Burke County, GA Construction Lawyers

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Includes: Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Housing & Construction Defects

Preston B. Lewis

Criminal, Divorce, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  45 Years

Walter P. Degenhardt

Federal Trial Practice, Family Law, Divorce & Family Law, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  54 Years

Matthew Wade Franklin

Divorce & Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  13 Years

Jackson Elliott Cox

Real Estate, Federal Trial Practice, Government, Adoption
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  29 Years

John Aaron Highsmith

General Practice
Status:  Inactive           Licensed:  23 Years

Michael W. Skeen

Health Care, Accident & Injury
Status:  Inactive           Licensed:  48 Years

Kathy Newman Grunewald

General Practice
Status:  Inactive           Licensed:  41 Years

Mary Ella Logan

General Practice
Status:  Inactive           Licensed:  49 Years

Katherine Corley Hill

General Practice
Status:  Inactive           Licensed:  11 Years

Marion Deveaux Cotten

General Practice
Status:  Inactive           Licensed:  49 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

SHARED EQUITY MORTGAGE

A home loan in which the lender gets a share of the equity of the home in exchange for providing a portion of the down payment. When the home is later sold, the... (more...)
A home loan in which the lender gets a share of the equity of the home in exchange for providing a portion of the down payment. When the home is later sold, the lender is entitled to a portion of the proceeds.

MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE (MLS)

A computer-based service that provides real estate professionals with detailed listings of most homes currently on the market. Much of the information can now b... (more...)
A computer-based service that provides real estate professionals with detailed listings of most homes currently on the market. Much of the information can now be obtained by the public through websites like www.realtor.com.

FIERI FACIAS

Latin for 'that you cause to be done.' This is a court document that instructs a sheriff to seize and sell a defendant's property in order to satisfy a monetary... (more...)
Latin for 'that you cause to be done.' This is a court document that instructs a sheriff to seize and sell a defendant's property in order to satisfy a monetary judgment against the defendant.

INVEST

(1) To formally grant power or authority to someone. For example, when the President of the United States is inaugurated, he is invested with all the powers of ... (more...)
(1) To formally grant power or authority to someone. For example, when the President of the United States is inaugurated, he is invested with all the powers of that office. (2) To contribute money to a business venture, or to buy property or securities, with the intention and expectation of making a profit.

DEBENTURE

A type of bond (an interest-bearing document that serves as evidence of a debt) that does not require security in the form of a mortgage or lien on a specific p... (more...)
A type of bond (an interest-bearing document that serves as evidence of a debt) that does not require security in the form of a mortgage or lien on a specific piece of property. Repayment of a debenture is guaranteed only by the general credit of the issuer. For example, a corporation may issue a secured bond that gives the bondholder a lien on the corporation's factory. But if it issues a debenture, the loan is not secured by any property at all. When a corporation issues debentures, the holders are considered creditors of the corporation and are entitled to payment before shareholders if the business folds.

UNCONSCIONABILITY

A seller's taking advantage of a buyer due to their unequal bargaining positions, perhaps because of the buyer's recent trauma, physical infirmity, ignorance, i... (more...)
A seller's taking advantage of a buyer due to their unequal bargaining positions, perhaps because of the buyer's recent trauma, physical infirmity, ignorance, inability to read or inability to understand the language. The unfairness must be so severe that it is shocking to the average person. It usually includes the absence of any meaningful choice on the part of the buyer and contract terms so one-sided that they unreasonably favor the seller. A contract will be terminated if the buyer can prove unconscionability.

DEVISE

An old legal term that is generally used to refer to real estate left to someone under the terms of a will, or to the act of leaving such real estate. In some s... (more...)
An old legal term that is generally used to refer to real estate left to someone under the terms of a will, or to the act of leaving such real estate. In some states, 'devise' now applies to any kind of property left by will, making it identical to the term bequest. Compare legacy.

CAUSE OF ACTION

A specific legal claim -- such as for negligence, breach of contract or medical malpractice -- for which a plaintiff seeks compensation. Each cause of action is... (more...)
A specific legal claim -- such as for negligence, breach of contract or medical malpractice -- for which a plaintiff seeks compensation. Each cause of action is divided into discrete elements, all of which must be proved to present a winning case.

RENT CONTROL

Laws that limit the amount of rent landlords may charge, and that state when and by how much the rent can be raised. Most rent control laws also require a landl... (more...)
Laws that limit the amount of rent landlords may charge, and that state when and by how much the rent can be raised. Most rent control laws also require a landlord to provide a good reason, such as repeatedly late rent, for evicting a tenant. Rent control exists in some cities and counties in California, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Washington, D.C.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Chase v. State

... of statutes, the courts shall look diligently for the intention of the General Assembly." [3] In so doing, "the ordinary signification shall be applied to all words." [4] Where the language of a statute is plain and susceptible to only one natural and reasonable construction, courts must ...

Record Town, Inc. v. SUGARLOAF MILLS LTD.

... 1. We must note initially that "construction of a contract is a question of law for the court." OCGA § 13-2-1. Thus, "[t]he construction of the provisions of this lease, as with other contracts, is generally one for the court to determine as a matter of law," Peachtree on Peachtree ...

Currid v. DeKalb State Court Prob. Dept.

... In construing this statute,. we apply the fundamental rules of statutory construction that require us to construe [the] statute according to its terms, to give words their plain and ordinary meaning, and to avoid a construction that makes some language mere surplusage. ...