Jeremy P. Brummond presented to the Mechanical Contractors’ Association for Eastern Missouri in January 2010. His presentation, Prompt Payment of Retainage for Private Projects and Substitute Security in Lieu of Retainage, explained the details of the Missouri statutes enacted in 2002 regarding the prompt payment of retainage on private construction projects (Section 436.300 et seq., RSMo.) Among other matters addressed, Mr. Brummond addressed how a contractor or subcontractor can, pursuant to these statutes, use substitute security to receive immediate payment of their retainage.
Though Mr. Brummond represents clients in a variety of commercial litigation matters, Mr. Brummond focuses on the areas of engineering and construction. He has represented lenders, property owners, engineers, general contractors, and specialty contractors. Mr. Brummond has counseled such clients in contract negotiation and drafting, and has frequently represented such clients in construction-related litigation (including cases involving claimed construction defects, delay and impact claims, and mechanic’s lien and payment bond claims). Mr. Brummond graduated from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, with a B.A. in political science and public relations in 1998. In 2001, he earned his J.D., with honors, from the University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law. Mr. Brummond is licensed in Missouri and Illinois. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Industry and a member of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis’s Construction Law Committee.
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