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

Keeping Up With the Clutter at Small Firm Innovation

Originally posted 2013-04-24 11:10:38. Over the course of now over 500 posts and a few years, I have had the opportunity to guest contribute to several sites, among them The Advocate’s Studio and Small Firm Innovation.  I truly appreciate each of these opportunities. This week, I am lucky to be posting for the fourth time

Finishing Strong: Why Timely Project Close-Out Should Matter to Contractors

Originally posted 2017-12-11 09:24:24. For this week’s Guest Post Friday post here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome back 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 with commercial

One More Mechanic’s Lien Number- the Number 30

I’ve spoken here often about the numbers 90 and 150 as they relate to Virginia mechanic’s liens.  These numbers are important for all mechanic’s liens in Virginia, whether commercial or residential (meaning liens for 1 and 2-family homes).  There is another number, 30, that is important for those construction contractors that perform work on single

Random Thoughts on LEED Challenges and De-certification

Originally posted 2010-05-10 09:00:01. Here at Musings, we have discussed the issues to do with LEED de-certification because of energy reporting (or lack thereof) by the owner of the building.  Remember the italicized portion of this last sentence, because the de-certification discussion has taken a new turn.  Now, not only can the Owner of a

Chinese Drywall Remediation Redux

Originally posted 2012-02-10 14:56:07. Earlier here at Musings, I opined that sometimes the old saw about no good deed goes unpunished applies to construction.  The subject of that post was litigation in the Eastern District of Virginia federal court between a contractor who reached an informal settlement with certain homeowners relating to Chinese drywall damages.