Working in Different States: A Map to the Varying State Laws that Limit and Supersede Construction Contracts (Part I)

Doug Tabeling is an attorney and partner in Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP, a national law firm focused on construction law and government contracts. Doug represents and counsel contractors, owners, developers, designers, subcontractors, suppliers, sureties, and insurers in commercial transactions, compliance matters, and disputes with private parties and government agencies. His practice is devoted to helping clients initiate and complete successful construction projects and to resolving disputes on those projects. Doug is actively involved in The Associated General Contractors of America. He is the Vice Chair of AGC of America's Construction Leadership Council Steering Committee, a member of AGC of America's Project Delivery Forum Steering Committee, and the Editor of AGC of America’s State Construction Law Matrix. He is also a member of AGC Georgia's Board of Directors, a member of AGC Georgia's Legislative Committee, and a past Chairman of AGC Georgia's Young Leadership Program. Doug is the author of four chapters on the ConsensusDocs contract forms in the book “Alternative Clauses to Standard Form Construction Contracts,” and he is the co-author of the Georgia chapter in the American Bar Association’s “State-by-State Guide to Construction & Design Law.”