For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings is proud to welcome Jim Roman of the Business Owner’s Institute. Jim is a friend and has been very helpful in growing my business, both as the owner of the Richmond BNI franchise and through his energy and enthusiasm. He can be contacted at 804-938-TEAM (8326). Ever heard
Thanks to Sean Lintow (@the_htrc) at The HTRC for the opportunity to “muse” on what I’d look for if I were trying to hire someone like me: a construction attorney. I truly appreciate the opportunity, once again, to get my thoughts before another audience. Here’s a bit of a taste of what I had to
About a week ago, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s “parallam” lawsuit. Since that unpublished ruling on procedural grounds, much discussion has ensued. One particularly interesting headline, found at the well respected Greed Building Law Update, states Litigation Over First Ever LEED Platinum Building Tarnishes Green Building. After
Here at Construction Law Musings we have discussed the intersection of contracts, construction and fraud on several occasions. We’ve even discussed how such fraud can bleed over from the civil to the criminal. Recently, the Virginia Supreme Court weighed in again on the question of construction fraud and criminal allegations. In O’Connor v. Tice, the
As many of my loyal readers (thank you to you all) know, I went solo a month ago. After the initial week or two of scrambling to set up IOLTA accounts, billing systems and computers, I am able to get down to business and now am able to make at least an initial assessment of