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

Construction and Procurement Take the Stage at the VSB Annual Meeting

For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we’re doing something a bit different and plugging the Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting.  As a member of the Construction Law and Public Contracts Section Board of Governors, I recommend it.  The Virginia State Bar (VSB) was created in 1938 by the General Assembly

If You’re Negotiating a Raise or Resolving a Construction Dispute. . . Read this Book

Are you a lawyer, real estate pro, contractor, or just a person negotiating his or her way through life?  If you didn’t answer “yes” to this question, I would be surprised.  We don’t all think of ourselves as negotiators or mediators, but any attorney or individual who has to work through any situation of conflict

Mediation Musings From the Trenches

As I posted quite a while ago, I have been going through the Virginia Supreme Court mediation certification training.  Part of that training is a series of co-mediations where I get to essentially mediate a dispute with the supervision of a trained and experienced mentor helping smooth the edges.  This past week, I was able