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

Talking Compromise at Construction Law in North Carolina

Thanks again to my good friend and fellow construction attorney, Melissa Brumback (@melissabrumback) for the opportunity to guest post at her great resource for North Carolina construction law. In this week’s guest post I discuss how compromise is always an option.  Here’s a bit of a taste: Lets skip the easy points and head straight

The Construction Lawyer as Problem Solver

As a construction attorney here in Virginia I “wear many hats.”  Counselor, mediator, adviser, risk manager, litigator, and others depending upon the situation.  I take each and every one of these roles seriously and at times take on more than one depending on a client’s situation.  One “role” that I try to keep in mind

Belt & Suspenders: The Preferred Style for Your Construction Contract

Guest Post Friday is back with a vengeance as we welcome back Melissa Dewey Brumback.  Melissa is a partner at Ragsdale Liggett in Raleigh, North Carolina. The bulk of her practice is representing architects and engineers, helping them to avoid litigation and representing them whenever litigation is filed. She writes a blog on risk avoidance

It Caught Fire for Them, Will It for You?

For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome Stan Allely.  Stan is the Senior Technician – HAZMAT, Explosives and Electrical/Arc Flash for HAZMAT Plans & Programs, Inc. In recent years there have been numerous construction accidents because companies were either not aware of fire hazards or did not have safe practice policies