Here at Construction Law Musings, I have often discussed payment bond claims under the federal Miller Act and its state specific analogs (so called “Little Miller Acts“). Most of these discussions have assumed without actually stating that the surety carrying the payment bond would be solvent and available to pay any judgment against it. Unfortunately, […]
Musings Has “Outcourced” this Friday’s Post
This week, instead of a Guest Post Friday post here at Construction Law Musings, I am again featured at Small Firm Innovation. This month’s theme over at SFI is Outsourcing the Small Stuff and I am a big advocate of doing just that.
Reminder: Construction Litigation is Expensive, Be Sure It’s Worth It
I know, this title is yet another seemingly obvious statement in a series of them here at Construction Law Musings. I seem to be going from cliche to cliche these days and musing on things from necessary evils to naming the correct parties in a lawsuit. However a recent post from my fellow “blawger” and […]
Legal Android
For this week’s Guest Post Friday at Musings, we welcome back Martha Sperry for another great tech related guest post. Martha (@advocatesstudio on Twitter) is an attorney with extensive experience in the insurance industry. Martha also maintains a research and writing practice, AdvantageAdvocates with emphasis on research and written product for professionals and web consulting. […]
Musings on Necessary Evils and Construction Lawyers
“Hi, my name is Chris, and I’m a construction attorney.” While this sounds like an AA (attorney’s anonymous) introduction, this admission is not a step on the road to recovery (despite the recent discussions slamming an attorney’s role in the construction world). This is in fact my introduction to those of you who are new […]