For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings has a real treat, a repeat visit from Victoria Pynchon. Victoria mediates and arbitrates complex commercial litigation, including multi-party construction disputes, for ADR Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, California. She blogs about negotiation at the Settle It Now Negotiation Blog and about the mediation and arbitration of intellectual […]
AGC Construction Contract Pitfalls Seminar
I will be participating as one of two panelists discussing the AIA and ConsensusDOCS potential pitfalls on February 23, 2010 at the Richmond, VA headquarters for the AGC of Virginia. I encourage all general contractors and subcontractors in the Richmond, VA area to attend. Check out the flier below. [ipaper id=25164935] For a .pdf of […]
Looking at Construction Cases “De Novo”- An Apellate Perspective
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we are happy to get appellate lawyer, Jay O’Keeffe‘s perspective on construction cases. Jay (@jayokeeffe on Twitter) practices business and appellate litigation with Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore in Roanoke, VA. He can reached at 509-983-9459 or at his blog, De Novo. I was psyched when […]
Contracts and Collections- Construction Expo- Richmond, VA
Do you have issues with collection on your construction contracts? Need to file a mechanic’s lien? If so, check out this slide show that I used in presenting a seminar at the Richmond Construction Expo this week relating to just these topics, and more. I may even be presenting as you read this post! [slideshare […]
Personal Safety Records- A Good Idea?
A recent issue of ENR caught my attention with its cover story about the personal safety records debate. The article and the viewpoints expressed in the Pro and Con discussions got me “musing” on the propriety of such a requirement. On the one hand, such a personalized approach could lead to safer work places because […]