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: Business of Construction

Shameless Plug Alert: Thanks to Construction Marketing Ideas

For the last three years the Construction Marketing Ideas blog hosted by friend, and occasional Guest Post Friday contributor, Mark Buckshon (@markbuckshon) has hosted their “Best Construction Blog” contest.  I have been pleased to be nominated and to have gotten votes in each of those years. Today voting opened once again for the Best Construction

Important Construction Opinions of 2012

As they do every year, Virginia Lawyers Weekly produces their editors choices of the important opinions of the year.  2012 was no different. Among these opinions are many that affect the construction industry in Virginia. The opinions that made the cut ranged in topic from mechanic’s liens to the source of duty rule.  I particularly

Why Contractors Should Notify Bonding Companies Quickly

With the rise in federal and state construction projects, and the need for contractors and other construction professionals to seek out these projects in the present economy, focus on the Miller Act and your state’s “Little Miller Act” is key.  As a quick reminder, the Miller Act essentially requires that a general contractor carry a