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: Guest Post Friday

Guest Post Friday Posts

When a Subcontractor Should Walk Away

For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes a good friend, Andrea Goldman of the Home Contractor v. Homeowner and Massachusetts Builders Blogs. Andrea is the principal of a Newton, Massachusetts law practice specializing in construction, business, and real estate disputes. Goldman also prepares construction contracts and acts as a legal advisor for construction companies.

Key Questions to Ask When Dealing with Changes on a Construction Project

For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome back Matthew DeVries. Matthew (@matthewdevries) is a construction attorney, LEED AP, and a member of the Construction Service Group of Stites & Harbison, PLLC, as well as the founder of www.bestpracticesconstructionlaw.com. He can be reached at matthew.devries@stites.com. As a father of seven young children,

How to Deal with Impasse Caused By the Lack of Authority to Commit

For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome once again a good friend and better mediator, Victoria Pynchon. Vickie (@vickiepynchon) is an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and a mediator of commercial disputes with ADR Services, Inc. in Los Angeles. Her newest book, Success as a Mediator for Dummies

Green or Greenwashing? What to Expect When You’re Expecting LEED Litigation

For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Alan Haley.  Alan (via ConstructLaw) provides contract reviews, construction business consulting, and drafts construction contract supplements concerning LEED Certification and other issues in Louisiana. Contact him at: email: alan@myconstructlaw.com; phone: 318.841.1253; facebook: ; twitter: @myconstructlaw; via his website: www.myconstructlaw.com; or his blog at

Private, Single Panel Arbitration: A Better Way to Resolve Construction Disputes?

For this week’s Guest Post Friday post 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 risks, and defending them