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Wolfe Law Group Adds Practice Group to Respond to Chinese Drywall Crisis

Posted on March 24, 2009 by in Press Releases

Wolfe Law Group has formed a new practice group to respond to concerns surrounding the use of Chinese Drywall in Louisiana construction projects. The firm offers services to developers, contractors, suppliers and other participants in the construction industry who are facing warranty claims, lawsuits, and other legal and business questions derived from the use of imported drywall.

New Orleans, Louisiana (PRWEB) March 24, 2009 – In response to the growing concerns of developers, builders, suppliers and other construction professionals, Wolfe Law Group announced a new practice group to address the imported drywall crisis.

Chinese Drywall imported into the United States between 2001 and 2008 may be contaminated with sulfuric acid, and the issue is causing legal problems across the country. In Louisiana, some reports estimate that more than 6,000 post-Katrina homes were built with the material.

Many lawsuits, including class action suits, have already been filed against builders, developers, suppliers and other participants in construction projects that involved the use of Chinese Drywall. The plaintiffs in these suits allege that the drywall is defective, is responsible for damages to building elements, and the cause of health problems.

Wolfe Law Group is prepared to represent and advise construction industry participants implicated in litigation, facing warranty claims, or simply encountering legal uncertainties related to the use of Chinese Drywall. Speaking about the new practice area, founding member of the firm, Scott Wolfe Jr, commented as follows:

For construction companies and suppliers who have encountered Chinese Drywall, it’s only a matter of time before a complaint affects their business. With so much at stake, and huge class action lawsuits being filed, companies should be examining their exposure and mitigating their losses. Our new practice area is specifically geared to help contractors and suppliers accomplish this.

Following the news of Chinese Drywall problems in Louisiana, the law firm quickly made itself a valuable resource on the topic for the construction industry. It launched a new blog (www.ChineseDrywallBlog.com), published a Chinese Drywall How-To Legal Guide on Avvo.com, and set up a Chinese Drywall practice group (www.ChineseDrywallDefense.com).

The practice area fits perfectly with the boutique law firm’s existing practice. Wolfe Law Group focuses its law practice on the construction industry, representing suppliers, contractors, and construction professionals of all shapes and sizes in legal matters that affect their business. It has offices in New Orleans, Louisiana and Seattle, Washington.

Wolfe Law Group Chinese Drywall Resources:

About Wolfe Law Group

Founded in post-Katrina New Orleans in 2005, Wolfe Law Group is a construction law practice with offices in Seattle, Washington and New Orleans, Louisiana. The firm publishes a blog on Louisiana and Washington construction law titled the Construction Law Monitor, and prides itself of thinking different in the legal profession.

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Wolfe Law Group, L.L.C.
206-801-1600
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Scott Wolfe Publishes Chinese Drywall Legal Guide on Avvo.com

Posted on March 23, 2009 by in Web Updates

avvo-logo-full-colorIn recent weeks, the Chinese Drywall contamination problem has dominated residential construction news in Florida and Louisiana. Consumer groups like America’s Watchdog warn that the problem is likely far more widespread than that, including other countries and 12 other U.S. states (including Washington).

In response to the controversy, Wolfe Law Group has taken immediate steps to help its clients, readers and colleagues in the construction industry.

The firm announced that its practice will expand to include Chinese Drywall defense and consulting. The new “practice area” has been added to its website WolfeLaw.com, and the firm even set up a domain for the practice area: http://www.chinesedrywalldefense.com.

Wolfe Law Group has also dedicated substantial time and resource on its construction law blog, the Construction Law Monitor, to help educate readers about the Chinese Drywall problem, and how construction businesses are effected. The Chinese Drywall blog entries can be found through the tag “Chinese Drywall,” or directly queried by visiting the domain: http://www.chinesedrywallblog.com.

Today, Scott Wolfe Jr., the firm’s founding member adds to the available Chinese Drywall resources by publishing a how-to legal guide on the lawyer ratings website: Avvo.com. The new legal guide is titled, “What To Do If You Installed or Supplied Chinese Drywall,” and provides readers with a step-by-step guide of the matters they should consider if they were involved with Chinese Drywall.

The step-by-step guide provides that affected businesses should:

  1. Determine whether they have supplied or installed Chinese Drywall;
  2. Mitigate its Damages
  3. Get Prepared
  4. Get Legal Counsel and Consider Legal Options

Read the how-to guide on Avvo.com here.

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Scott Wolfe Publishes Construction Lien Legal Guides on Avvo.com

Posted on July 18, 2008 by in Press Releases, Web Updates

avvo-logo-full-color1Scott G. Wolfe, Jr., founding member of Wolfe Law Group, announces the publication of two Legal Guides on the lawyer rating web service, Avvo.com.

SEATTLE, WA (WolfeLaw) July 18, 2008 — Wolfe Law Group founding member, Scott G. Wolfe, Jr., published two Legal Guides this week with the lawyer rating service, Avvo.com.

The two guides relate to construction lien law in Washington state.

The first article, Construction Liens in Washington State, presents a general overview of the lien law landscape in Washington.

The second article, Filing a Construction Lien in Washington State, specifically discusses the lien filing process in that jurisdiction.

Both articles are great resources for any Washington contractor to learn a little more about construction liens and its legal requirements. Wolfe Law Group also publishes information on the construction lien and its process on its legal blog, Construction Law Monitor.

The Avvo.Com Legal Guides “provide basic, important information about everyday legal issues. Written by qualified attorneys and Avvo staff writers, Legal Guides help you understand your legal situation better and know what to do about it.”

Scott Wolfe maintains a profile at Avvo.com

About Wolfe Law Group:
Founded in post-Katrina New Orleans in 2005, Wolfe Law Group is a boutique construction law practice with offices in Seattle, Washington and New Orleans, Louisiana. The firm operates a blog on construction law matters titled the Construction Law Monitor, and prides itself on thinking different in the legal profession.

Contact
Jessica Hunter, director of public relations
Wolfe Law Group, L.L.C.
206-801-1600
http://www.wolfelaw.com

Press Links:
Media Center: http://media.wolfelaw.com
Press Releases RSS Feed: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/wlgmedia
Firm Site: http://www.wolfelaw.com