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Scott Wolfe is Louisiana Contributor for ABA 50-State Construction Law Update

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Scott Wolfe Jr in Construction Law Resources, The Swag

Each year, the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry conducts an annual meeting, and the Construction Law Update is distributed to its members. The document is a compilation of cases and legislation from the past year affecting the construction industry, broken down state-by-state.

Matt DeVries of the Best Practices Construction Law Blog is one of the editors for the document, and he posted about the release of the 2009 Construction Law Update on his blog here. If you’d like to get your paws on a copy of the publication, you can email him.

A big thanks to Matt for contacting me to contribute the Louisiana update for the publication.

What’s new in Louisiana? Check out the PDF of the Louisiana portion of the Construction Law Update here.

Countdown to Game Day

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Emily Wolfe in The Fanclub

As we mentioned before, Saturday, September 5th marks the kickoff to college footbal season and the kickoff of a inter-office rivalry. The home-stretch is approaching (though not quickly enough for our liking) and the official countdown to the big game is now 16 days.

If you will be in (or near) Seattle on September 5th please join us for some Kickoff-to-college-football-season tailgating!

Check out the Facebook invitation here.

Sharing Information… Saving Trees

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Emily Wolfe in Web Updates

In our continuing efforts to practice green business WLG put many of its written materials online. Clients, colleagues and friends can find legal guides, articles and pleadings authored by our attorneys on JDSupra and Scribd.

We are happy to announce that we are now one step closer to being a paperless practice with the digital publication of promotional materials. Check us out on Issuu and view or download our latest WLG prospectus. Thanks to the time and money saved in publishing online we were able to produce marketing materials specific to each office – for the first time ever!

Happy Earth Day!

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Emily Wolfe in Our Community, Photo and Multimedia

Today, April 22, 2009, marks the 39th anniversary of Earth Day– an occassion founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson to inspire awareness and appreciation for the environment, celebrate the gains we have made and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress, according to earthday.gov.

As we enter the Green Boom, green law and green business are hot topics and just about everyone is trying to figure out a way to jump on the Green bandwagon – WLG included.

Our commitment to Going Green is going strong and we are proud of our own green efforts. Since our conception in 2005 WLG has committed significant time and resources to both practicing green business and sharing our knowledge of green business with others.

In the past 4 years WLG has enacted an ever-evolving Green Initiative that now encompasses:

All legal pleadings, letters and documents are printed on recycled paper made with at least 30% post-consumer materials.
All trashed paper is shredded and recycled;
The firm is committed to running a paperless office;
All offices have a standing no-plastics policy, and all water for clients and employees is poured from Britta pitchers into reusable glasses;
All offices use energy efficient lighting;
Business Cards, Promotional Printings and more are purchased from vendors who have environmental friendly packaging and practices;
Coffee is purchased from vendors who have environmentally friendly packaging and practices;

In April 2009 WLG renewed its commitment to green business practices by launching lagreenlaw.com, a green building law blog helping the contractors and lawyers of Louisiana by providing information and resources pertaining to green building news and practices. We are very excited with the results and we look forward to launching green building blogs for new states in the coming months.

We encourage you to join in our commitment to Go Green and wish you all a Happy Earth Day!

Scott Wolfe gains LEED AP Accreditation

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Scott Wolfe Jr in The Swag

Scott Wolfe Jr., founding member of Wolfe Law Group and contributor to the Louisiana Green Building Law blog, is now a LEED AP (LEED Accredited Professional).

Scott passed the LEED AP exam on Friday, April 10th.

The US Green Building Council describes the LEED AP rating on its website as follows:

LEED Professional Accreditation distinguishes building professionals with the knowledge and skills to successfully steward the LEED certification process. LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED APs) have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and the LEED Rating System.

Scott is one of 212 LEED APs listed in the Directory under Louisiana, and will be the first Louisiana AP listed in the Legal category.

Scott Wolfe Publishes Chinese Drywall Legal Guide on Avvo.com

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Jessica Hunter in Web Updates

In 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: