Cokinos | Young recently sponsored the Associated Builders and Contractors - Central Texas Chapter Meet the Contractors at the Norris Convention Center in Austin. Congratulations to State Representative Paul Workman for receiving the 2017 ABC Texas Legislative Award and to Councilman Ellen Troxclair for receiving recognition for her work in...
The Associated Builders and Contractors - South Texas Chapter held its 25th Silver Anniversary of the Excellence in Construction Awards Banquet at the Omni San Antonio Hotel at the Colonnade on August 3, 2017. Cokinos | Young is honored to be a Platinum Sponsor of the South Texas Chapter and...
The 5th EPC Contract & Risk Management Conference will be held in Houston, Texas from September 12th to September 14th. The conference is focused on "Maximizing Stakeholder Cohesion and Collaboration through Project Lifecycles to Mitigate Risk and Optimize Organizational Outcomes" and aims to help construct successful projects through lessons learned...
It is just another day on the job for the team at Cokinos | Young. Shelly Masters and Natalya Sheddan out of our Austin office led a one week inspection in a case involving one of the largest privately held commercial general contractors alongside a 20 person subcontractor crew, a...
On Thursday, June 22, 2017, ABC Houston is hosting their next Lunch & Learn Legal Seminar at Karbach Brewing Co. Presenter Peter van der Schans will be discussing the topic of: Preparing to Avoid Battle: Documentation and Project Controls to Avoid or Mitigate Claims Cost of avoidance is almost always...
Each year Texas A&M University's Mays School of Business selects graduates "who embody the Aggies core values - loyalty, integrity, excellence, leadership, selfless service and respect" and who excel in their field. The recipients are considered to be the "best of the best at Mays." Gregory Cokinos was selected to receive this...
Cokinos | Young consistently ranks as one of the top construction law firms in the country. Chambers USA recently announced Cokinos | Young as a top rated "Band One" law firm in the field of construction in the 2017 version of Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Chambers has been...
On April 20, Pat Wielinski spoke to the Houston Bar Association's Construction Law Section regarding "Construction Insurance Update: New Cases and a Few What Ifs". The new case part of his presentation included: Damages for Insurance Code violations (USAA v. Menchaca) Underlying attorneys fees awards (Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Petroleum...
Pat Wielinski is scheduled to speak at the Construction Financial Management Association's (CFMA) Annual Conference & Exhibition June 5-7. He will be speaking on the topic of Contractual Risk Transfer and Lower Entity Insurance Management and focusing on: Critical elements of effective risk transfer Current legal issues/Additional Insured interpretations Post-completion risk....