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….

Resolve to Set Construction Project Expectations Early and Often in 2012

As we enter 2012 expectations for the new year are in all of our thoughts.  The best laid plans are made and possibilities seem endless.  New Year’s resolutions will be made (and possibly broken). As a construction attorney here in Virginia, if I could ask contractors and subcontractors to make (and keep) one resolution for…

ConsensusDOCS Updates its Forms

Originally posted 2011-02-07 09:00:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter As reported recently in ENR Magazine, among other publications, the ConsensusDOCS folks have updated their contract forms.  Why is this news? First of all, it’s only been around three and a half years since these documents were officially released and this release is about 18 months…

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…

Happy New Year 2012 from Construction Law Musings

Happy New Year from Construction Law Musings and The Law Office of Christopher G. Hill, PC.  I hope that you had as interesting, fun and exciting a 2011 as I did. I wish all of my friends, family, readers of, and contributors to Musings a safe, healthy and productive 2012. Image via Stock.xchng. As always,…

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I am a construction lawyer in Richmond, Virginia, a LEED AP, and have been nominated by my peers to Virginia's Legal Elite in Construction Law on multiple occasions. I provide advice and assistance with mechanic's liens, contract review and consulting, occupational safety issues (VOSH and OSHA), and risk management for construction professionals.

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