Over this past weekend, I attended the annual convention of the Associated General Contractors of Virginia. As always, a good time was had by all. Between the skeet and five stand shooting, the oyster tasting and other great events, the convention had plenty of laughter and opportunity to have some fun at the Homestead here […]
Update Relating to SB891 and Bond Claim Waivers
Several bills were passed and will go into effect on July 1, 2015 that affect the construction industry here in Virginia. The most interesting of these was an amendment to the mechanic’s lien statutes relating to waivers of lien rights. As I posted in March, SB891 amended the mechanic’s lien statute, Va. Code Section 43-3, […]
Thanks to Brian Hill and AEC Forensics for the Opportunity
I have made numerous friends during my journey here at Musings and Brian Hill (@blhill and @aec4n6) is one of them. Today, Brian was nice enough to let me muse at his AEC Forensics blog on the topic of BIM, IPD and Risk. Here’s a bit of the article: Like the movement toward sustainable or […]
Greening Risks and Rewards – the Insurance Perspective (Part I)
Image of Martha Sperry For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings has a real treat. Martha Sperry (@advocatesstudio on Twitter) is an attorney with extensive experience in the insurance industry. Martha’s clients have included underwriters and agents representing Lloyd’s syndicates, third party administrators and agents and various foreign and domestic insurers and reinsurers. Martha has […]
Why Construction Law- An Update
Back in 2009, only a year or so after my first post here at Musings, I posted on why I’m in the field of construction law. Well, a lot has happened in the over 5 years since then, not the least of which is my move to solo practice in July of 2010 and the […]