Attorney Trent Cotney of Adams and Reese LLP Offers Free Contract Audit Services to Members of Owens Corning Roofing Contractor Network

Adams and Reese LLP, a new Business Services partner for the Owens Corning Roofing Contractor Network (OCCN), is providing free contract audits to roofing contractors¹. These audits evaluate current contracts to identify potential areas that may need improvement in order to help mitigate unknown risk and comply with local, state, and federal laws. The contract audits are performed by Attorney Trent Cotney, Partner & Construction Team Leader at Adams and Reese LLP, who is recognized by his peers and throughout the construction industry as one of the leading attorneys in the country in this field of practice. In addition to contract audits, Trent Cotney is available to help OCCN contractors mitigate risk, avoid litigation, and protect virtually every area of their business. 

Jon Gardner, Senior Leader of Strategic Partnerships, Learning & Development at Owens Corning, said providing contractors with access to Cotney’s expertise and extensive legal resources is another example of Owens Corning’s commitment to help contractors solve problems and add capabilities in virtually all aspects of their business. “Trent’s 25 plus years of experience within the roofing industry provides our contractors with access to one of the industry’s leading attorneys. Trent serves as General Counsel to NRCA, Western States, and numerous other associations. He has his fingers on the pulse of the industry and can be a big help to our network members,” said Gardner.

Through this Business Service partnership with Adams and Reese, Owens Corning helps make available a wide array of legal services to contractors. Core services provided by Trent Cotney include contract review and drafting, advisory services for managing employee issues, OSHA defense, collections, licensing, and permit issues, building code analysis, merger and acquisition transactions, trademarks, immigration, and intellectual property.

“Working 25 years in the construction space, I’ve seen that the majority of problems in a contactors’ business originate because of weaknesses in contracts spanning different parts of the business,” said Cotney. “An audit can uncover potential weaknesses before they become problems that can expose a contractor’s business to potential loss.”

Gardner noted that Cotney will be personally providing the services through his work with Adams & Reese. “Trent’s experience in the construction sector, his day-to-day involvement serving associations and task groups, and his expertise in advising contractors on complex issues is a valuable addition to the Business Services portfolio Owens Corning provides to contractors,” he said. The exclusive agreement with Owens Corning allows OCCN members to visit the preferred legal vendor page and secure special pricing, including a 10% discount off standard legal rates as well as the free Contract Audit.

^{1 Any engagement between a OCCN contractor and Trent Cotney or Adams and Reese, LLP is solely between the aforementioned parties. Owens Corning is not providing any legal guidance and/or advice and is not responsible for the results of any legal guidance and/or advice provided by Trent Cotney or Adams and Reese, LLP.}