Cotney Attorneys & Consultants
Cotney Construction Law and Cotney Consulting Group Merge as Cotney Attorneys & Consultants
Cotney is now consolidated as a legal and consulting firm serving the needs of construction clients throughout the U.S., Canada, and internationally Cotney Construction Law and Cotney Consulting Group announced today that the companies are merging, and they will now operate under the new name of Cotney Attorneys & Consultants, effective ...
The Rippling Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the South African Economy
By Corné Broodryk, Cotney Construction Law. South Africa’s Economy has been impacted greatly by the COVID-19 Pandemic. With no end in sight and research that shows that the vaccines may have lower than expected efficacy against a new strain of the coronavirus coming from South Africa, the outbreak will have long lasting ...
Understanding the Miller Act
By Lauren White, RCS Assistant Editor. Learn why the act was created, who it does and does not protect and other details that may surprise you. Government contractors or suppliers may have heard of, or are familiar with, the Miller Act. Whether their experience was posting a bond for a government ...
Cotney Construction Law Helps Raise $23,450 for Roofing Foundations
Cotney Construction Law announced the success of their 2020 yearend fundraising drive supporting several roofing foundations. Through a Giving Back campaign with RoofersCoffeeShop®, they helped raise $23,450 in donations for four different roofing foundations. The four roofing foundations involved in this campaign were the Chicago Roofing Contractors Association Foundation, Florida Roofing & ...
Understanding OSHA’s Fall Protection Standards: Part Two
Welcome back to our three-part series discussing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) fall protection standards. In Part One, we laid out a general overview of OSHA’s enumerated fall protection standards contained with the Code of Federal Regulations. In this article, we will examine the different types of conventional fall ...
S2:E8 Coffee Conversations - Giving Back in the Roofing Industry
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Learn about the roofing foundations that are doing research, granting scholarships and helping the community. Coffee Conversations is where the roofing community meets every other week to discuss what’s happening in the industry. This episode was sponsored by Cotney Construction Law and discussed the ...
S2:E53 Gabe D. Pinilla and Ryan K. Markham - Get to Know the Colorado Cotney Office
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Learn about Cotney Construction Law’s plans for COVID-19 waivers and their predictions for the changes the vaccine will bring. On this episode of Roofing Road Trips, RoofersCoffeeShop® partner, Heidi J. Ellsworth visits with Gabe Pinilla and Ryan Markham from Cotney Construction Law in Denver. ...
Oregon’s Psilocybin Services Act
By Casey Verville, Cotney Construction Law. Oregon recently became the first state to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin through ballot Measure 109. Psilocybin is a tryptamine hallucinogen identified in over 100 species of mushrooms. Commonly referred to as “magic mushrooms,” the substance produces sensory alteration and serotonergic activity, which has led ...
S3:E1 Kathleen Ropka - Getting to Know the Cotney Chicago Office - PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an interview with Kathleen C. Ropka of the Cotney Construction Law Chicago office. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast here. Speaker 1: Welcome to Roofing Road Trips With Heidi. Explore the roofing industry through the eyes of a longterm ...
Understanding OSHA’s Fall Protection Standards: Part One
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) requires contractors, particularly roofing contractors, to use fall protection in the workplace. Historically, falls are the leading cause of fatalities in construction. In this three-part article, we will first discuss a general overview of OSHA’s fall protection standards along with examples of fall protection ...
