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The October 2025 Cotney Brief
By Emma Peterson. Stay up to date with roofing legal updates from the past month! If you haven’t heard about the Cotney Briefs, they are a powerful resource that keeps contractors up to date and informed about the legal side of the roofing industry. Written by Trent Cotney, a partner ...
Roofing in a deregulatory era
By Emma Peterson. Trent Cotney breaks down key policies and regulations that are changing how contractors operate. From OSHA and the Department of Labor to the EPA, a lot of federal regulations have shifted or changed in the last couple of years. To dive into the big changes that ...
Top October articles: Safety, sustainability and a new Coffee Shop!
By Emma Peterson. Check out our shortlist of popular articles from October. Every month at The Coffee Shops™ is a busy one, but October took it to a new level! Not only did our incredible crew publish hundreds of articles across our existing sites (RoofersCoffeeShop, MetalCoffeeShop, CoatingsCoffeeShop and AskARoofer), we ...
Preparing for immigration enforcement
By Emma Peterson. The best way to stay compliant and protect your people during immigration policy changes is to prepare thoroughly. If you’ve tuned in to the news recently, you’ve probably heard a lot of chatter about changing immigration policies. There’s a lot of information out there, and it can ...
Stay informed: September 2025 roofing legal updates
By Emma Peterson. From permits in Louisiana to lien law in Florida, Trent Cotney gives insights on legal changes across the country. Trent Cotney, a partner with Adams and Reese, is a well-known name in the roofing world. He specializes in roofing litigation and arbitration and has spent the last ...
Give your business a strong foundation
By Emma Peterson. From licensing boards to continuing education, get expert insights into what it takes to start a roofing business. In this Read Listen Watch® (RLW) webinar, Ashlee B. Poplin stopped by The Coffee Shops™ to chat about the how to start running your own roofing business from a ...
Construction attorney and industry veteran Zack Rippeon joins Adams & Reese
Rippeon brings nearly 30 years of legal and contractor experience to firm’s Atlanta office. Drawing on nearly three combined decades of legal practice and experience as a construction industry professional, Zack Rippeon joins Adams & Reese as a Partner in the Atlanta office. Rippeon was a Partner with Smith Currie Oles, ...
Get insights on legal policies and procedures
By Emma Peterson. Enter for a chance to win a free book from industry leader and expert Trent Cotney! Being a roofing contractor often means wearing many hats, whether it’s the hard hat at the job site or a baseball cap while working on sales and marketing in the office. ...
Sustainability sells
RCS Influencer Trent Cotney says that a lot of private investors are looking for sustainability as part of whatever pitch they get. Editor's note: The following is a transcript of a conversation between Alex Tolle and Trent Cotney, partner of Adams and Reese. You can listen to the interview or read ...
Adams & Reese adds seasoned construction litigator Ric Asfar as partner in Tampa
Asfar joins an Adams & Reese Tampa office that has close to 30 construction attorneys. The AmLaw 200 firm of Adams & Reese continues to grow its nationally ranked construction practice with the addition of Richard “Ric” Asfar as a partner in the Tampa office. Asfar is a civil litigator and ...
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