal Contracting Payment Issues, An Overview.  By Lee Tesser for the New Jersey State Bar Association

Home Inspection Professional Licensing Act; Construction and Public Contract Law Section Newsletter (November 1998)

State-by-State Analyses of Legal Issues Affecting Architects, Engineers, Contractors, and Owners, by Lee Tesser, author for the State of New Jersey treatise; Aspen Publishers, Inc.

Links and Resources


New Jersey DPMC Application Forms and Instructions for Classifications to Perform Public Works.

New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, Home Improvement Contractor Regulations

New Jersey DPMC Contracts and Procurement Project Advertisements

LienItNow.com, National Lien Filing Service

New York City Tax Reduction Guidelines for Residential Properties

New Jersey State Courts

New York State Courts

T&C News


Tesser & Cohen Awarded the Property Law Firm of the Year, 2013. Selected by Corporate International Legal Awards.

International Who's Who of Construction Lawyers 2013 selects Lee Tesser as being among the world's leading construction lawyers.

Public Procurement Seminar, October 29, 2013. Speaker, Stephen Winkles, Presented by Lorman Seminars.

Stephen Winkles, Steven Cohen and Lee Tesser selected by SuperLawyers as State’s Outstanding Lawyers. 2013 Marks Fourth, Sixth and Eighth Consecutive Years Respectively.

Tesser & Cohen Opens Morris County Office, Mark Blount and John Lavin Join Firm

Stephen Winkles Selected by New Jersey Monthly as One of the State’s Outstanding Young Lawyers, 2010

Lee Tesser Selected by New Jersey Monthly as One of the State’s Top Lawyers in 2010 for Fifth Year in a Row

Steven Cohen Selected by New Jersey Monthly as One of the State’s Top Lawyers in 2010 for Third Year in a Row

Steven Cohen appointed as R. 1:40 Qualified Mediator in New Jersey

Lee Tesser designated as Construction Arbitrator by the American Arbitration Association

 

Construction Manager Liability Still Awaits an Answer From Our Courts, By Steven Cohen and Gary Strong, New Jersey Law Journal, Vol. CXCIX, No. 4, Index 202 (January 25, 2010
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