As longtime (or new readers for that matter) know, mechanic’s liens are near and dear to my heart here at Construction Law Musings. These powerful tools to collect for your hard work on a construction project are great when prepared and recorded in the very specific fashion required by the Virginia legislature and courts. In […]
Musings on What I Do at The HTRC
Thanks again to Sean Lintow (@the_htrc) for another chance to post at his great blog. This time I’m “musing” on what I do as a construction attorney and how I can help construction professionals. Here’s a bit of the post: Despite my advice to talk to me early rather than late, my first contact with […]
What Do Construction Lawyers Do?
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome back, Gregory L. Shelton. Greg is a shareholder with Horack, Talley, Pharr & Lowndes, P.A., in Charlotte and is licensed to practice law in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. His principal areas of practice are construction law and complex business litigation. He is […]
The Anatomy of a Construction Dispute Stage 3- The Last Straw
Over the past two weeks here at Construction Law Musings, I’ve discussed the first two stages of a typical construction dispute (if such a thing exists): the claim, and how to bring heat short of litigation/arbitration. As promised, this week I’ll be discussing the next step or “last straw” in a construction dispute, namely, arbitration […]
New Jersey’s Independent Contractor Rule
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome back Bennet Susser. Bennet is a founding member and shareholder of the New Jersey law firm, Jardim, Meisner & Susser, P.C. He has over 25 years’ experience in representing clients in all types of complex (and not so complex) litigation, including those involving construction […]