Philadelphia Construction Law Blog

We pause on this Monday, January 18, 2016, to honor the life and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  A truly great man, Dr. King saw an injustice and sought to make things right.  His leadership and character will endure forever.

From our family to yours…  Happy Thanksgiving to all of our clients, friends, colleagues, and neighbors!

The Kaplin Stewart Construction Law Department is excited to announce its newest program offering. Starting in January, our attorneys will present our Spring Seminar Series to help our clients and friends prepare for the upcoming busy season. Designed to provide invaluable information to help construction firms plan their new projects, the programs will be approximately an hour long and held at Kaplin Stewart’s main offices in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. The program list is as follows:

Did you know that the Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 telescopic crane (pictured below) is one of the biggest pieces of construction equipment in the world? With a lifting capacity of up to 1,200 tons, a boom of 126 meters, and a reach of 126 meters more, it gets from place to place on a nine-axle suspension system.

Kaplin Stewart and all of its employees are acutely aware of how much has been sacrificed by members of our Armed Forces through the years in order to keep us safe and defend the freedom we all hold dear. Each year we pause to recognize all those who serve this great nation: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard.

Did you know that the highest bridge ever constructed over water is the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado? It spans the Arkansas River and is a little more than 1,000 feet over the river. Built in 1929, it cost about $350,000 to build.

The construction market is filled with residential and commercial developers prepared to spend millions of dollars on construction work each year.  The projects that determine who spends the most on projects annually can vary in cost and size.  Can you guess the largest purchaser of contruction services, in dollars spent, in the world?

Today is the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. Also known as the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur is celebrated each year at the end of the high holy days. It is the holiest and most solemn day of the year in the Hebrew calendar and is traditionally observed with fasting and intensive prayer.

The Construction Department at Kaplin Stewart is doing its part to raise awareness and money to defeat ALS by taking the ice bucket challenge. The department has challenged other firm personnel and companies to accept the challenge by dumping ice cold water over their heads and/or contributing to the ALS foundation. The Kaplin Stewart lawyers and staff brave enough to take the challenge so far are:

On behalf of Kaplin Stewart Meloff Reiter & Stein, P.C. posted in General on Wednesday, April 22, 2015.