Originally posted 2016-11-21 09:36:37. Back on November 8 and 9, 2016, aside from hearing about some sort of election, I joined a good friend of mine, Chuck McCarthy, from W. M. Jordan Company to teach part of the AGC Project Manager Development Program. Being an attorney, I was of course teaching the module on Contract […]
Another Great Time at the Boar’s Head Inn
This year was the 43rd Annual Construction & Public Contracts Law seminar at the Boars Head Inn in Charlottesville. As is almost always the case, the two-day seminar included great topics for the experienced Virginia construction attorney as well as those new to my favorite area of law. This year we had a different ethics […]
Mechanic’s Liens and Legislative Sausage
Originally posted 2016-12-19 10:00:35. Over the past week or two I’ve been covering HB 1265, a bill that was working its way through the Virginia General Assembly legislative sausage making process. I gave you my thoughts on the original bill as written and then on the somewhat better (though far from perfect) amended bill. Well, […]
Happy Halloween from Construction Law Musings
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Another Reason to Incorporate Your Construction Business
Originally posted 2013-03-05 10:07:54. I have discussed on prior occasions reasons why construction contractors should incorporate if they had not already. While incorporation is not a total shield against all claims, particularly if a contractor is not careful in keeping up with corporate formalities, forming a corporation or an LLC can provide some liability protection […]