As any of you that read this construction law blog realize, the Virginia mechanic’s lien statute is near and dear to my heart. Because of the already picky and statute driven nature of these powerful but detail oriented tools of collection, any change to the statute must be considered for its practical effect on the…
Thoughts on the construction landscape from Christopher G. Hill, Virginia construction lawyer, LEED AP and member of the Virginia Legal Elite in Construction Law
Category Archives: Mechanic’s Liens
The Life Of A Mechanics Lien Claim: Preserve, Perfect, Enforce
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome back a good friend and fellow construction attorney, Scott Wolfe Jr. Scott is a construction attorney who practices law through his firm Wolfe Law Group in California, Washington, Oregon and Louisiana. He is also the founder of Zlien, a nationwide preliminary notice and mechanic’s lien filing service….
Considerations in Obtaining a Mechanic’s Lien in Maryland (Don’t try this at home)
For this week’s Guest Post Friday at Construction Law Musings I welcome Matthew Evans. Matt is the owner of Law Offices of Matthew S. Evans, III, LLC located in Annapolis, Maryland. He has practiced construction, real estate and land use law in Maryland and D.C. for thirteen years. Prior to opening his own firm in…
Dealing with Mechanic’s Lien Priorities
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome a new face. Rob Pitkin (@KCconstrlawyer) is an attorney with Levy & Craig in Kansas City, where he handles Construction disputes and other types of sophisticated business litigation. Originally from Iowa, he graduated from Wheaton College and Wake Forest University School of Law. Rob…
More Musings on Mechanic’s Liens in Virginia
It is not news that the recent construction economy has not been good. Private money is not flowing into construction as it had been in the past and public projects are moving more slowly. Payment disputes leading to mechanic’s lien claims and payment bond claims are rampant because of the shaky nature of the payment…
