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

Six Ways to Ensure Your Construction Mediation Will Fail

Originally posted 2011-10-31 09:00:15. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings has a real treat. Victoria Pynchon 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 property

Dealing With an Uncertain Construction Future in Uncertain Times

I posted previously regarding the notice issues relating to delays and COVID-19.  Here in Virginia, things got even more uncertain regarding the ability of construction companies to complete work in a timely fashion.  Ralph Northam’s latest stay at home order that adds teeth to the prior executive order closing certain businesses, limiting gatherings, etc. only

Contract Necessities: Don’t Leave Home Without ‘Em!

Originally posted 2011-06-10 09:00:17. For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome a return post from Melissa Dewey Brumback.  Melissa is a litigation partner at Ragsdale Liggett PLLC in Raleigh, North Carolina where she focuses on construction law issues.  She maintains a blog for construction professionals called  Construction Law in North Carolina.  She can

Construction Legislation Likely to Take Effect July 1, 2020

Coronavirus is dominating the news and planning for the effects of COVID-19 is a big deal for construction companies in the Commonwealth.  However, these issues, though immediate, are not the only ones that have popped up here at the beginning of 2020.  Several bills that I have been monitoring (here and here) have recently passed

Construction in the Time of Coronavirus

One cannot look at one’s phone, computer, or even the road outside the window without seeing signs of the impact that coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on the world at large.  Schools are shut down, traffic is lighter and there is a daily count of new confirmed cases, in Virginia and elsewhere.  “Social distancing” is the