This week, Musings welcomes Michelle Mangen to the Guest Post Friday fold. Michelle’s vast talents and expert skills in accounting, bookkeeping and Excel, far exceed the average virtual assistant’s scope of knowledge; thereby further enhancing not only her back-end office, but those of her clients. Extending administrative and other remote admin services to her global […]
Private Project Payment Bonds and Pay if Paid in Virginia
One of the many items of construction law that has always been about as clear as mud has been the interaction between a contractual pay if paid clause and payment bond claims either under the Federal Miller Act or Virginia’s “Little Miller Act.” While properly drafted contractual “pay if paid” clauses are enforceable by their […]
Thank You for the Super Lawyers Nod
I am always appreciative and humbled to join the great lawyers who populate lists such as Legal Elite and Super Lawyers. Needless to say I am even more thankful when I get elected to a great list like the Virginia Super Lawyers this year in 2017, this time in the Construction Litigation category. So without […]
Construction Law Musings Hits the Beach
Well, I’m off for some fun in the sun for a week so I won’t be posting any new Musings this week. In the meantime, peruse the other posts on Virginia mechanic’s liens, bond claims and the like. Also be sure to check out my Guest Post Friday posts for different perspectives on the world […]
Want to Stay Up on Your Mechanic’s Lien Deadlines? Write a Letter or Two
90 days. 150 days. 6 months. 30 days. Do these numbers sound familiar? If you read Construction Law Musings regularly, they should be. These are various deadlines relating to the recording and enforcement of mechanic’s liens in Virginia.