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

Simplifying North Carolina’s Mechanic’s Lien Agent Process: NC’s New Online Clearinghouse

Originally posted 2013-03-29 09:00:54. For this week’s Guest Post Friday at Construction Law Musings, we welcome back Bryan G. Scott.  Bryan (@winstonattorney) is an attorney at Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLC and co-Chair of  the firm’s Construction Practice Group Thank you to Chris for the opportunity once again to guest post here at Construction Law

Are Mechanic’s Liens the Be All End All of Construction Collections?

For those of you familiar with Construction Law Musings, you are aware of my affinity and discussion of those powerful but tricky collection tools: mechanic’s liens.  You have heard me tout their ability to secure payment when a contractor or subcontractor has not been paid on a construction project (even in the face of bankruptcy). 

Where Breach of Contract and Tortious Interference Collide

Originally posted 2022-01-03 09:00:05. Claims for breach of contract are numerous in the construction law world.  Without these claims we construction attorneys would have a hard time keeping the doors open. A 2021 case examined a different sort of claim that could arise (though, “spoiler alert” did not in this case) during the course of

Another Reminder that Contracts are Powerful in Virginia

Originally posted 2021-01-14 15:53:02. Regular readers of this construction law blog are likely tired of my refrain that the contract is king here in Virginia.  With few exceptions, some of which have been passed in the last few years, the contract can and does essentially set the “law” for the transaction.  A recent opinion from