Five Winter Capriola Zenner attorneys have been named to the 2025 Super Lawyers® and 2025 Super Lawyers Rising Stars® Lists. This recognition reflects their outstanding legal skill, dedication to client service, and deep knowledge of construction, real estate, and commercial law in Georgia. Super Lawyers – 10 Years Stephen A. Winter Stephen A. Winter, Co-Managing … Read More
In the 2022 Georgia Super Lawyers Magazine, seven Winter Capriola Zenner attorneys have been recognized for their outstanding legal work. The six WCZ attorneys selected to the Super Lawyers list for 2022, based on their specified areas of practice, are: Stephen A. Winter – Real Estate Steven M. Winter – Mergers and Acquisitions Richard J. … Read More
On December 3, 2021, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) upheld[1] the Department of the Army, United States Army Corps of Engineers’ rejection of a bid containing COVID-19 in its force majeure clause. Being one of the most recent high-profile decisions concerning the inclusion of COVID-19 as a force majeure event, owners will be eager … Read More
Community Associations Institute – Georgia Chapter Third Quarter Magazine By: Joshua F. Jones, Esq. Winter Capriola Zenner, LLC The factual determination of whether neighborhood roads are public or private has an immense impact on the association’s rights and obligations. Specifically, the association’s maintenance responsibility and enforcement rights are contingent on who controls the roads. Therefore, … Read More
Winter Capriola Zenner LLC associate Riane N. Sharp has been elected as a member of the State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyer Division Representative Council and appointed to the State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyer Division Board of Directors. Riane will serve in her capacity as one of the Northern District’s Representative Council members from … Read More
Winter Capriola Zenner LLC associate Chadd Reynolds has been elected as a Member-at-Large and will serve as the Newsletter Editor of the Construction Section of the Atlanta Bar Association. Chadd will serve in this capacity for the Section’s 2021-2022 year. Chadd previously served as a Member-at-Large for the Section’s 2020-2021 year. The Construction Section of … Read More
Now that some time has passed since the tragic collapse of the Surfside condominium building in Florida, two questions continue to ring louder than all of the others. “What happened?” and “How do we prevent this from happening again?” While government officials, family members of loved ones who passed away in the collapse and engineering … Read More
The recent case Georgia Court of Appeals case of Optum Construction Group, LLC v. City Electric Supply Company,[1] underscores the importance of properly naming the parties when entering into contracts. In this case, a material supplier’s attempt to collect on a lien-discharge bond was complicated by the inconsistent use of the subcontractor’s name on contract … Read More
On August 5, 2020, Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 315[1] into law. This bill is designed to reverse the Court of Appeals decision in ALA Construction Services, LLC v. Controlled Access, Inc.[2] concerning the types of rights waived by potential lien claimants when executing a lien waiver. In ALA Construction, the parties disputed whether … Read More
On July 29, 2020, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Southern-Owners Insurance Company v. MAC Contractors of Florida, LLC reaffirmed the lax pleading standards required to trigger an insurance company’s duty to defend the insured for “property damage” under commercial general liability policies. MAC Contractors of Florida, LLC d/b/a KJIMS Construction (“KJIMS”) was hired … Read More
