Summer is here and it is time for a family vacation. I will be taking a break from Construction Law Musings for a couple of weeks and will return with a vengeance in August. In the meantime, be sure to check out the various pages here at Musings (ADR, Bond Claims, Mechanic’s Liens, etc). In […]
Guest Post Fridays Have Been Great- Thanks to All that Contribute
Periodically, I look back through the various Guest Post Friday posts here at Construction Law Musings. When I do this, I am amazed and thankful for the wide range of topics and the level of authorship. In re-reading some of the posts, ranging from how photos can help out a construction project to technology to […]
Incorporation May Not Be a Shield if You’re not Careful
On at least one occasion here at Construction Law Musings, I have discussed the need to operate your business as a corporation or LLC. The primary reason that I, as a construction attorney, recommend this is for the liability protection against attacks on your personal assets. Proper use of incorporation can and does protect your […]
It’s Always the Cover-Up that Gets You!
For this weeks Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome back Melissa Dewey Brumback. Melissa (@melissabrumback) is a construction attorney and partner in the firm Ragsdale Liggett, PLLC in Raleigh. Although not as old as some crusty lawyers, she has already spent over a decade representing engineers and architects, advising them on contract proposals to limit […]
A Cloud on the Horizon for Mechanic’s Lien Claimants in Virginia?
As any of you that read this construction law blog realize, the Virginia mechanic’s lien statute is near and dear to my heart. Because of the already picky and statute driven nature of these powerful but detail oriented tools of collection, any change to the statute must be considered for its practical effect on the […]