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: Construction Law

Dealing with Mechanic’s Lien Priorities

For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome a new face.  Rob Pitkin (@KCconstrlawyer) is an attorney with Levy & Craig in Kansas City, where he handles Construction disputes and other types of sophisticated business litigation.  Originally from Iowa, he graduated from Wheaton College and Wake Forest University School of Law.  Rob

Your Rights Concerning OSHA

An OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) or VOSH (the Virginia equivalent) inspection can be stressful. Knowing what to do during an inspection can go a long way to relieving this stress. Check out this SlideShare Presentation regarding a contractor’s rights when the Safety Inspector shows up at a job site. This is the PowerPoint

Thanks from Construction Law Musings for the Legal Elite 2011 Nod

Recently, Virginia Business Magazine announced its 2011 Legal Elite.  The magazine received 1,483 completed ballots nominating nearly 3,900 lawyers. Of that number, 811 attorneys, roughly 20 percent, made the cut for the Legal Elite. The number of nominees and honorees on the list is higher than previous years because of the addition of a new

Musings on a Great Construction Law Weekend

This past weekend, I attended the Virginia State Bar’s Construction Law and Public Contracts Section board meeting and CLE.  As with every year I attend this great event, I both learned something new and got to know or catch up with some good people and great construction attorneys here in Virginia. My weekend started with