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

iPhone 5 and iOS 6- Open for Business

Originally posted 2012-09-21 08:00:00. For this week’s Guest Post Friday at Musings, we welcome back Martha Sperry for another great tech related guest post.  Martha (@advocatesstudio on Twitter) is an attorney with extensive experience in the insurance industry. Martha also maintains a research and writing practice, AdvantageAdvocates with emphasis on research and written product for

Anatomy of a Construction Dispute- An Alternative

Originally posted 2015-02-02 10:16:10. Over the past three weeks, I’ve discussed three “stages” of a construction dispute from the claim, to how to increase the pressure for payment, to the litigation.  While these three steps are all too often necessary tools in your construction collection arsenal, they are expensive and time consuming.  No well run

Use Your Instincts when Negotiating a Construction Contract

I have often discussed the more “mechanical” aspects of contract negotiation and drafting here at Construction Law Musings.  However, there is another, less objective (possibly) and more “feel” oriented aspect to construction contracting that can have as big an impact on your construction project.  What am I talking about?  Your instinct as a construction professional