You built it.
Get paid.
Montesino Law helps Florida contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers protect lien rights, enforce payment, and resolve construction disputes.
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The law is technical. The problem is simple.
Unpaid work can put your entire business under pressure.
A missed notice, a defective lien, or an expired deadline can turn a collectible balance into a write-off.
Florida construction projects move quickly, and payment disputes arise just as fast. The strategy should begin with the project type, contract structure, licensing status, notice history, payment history, and statutory deadlines.
We translate technical lien law into practical options so you can exercise sound business judgment and get back to the build.
See how we protect payment rightsConstruction law practice areas
Focused where money, deadlines, and projects collide.
From preserving leverage before a deadline to litigating a disputed claim, our work stays grounded in the realities of the jobsite.
Construction Liens
Notices, recording, enforcement, defense, deadlines, removal, and transfer bonds.
02 / BondsPayment Bond Claims
Private bonds, Florida public projects, FDOT claims, and federal Miller Act work.
03 / ContractsConstruction Contracts
Drafting, review, breach claims, change orders, delays, and risk allocation.
04 / DisputesConstruction Litigation
Lien foreclosure, payment disputes, contract claims, defenses, and contested projects.
05 / DefectsDefects & Chapter 558
Notices of claim, inspections, responses, right-to-cure issues, and litigation.
06 / RiskLicensing & Project Risk
Unlicensed contracting, unpermitted work, indemnity, and other construction risks.
The earlier the payment problem is evaluated, the more options may remain available.
Call before leverage disappears
Small mistakes can cost the entire claim.
- 01 Notice to Owner requirements and timing
- 02 Accurate and supportable lien amounts
- 03 Recording, service, and enforcement deadlines
- 04 Licensing, project type, and contract structure
Construction experience—not courtroom theater
A construction lawyer who understands the work behind the invoice.
“We want you to feel as comfortable calling your lawyer as you do calling your project manager.”
Armando Montesino’s experience with construction began on jobsites in his early teens—mixing thin-set, painting houses, installing insulation, and assisting tradesmen. That practical background informs how the firm evaluates scopes, documentation, payment disputes, and project pressure.
Montesino Law does not just process files. We build long-term relationships with the contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers who keep Florida growing.
A practical path forward
Tell us what happened. We’ll identify what still works.
Understand the project
We look at who hired whom, what work was performed, what remains unpaid, and when the last work occurred.
Protect the leverage
We evaluate notices, lien and bond rights, contracts, licensing, and the deadlines controlling the claim.
Push toward payment
We build the strategy around the business objective—preserving rights, negotiating, litigating, or defending the claim.
¿Le deben dinero por un trabajo de construcción?
Atendemos a contratistas, subcontratistas y proveedores de materiales en toda Florida.
Protect the work.
Collect the money.
Construction payment problems rarely improve by sitting untouched. Call to discuss the project, the amount owed, and the deadlines that may control your options.