Thoughts on construction law from Christopher G. Hill, Virginia construction lawyer, LEED AP, mediator, and member of the Virginia Legal Elite in Construction Law

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Happy Halloween from Construction Law Musings

Happy Halloween from Construction Law Musings and The Law Office of Christopher G. Hill, PC. Wishing you and your families a safe, spooky and candy filled Halloween from Construction Law Musings. Particular Halloween wishes to those readers recovering from Hurricane Sandy. Thanks for all of the comments, guest posts and readership! I encourage you to

Something Borrowed, Something New: North Carolina Adopts, Tweaks Virginia’s Lien Agent Statute

For this week’s Guest Post Friday post here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome back Matt Bouchard.  Matt is a partner with Lewis & Roberts, PLLC in Raleigh, North Carolina.  For over ten years his practice has focused on representing the interests of contractors, sureties and owners in connection with commercial construction projects.  You can

Reflections From My Trip In-house and On-site

For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes back Ryan Bowers.  Ryan is the General Counsel and VP Operations for Contrast Mechanical Inc., a Michigan commercial and industrial mechanical construction company.  In addition to legal and operations, Ryan handles all IT and manages the Service Division.  Prior to going in-house, Ryan was a litigator at

Thanks Again to Scott Wolfe

Thanks to Scott Wolfe and the Construction Lien Blog for re-posting a slightly edited version of my post regarding apportionment of mechanic’s liens.  While I haven’t used Zlien, Scott’s blog is a great resource for mechanic’s lien related information from around the country and a great starting point for knowledge on the lien processes of