Avoiding Legal Landmines

Karalynn Cromeens Joins US Glass to talk covering your a**  Karalynn Cromeens provides the perfect checklist to keep your business from hitting a legal land mine. Utilizing her experience in the construction industry, Cromeens provides her clients with the confidence and education they need to legitimize and protect their business at all costs. The checklist […]

Women Who Mean Business: Meet HBJ’s 2021 Legal Honorees

Karalynn Cromeens Honored for HBJ’S 2021 Women Who Mean Business   Karalynn Cromeens was selected as one of HBJ’s 2021 Women Who Mean Business legal honorees. This achievement is featured in the Houston Business Journal along with some fun facts about the Owner of The Cromeens Law Firm, and our resident champ. Cromeens answered questions […]

How Contractors Can Create a Consistent Collection Strategy

Why a Consistent Collection Strategy is a Must  Karalynn Cromeens joins “For Construction Pros” to write about why a consistent collection plan is essential for any construction business owner. Throughout the blog, she touches on common misconceptions about collections, need-to-know information, and best practices to collect payment as promptly as possible.  Click here to read […]

Digging Deeper Podcast: Protecting Your Business through Subcontractor Liens and Contracts

Protecting Your Business and Profits with Liens and Contracts  Karalynn Cromeens joins For Construction Pros’ podcast, ‘Digging Deeper’ to talk about how subcontractors can improve their business practices and protect their  profits through contracts and liens. Knowing how these facets work can help your company tremendously. Cromeens is hip to the legal language that some […]

All About Contracts – How to Clarify Your Scope of Work

Clarify Your Work and CYA You can’t do a good job without knowing exactly what that job entails. This is why it is so essential to make all the details of a job crystal clear in the contract. Doing this will protect you as a contractor, and help whoever hired you have a better understanding […]

The Contractor Fight: 402: When to Take Out a Lien with Karalynn Cromeens

Dropping Gems on Liens  Sometimes collecting payment for work you’ve done can be a hassle. Karalynn Cromeen joins Tom Reber of ‘The Contractor Fight’ to explain the essentials of a lien and when to take one out if the hiring party has failed to pay you. The people who benefit from a lien the most […]

Construction Brothers: 93. How To Use Liens To Get PAID

Leaning on Liens to Get Paid  In her 17 years of construction law experience, Karalynn Cromeens has grown to learn quite a lot regarding liens. One of the primary functions of a lien is to get subcontractors the money they are owed. Karalynn meets with Tyler and Eddie Campbell from ‘The Construction Brothers’ podcast to […]

Split the Risk

Karalynn Cromeen Talks Splitting The Risk With US Glass   When it comes to risks in the construction industry, there are many. Karalynn Cromeens launched her bi-monthly US Glass Magazine column, “Legal Ease,” to help subcontractors “split the risk.” In this issue, she covers contract payment terms. During her time in law, Cromeens has come […]

The Home Service Expert 288: Writing Solid Contracts

The Cost of Doing Workers’ Compensation Wrong  Karalynn Cromeens joins Tommy Mello on ‘The Home Service Expert’ podcast to discuss workers’ compensation, contracts, and subcontracting. When it comes to Worker’s Compensation, the first step to making sure you’re operating legally is distinguishing who is an employee and who is not. This will determine who receives […]

Specified Growth Podcast: Understanding Your Contract

The Difference Between Bid and Scope and Which Actually Matters   Karalynn Cromeens sits down with Tats for one of his ‘Tats Talks’  to discuss the differences between the bid and scope of work. Throughout her years in the construction industry, Karalynn has run into the same issue with her clients. It took a couple […]