Construction and Development Contracts

Construction projects sit on a particular kind of legal ground. Multiple parties, sequential performance, extended timelines, significant money, and the reality that the work happens before anyone can fully assess it, all of it creates exposure that the contract either manages or quietly leaves on the owner’s side of the table.

The owner-contractor agreement is what every construction dispute eventually comes back to. Victoria has reviewed and negotiated these contracts from the CLO seat inside the contracting and construction industry, which means she knows which provisions actually get tested, where the standard AIA forms quietly favor the contractor over the owner, and how to read change-order, indemnification, and insurance language for what it will mean a year into a project when something has gone sideways. Most construction disputes are won or lost in clauses that the owner signed without flagging because everyone called them “standard.”

Georgia’s mechanics lien law gives contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers specific remedies for non-payment, and property owners specific procedures for protecting against unexpected liens. Managing these rights and obligations correctly during a project requires understanding how Georgia’s lien statutes work and how they interact with the underlying construction contract. Victoria advises property owners on both, the contract that governs the project and the lien law that operates alongside it.

For projects where disputes have arisen over cost overruns, defective work, delays, or non-payment, Victoria provides dispute resolution support and litigation management.