For this weeks Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Adam Stone and Kaytie Pickett for the first time. Adam and Kaytie practice construction and commercial law with Jones Walker, LLP, a full-service law firm with offices spanning the Gulf Coast states. Adam has twenty years’ experience drafting construction contracts and successfully […]
Pending Georgia Lien Law Amendment Based On Virginia Statute
For the first Guest Post Friday of 2014, we welcome Mark Cobb. Mark (@cobblawgroup) is the founding partner of the Cobb Law Group, a construction law firm with two offices serving the State of Georgia. Mark represents various types of construction professionals including project owners and general contractors, but his practice has a significant focus […]
Announcing: Virginia Lien Law Seminar in February
I will be moderating and teaching a portion of a Lorman seminar on Virginia Mechanic’s Liens. The brochure is below. 2-28-14 Lien Law Seminar Announcement by Christopher G. Hill Give me a shout if you’re a friend and want a discount code. As always, I welcome your comments below. Please subscribe to keep up with this […]
Construction Lawyers Can Be Part of the Solution
Much discussion has hit the web recently regarding the role that construction lawyers have had relating to the construction industry. Unfortunately, most of this discussion has focused on the negative aspects of lawyer involvement in construction contracting. A recent Viewpoint article in ENR magazine opines that much of the delay, expense and other issues plaguing […]
Construction Contracts, Mediation and Venue
I have preached the mantra of “read your contracts carefully” on numerous occasions here at Construction Law Musings. I have also discussed my thoughts on ADR and mandatory mediation. A recent case out of the Eastern District of Virginia mixes these two ideas quite nicely. Dominion Transmission Inc. v. Precision Pipeline Inc. involved the construction […]