Published works by Matthew DeVries

Published works

• Your Price Tells a Story: What a Tennessee AG Opinion Teaches Contractors about Public Contracting

  Best Practices Construction Law · November 4, 2026

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• The Drawing Changed. Did You Catch It? A Hard Lesson for Contractors About Revised Plans

  Best Practices Construction Law · October 30, 2026

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• Your Construction Contract Won’t Always Save You From a Bad Project Record

  Best Practices Construction Law · October 29, 2026

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• Construction Expert and Judge Living in the Same Hood Is Not Grounds For Recusal

  Best Practices Construction Law · November 6, 2025

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• California’s Fair Payment Act: What Every Owner, Developer, and Contractor Should Know About SB 440

  Best Practices Construction Law · October 30, 2025

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• When Logic Doesn’t Matter: Why ‘Irrational’ Isn’t a Ground to Overturn an Arbitration Award in Tennessee

  Best Practices Construction Law · October 16, 2025

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• Court or Arbitration? Why Contractors Can’t Afford to Get this Wrong

  Best Practices Construction Law · October 3, 2025

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• The Difference Between Seasonal Adverse Weather and Unusually Severe Weather (and How Contractors Can Protect Against Both)

  Best Practices Construction Law · September 16, 2025

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• A Lesson from the Criminal Courtroom to Construction Contractors About Videos and Photos

  Best Practices Construction Law · September 12, 2025

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• Tenn. Court of Appeals Finally Clarifies Contractor Licensing Laws, Holding An “Underlicensed” Contractor Is Violation of Tennessee’s Consumer Protection Act

  Best Practices Construction Law · September 5, 2025

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• Labor Shortages Overnight? What Every Contractor Needs to Know About ICE Raids and Schedule Impacts

  Best Practices Construction Law · September 4, 2025

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• Backpacks, Broadway, and Building Restrictions: A Legal Reminder

  Best Practices Construction Law · September 3, 2025

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• New Tools, Streamlined Access: AAA’s Website Gets a Major Redesign

  Best Practices Construction Law · June 23, 2025

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• When Delays Cost More Than Time: Understanding Consequential Damages

  Best Practices Construction Law · June 20, 2025

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• Drone Delivery Takes Off: Contractor Serves Subcontractor with Default Notice via Drone

  Best Practices Construction Law · April 1, 2025

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• Insurance and Reconstruction: A Guide for Property Owners Facing Wildfire Aftermath and Other Disasters

  Best Practices Construction Law · January 31, 2025

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• OMG! Bruh 86s PLAs Under CICA—It’s a “W” for Fed Contractors!

  Best Practices Construction Law · January 29, 2025

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• What Federal Contractors Need to Know About the End of Executive Order 11246 — And How to Stay Ahead

  Best Practices Construction Law · January 24, 2025

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• A Game of Texas Hold’em: How Texas Stopped Wage Increases for Salaried Exempt Employees Nationwide

  Best Practices Construction Law · November 26, 2024

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• One-Sided Arbitration Clauses: New Mexico Court Decides Fight Between Contractor and Subcontractor

  Best Practices Construction Law · October 15, 2024

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• Attention Contractors: U.S. Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Avoiding Discrimination When Using AI in Hiring

  Best Practices Construction Law · October 8, 2024

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• Recovering Time and Costs from Hurricane Helene: Force Majeure Solutions for Contractors

  Best Practices Construction Law · October 7, 2024

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• When Licensing Lapses: How One Contractor Lost a $1 Million Dispute

  Best Practices Construction Law · October 4, 2024

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• East Coast versus West Coast: What Specific Construction Materials Could Be Held Up at Port?

  Best Practices Construction Law · October 3, 2024

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• Stuck at the Docks: Managing Construction Delays and Supply Chain Issues Resulting from the East Coast Ports Strike

  Best Practices Construction Law · October 2, 2024

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