Thoughts on construction law from Christopher G. Hill, Virginia construction lawyer, LEED AP, mediator, and member of the Virginia Legal Elite in Construction Law

Category Archives: ADR

How to Deal with Impasse Caused By the Lack of Authority to Commit

For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome once again a good friend and better mediator, Victoria Pynchon. Vickie (@vickiepynchon) is an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and a mediator of commercial disputes with ADR Services, Inc. in Los Angeles. Her newest book, Success as a Mediator for Dummies

Private, Single Panel Arbitration: A Better Way to Resolve Construction Disputes?

For this week’s Guest Post Friday post we welcome back Melissa Dewey Brumback.  Melissa (@melissabrumback) is a construction attorney and partner in the firm Ragsdale Liggett, PLLC in Raleigh.   Although not as old as some crusty lawyers, she has already spent over a decade representing engineers and architects, advising them on contract proposals to limit risks, and defending them

Read Your Construction Contract Arbitration Clauses Carefully

In May of last year, we discussed an opinion in U.S. ex rel. Thyssenkrupp Safway Inc. v. Tessa Structures LLC.  If you recall, this case involves a three way payment dispute between a supplier, Thyssenkrupp, a subcontractor, Tessa Structures, and a general contractor, Vista Contracting.  As discussed in the prior post, Thyssenkrupp did not get

Mediation Training: A View From the Other Side of the Table

I have discussed my experiences with mediation and other thoughts on this alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process on several occasions here at Construction Law Musings.  I’ve also shared the views of some of the other great folks and mediators that have been kind enough to guest post here, including Victoria Pynchon (@vickiepynchon) and Ron White (@mediatoronwhite).