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

Hard to Believe It Has Been 13 Years of Legal Elite!

Wow! Thanks to all of you for 13 years (including all of my years in solo construction practice) of Legal Elite elections to the Virginia Legal Elite in Construction Law, to the Virginia legal community that continues to elect me to the Virginia Business Legal Elite.  The 13 consecutive years of election to the Legal

Construction May Begin with Documents, but It Shouldn’t End That Way

Originally posted 2013-06-14 09:00:19. For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome back Rob Mathewson.  In his role as CEO, Rob handles strategy and partnerships for Geedra in addition to overseeing technology architecture and implementation. He has spent twenty years in sales and marketing management roles with experience in industrial, consumer and

English v. RKK. . . The Rest of the Story

Originally posted 2018-11-27 10:20:30. Back in February, I discussed a case relating to indemnity and ambiguity.  The opinion in that case, W.C. English, Inc. v. Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP et al., allowed a breach of contract and indemnity claim to move forward despite the fact that conflicting term sheets between the plaintiff and defendant

More Hensel Phelps Ripples in the Statute of Limitations Pond?

As is always the case when I attend the Virginia State Bar’s annual construction law seminar, I come away from it with a few posts on recent cases and their implications.  The first of these is not a construction case, but has implications relating to the state project related statute of limitations and indemnification issues

Sometimes You Get Away with Unwritten Contracts. . .

Originally posted 2018-07-10 14:29:20. I have spoken often regarding the need for a well written construction contract that sets out the “terms of engagement” for your construction project.  A written construction contract sets expectations and allows the parties to the contract to determine the “law” of their project.  An unwritten “gentleman’s agreement” can lead to