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

Join Me at the 36th Annual Construction and Public Contracts Law Seminar

As a member of the Board of Governors for the Construction Law and Public Contracts Section of the Virginia State Bar, I have the privilege of attending (and occasionally speaking at) the Construction and Public Contracts Law Seminar in Charlottesville, Virginia every year.  Even if I weren’t a member of the Board, I would attend

ConsensusDOCS Updates its Forms

As reported recently in ENR Magazine, among other publications, the ConsensusDOCS folks have updated their contract forms.  Why is this news? First of all, it’s only been around three and a half years since these documents were officially released and this release is about 18 months sooner than anticipated (the original revision cycle was to

Talking Compromise at Construction Law in North Carolina

Thanks again to my good friend and fellow construction attorney, Melissa Brumback (@melissabrumback) for the opportunity to guest post at her great resource for North Carolina construction law. In this week’s guest post I discuss how compromise is always an option.  Here’s a bit of a taste: Lets skip the easy points and head straight