Construction attorneys regularly represent clients facing contractor licensing crises — permit stoppages, qualifier departures, multi-state expansion complications, licensing disputes that require an immediate and compliant solution. The challenge has never been understanding the law. The challenge has been finding a reliable, vetted, accountable source of qualified professionals to refer clients to.
Until NCQN, no such source existed at the national level.
When you refer a client to the National Contractor Qualifier Network, you are not sending them to a listing site. You are referring them to a governed professional network with documented participation standards, a vetted national contractor database, an active Founding Advisory Board, and a dedicated attorney referral infrastructure. This is the only resource of its kind at the national level — built specifically so that construction attorneys have somewhere credible to send clients when a licensing crisis requires a qualified professional immediately.
National Attorney Referral Infrastructure for Qualifier Situations
Board Governed
Contractor Database
Referral Agreement Required
The Licensing Challenges Your Clients Face — And How the Network Addresses Each One.
A Straightforward Referral Process. From Attorney to Introduction in Four Steps.
Provide the client with information about typical qualifier compensation and relationship structure
Contractor Qualifier Connect reviews the client’s licensing situation, identifies the applicable state regulatory requirements, and determines the license classification and contractor type needed to resolve the compliance challenge.
The Network searches the NCQN national qualifier database for licensed contractors who may match the client’s specific needs — including license type, state, availability, and the scope of the qualifying relationship.
A structured introduction is facilitated between the client’s company and one or more vetted contractors in the network. The introduction is governed by NCQN’s standards for all network introductions — not an informal warm introduction from a directory.
The Network provides the client with information about typical qualifier compensation ranges, qualifying agreement structures, and the compliance obligations that both parties will be responsible for under the applicable state’s licensing laws. Attorneys are strongly encouraged to advise clients on the specific terms of any qualifying agreement before execution.
The NCQN network currently includes licensed contractors available for qualifying relationships in: Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Alabama, and California. License types represented include general contractors, electrical contractors, underground utility contractors, mechanical contractors, and HVAC contractors. Coverage by classification varies by state.
Attorneys with clients in specific states or trades should contact Contractor Qualifier Connect directly to confirm current availability and discuss the specific licensing situation before making a formal referral.
Attorneys are strongly encouraged to advise clients on applicable licensing requirements and to review the terms of any qualifying agreement before execution. The following compliance notes are provided for reference:
Attorneys who wish to refer a client to the Network may do so through Contractor Qualifier Connect, NCQN’s primary member platform. The referral process requires no formal referral agreement and no intermediary arrangement. Provide basic information about the client’s company, licensing situation, and state — and the Network will follow up directly with your client.
NCQN exists to solve a structural problem in the construction industry. Construction attorneys are among the most important partners in making that happen — because they are often the first call a company makes when a licensing crisis hits. The network is here to be the second.