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: Contracts

Preliminary Notice Is More Important Than Ever During COVID-19

For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Justin Gitelman.  Justin is the Content Coordinator at Levelset, where over 500,000 contractors and suppliers connect on a cloud-based platform to make payment processes stress-free. Levelset helps contractors and suppliers get payment under control, and sees a world where no one loses

Dealing With an Uncertain Construction Future in Uncertain Times

I posted previously regarding the notice issues relating to delays and COVID-19.  Here in Virginia, things got even more uncertain regarding the ability of construction companies to complete work in a timely fashion.  Ralph Northam’s latest stay at home order that adds teeth to the prior executive order closing certain businesses, limiting gatherings, etc. only

Contract Necessities: Don’t Leave Home Without ‘Em!

Originally posted 2011-06-10 09:00:17. For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome a return post from Melissa Dewey Brumback.  Melissa is a litigation partner at Ragsdale Liggett PLLC in Raleigh, North Carolina where she focuses on construction law issues.  She maintains a blog for construction professionals called  Construction Law in North Carolina.  She can

Construction in the Time of Coronavirus

One cannot look at one’s phone, computer, or even the road outside the window without seeing signs of the impact that coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on the world at large.  Schools are shut down, traffic is lighter and there is a daily count of new confirmed cases, in Virginia and elsewhere.  “Social distancing” is the

Don’t Just Document- Document Right!

Originally posted 2011-05-20 09:00:20. I have stated to clients on many occasions that paper is a lawyer’s best friend.  Because of a recent case from the Virginia Supreme Court, I should modify that to the correct paper is a lawyer’s best friend.  In Commonwealth v. AMEC Civil, LLC, AMEC sued the Virginia Department of Transportation