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Ready Legal — Orlando, Florida
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Moving your business forward.
Travis S. McConnell is a business and construction lawyer located in Orlando, FL. He founded Ready Legal with the aim of serving small businesses after practicing law at one of the largest law firms in the country. His clients have included a diverse range of companies, such as contractors, suppliers, landlords, retailers, manufacturers, lenders, and developers.
Mr. McConnell has been involved in construction for more than a decade, since joining the U.S. Army Reserve as an Engineer Officer. Before leaving the Army, he served in the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps as Trial Counsel, performing litigation and general counsel duties for an Army engineer command overseeing more than 4,000 Soldiers.
In private practice, he has served clients across a spectrum of backgrounds, from Fortune-20 corporations to family-owned operations. As an entrepreneur and attorney, Mr. McConnell contributes to his clients' success through both legal experience and business judgment.
Writing
Recent Publications
- Proactive Safety Planning is Vital to Construction Safety
- Essential Practices for Safe Trench Work in Utility Construction
- Florida's New Procedure for Removing Squatters Effective in July: Use with Caution
- Safety Compliance in Abrasive Blasting Operations
- Florida Aims to Standardize Construction Lien Waivers
- Florida Shortens Time for Filing Construction-Related Suits, Imposes Materiality Threshold
- Florida Shortens Time for Filing Construction-Related Suits, Imposes Materiality Threshold
- Safety Obligations Under the OSH Act Can Extend to Non-Employees and Other Trades
- Six Important Tips for Maintaining Ladder Safety While Roofing
- COVID-19: Mask Requirements in Construction
- Managing Tragedy: Overcoming Accidents and Fatalities in the Workplace
- Four Important Tips to Reduce Struck-by Hazards in Roofing
- COVID-19 Restrictions and Heat-Related Injuries and Illness
What We Handle
Representative Services
Construction Law
- Reviewing and negotiating contracts between contractors, suppliers, and owners
- Litigating claims involving construction defects, scheduling, and payment disputes
- Drafting lien claims and notices of nonpayment to payment bond sureties
- Defending disciplinary actions and investigations administered by DBPR/CILB
- Assisting with construction and various trade licensing applications
- Defending against OSHA citations and advising on safety compliance matters
- Drafting routine contracts, such as customer agreements and form subcontracts
- Addressing permitting issues and building department misconduct
Business Law
- Incorporating and organizing new business entities; drafting governance documents
- Litigating breach of contract and tort claims involving commercial transactions
- Defending regulatory enforcement actions such as OSHA safety citations
- Responding to improper conduct, such as unfair competition or false reviews
- Preparing routine-use contracts, such as customer terms of service
- Reviewing and negotiating business-to-business contracts for vendor services
- Serving as general counsel for compliance and corporate governance issues
- Litigating claims between partners and co-owners of businesses
Civil Litigation
- Representing property owners in eviction, unlawful detainer, and ejectment actions
- Litigating contract and tort claims between buyers, sellers, and transacting parties
- Responding to code violations administered by code enforcement agencies
- Litigating claims between owners of adjacent and neighboring real property
- Challenging and resolving improper lien claims on behalf of property owners
- Litigating actions involving misappropriation of investment opportunities
- Preparing title insurance claims on behalf of property owners
- Litigating claims between joint owners of real property, such as partition actions
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