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

I Still Learn From Teaching

This past Thursday and Friday, I taught another course at the AGC of Virginia Richmond District headquarters.  This time it was the “Contract Documents” module of the Supervisor Training Course.  While similar to prior training I have given, the focus of the training was on field supervision and how best to run a construction project

My Top Ten Construction Law Musings Posts To Date

Originally posted 2013-02-08 09:00:34. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, we welcome back Josh Johnson (@josh_c_johnson and one of @vaconstrlawyers). Josh is a friend and partner at Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, LLP in Roanoke, Virginia. He is in Gentry Locke’s construction practice group and he also oversees the firm’s e-Discovery and information management processes.

Monitor Yourself to Avoid Construction Risk

Originally posted 2014-11-24 08:00:53. As I looked through my weekly piles of mail, an article in Constructor Magazine caught my attention.  The article was in the insurance commentary section of the magazine and is entitled “Avoiding Common Causes of Contractor Failure.”  While this article is written from an insurance perspective, many of the same principles

PSA: Virginia DOLI Amends COVID Workplace Standard

Originally posted 2021-10-05 11:41:25. As the governmental response to COVID-19 evolves, so do the various standards that apply to employers.  Effective September 8, 2021, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry superseded its earlier permanent workplace standard with a new standard. In many ways, the new standard simplifies compliance because it gets rid of what

More Reminders that the Specific Contract Terms Matter

If there is a theme I have pounded upon here at Construction Law Musings in the over 13 years of posting, it is that the specific terms of your construction contracts will make a huge difference.  While there have been reminders galore, a case from the Eastern District of Virginia presented another wrinkle on this