As I sit here through another “false summer” here in Virginia, and have followed the school busses to work, it amazes me that I have been a solo construction lawyer for 16 years and that none of my children ride those busses. All of the kids are out of college now (for perspective, my youngest […]
Six Months of Solo Musings
Originally posted 2011-01-17 17:07:58. Recently, I looked up at the calendar and it hit me. . . I’ve been solo for a bit over 6 months now. Now that I’m six months in, and have 2010 behind me, I thought I’d share a few observations and thoughts. First, and most importantly, the doors are still […]
Happy 250 to the United States
As things warm up as they always do in July here in Richmond, Virginia here’s wishing you all a wonderful 4th of July from Construction Law Musings and The Law Office of Christopher G. Hill, PC. I hope that you and your families can take some time off to reflect on our freedoms and look […]
No End in Sight: Managing Latent Defect Exposure in a Post-Jacobs Engineering World
Originally posted 2014-05-30 15:00:56. For this week’s Guest Post Friday post here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome first time poster Matt Bouchard. Matt is a partner with Lewis & Roberts, PLLC in Raleigh, North Carolina. For over ten years his practice has focused on representing the interests of contractors, sureties and owners in connection […]
Be Careful with Arbitration Clauses in Construction Contracts
Originally posted 2013-03-04 09:00:06. The Fairfax County Circuit Court has done it again. In Comer, et. al v. Goudie, et. al., CL 2008-2110 (December 11, 2008), the Fairfax Court considered the following: The Plaintiffs in the three suits decided by the Court entered into contracts with Timberline Design and Build, Inc. (“Timberline”) for the construction […]