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

Safety Codes in Commercial Buildings

Originally posted 2014-02-14 09:00:45. This week’s guest post Friday post is by Sally Davison.  Sally is a graduate of Indiana Bloomington with a degree in English literature and a freelance writer by profession. She writes on the topic of fire science programs. She welcomes your comments at her email id: sallyd@firesciencedegree.com. Construction crews and building

When Should You Call Your Lawyer? Not Too Late!

Originally posted 2017-08-14 09:23:21. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes back Timothy R. Hughes, Esq., LEED AP.  Tim (@timrhughes on Twitter) is Of Counsel to the Arlington, Virginia firm of Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C. In his practice as a business, corporate, and construction law attorney, Tim has served as the Chair of

Why I “Muse” Every Week

Originally posted 2012-02-20 09:00:43. Recently, I’ve gotten numerous questions/comments from friends, clients and potential clients regarding how and why I continue to blog here at Construction Law Musings.  My first answer is always that its fun.  I know, it seems like a bit more work on top of a busy solo construction law practice.  However,

Maybe Supervising Qualifies as Labor After All

Remember back in 2021 when I “mused” about Dickson v. Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland et al.?  Remember how the Eastern District of Virginia held that mere supervision does not qualify as “labor” under the federal Miller Act?  Well, the 4th Circuit recently weighed in on the appeal of that case and had some

CALGreen. It’s finally here. Now what?

Originally posted 2017-03-22 13:35:13. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes Imad Naffa.  Imad was the Founder and President of NAFFA International, a private Building Code Services firm in Fresno, CA. He is also the Developer and Administrator of the Building Code Discussions Group (BCDG), one of the largest building code online communities on