A couple of weeks ago, I discussed what steps you, as an owner of a construction project in Virginia, could take should you receive a mechanic’s lien notice after a project was complete. However, this is not the only time such a lien may be recorded. Particularly on a commercial construction project that spans months, […]
Wow! Five Years Since “Going Solo” With My Construction Practice
It’s hard to believe, but my solo construction practice turns five today. On July 1, 2010, I struck out on my own and it has been a great ride ever since. Since I opened my practice 5 years ago, I have been named to the Virginia Legal Elite each year of my practice, been asked […]
Are Your Employment Policies Up to Snuff?
For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Construction Law Musings welcomes, Scott F. Gibson (@tradesecretlaw). Scott is the managing partner of Mesa, Arizona law firm Gibson Ferrin, PLC , and an adjunct professor of law at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Click here to download a free copy of his […]
Join Me at the Virginia Construction and Public Contracts Law Seminar 2016
I have given post mortem glowing reviews of past Construction and Public Contracts Law seminars in the past here at Construction Law Musings (and for full disclosure an one of the co-chairs of the seminar planning committee this year). If you, like me, are a construction lawyer in Virginia, I highly encourage you to attend […]
Contractors – Make Someone Else Pay Your Attorneys’ Fees
For this week’s Guest Post Friday at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Bryan G. Scott. Bryan is an attorney at Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLC. His primary areas of practice are commercial and business litigation, construction law and litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith, and products liability defense. If you read Construction Law Musings regularly […]