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 […]
The Construction Law Bar: It’s a Good Place to Be
For this week’s Guest Post Friday, we welcome a good friend, Todd Metz. Todd is a partner in the Northern Virginia office of construction law firm Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald. Todd is also Immediate Past Chair of the Virginia State Bar Construction Law and Public Contracts Section. In two weeks the Virginia State Bar’s […]
More Musings on Mechanic’s Liens in Virginia
It is not news that the recent construction economy has not been good. Private money is not flowing into construction as it had been in the past and public projects are moving more slowly. Payment disputes leading to mechanic’s lien claims and payment bond claims are rampant because of the shaky nature of the payment […]
Whence Green Building?
It has been a while since I last “mused” on sustainable (or “green”) building. Since my last post on the subject much has been in the news, and most of it negative in some way. While much good has occurred to advance the sustainable building cause, recent news on this front has shed an unnecessarily […]
Labor Day Wishes from Construction Law Musings
As the summer ends and the school year begins, I wish you all the best this long weekend. Musings will be taking a break for the holiday and will be back with a great Guest Post Friday and the regularly scheduled programming later this week. Here’s wishing you and your families some great downtime before […]