As a Virginia construction attorney, I often get calls for assistance in dealing with payment disputes. Frequently, these calls come from out of state contractors and subcontractors that have performed work in Virginia. One of the first questions that I ask is whether these contractors and subcontractors hold a contractor license from the Commonwealth of […]
Happy New Year 2019 from Construction Law Musings
Another year of work, fun and interesting cases and relationships is in the books. I hope all of you had a great 2018 and I wish you a prosperous 2019. Without further ado, Happy New Year from Construction Law Musings and The Law Office of Christopher G. Hill, PC. Please join the conversation with a […]
Time for Some Fishing and R and R
Well, I’m off for some fun in the sun and on a boat for a week with my family (it being one of the few times of year that I have them all home) so I won’t be posting any new Musings this week. In the meantime, peruse the other posts on Virginia mechanic’s liens, […]
Ten Years of Musings. Wow!
Who knew that 10 years ago, this tiny announcement post would have spawned a blog that lasted this long? I sure didn’t. Back then, this blog was on the Blogger platform and I started it basically on a whim to see whether I would enjoy the process and learn something. I found that the answer […]
When is a Contract not a Contract?
As I’ve stated numerous times here at Musings, in Virginia the contract is king. The courts of Virginia will read a contract as written and where there is a contract (read as foreshadowing), the courts will assume the parties knew what they were doing and enforce it by its terms. However, there has to be […]