As I was contemplating the holidays as I sit here at work (but not for much longer), I came across this great post from my friend and colleague Kriss Wilson of the EDD: Issues, Law and Solutions blog. It made me think about the little things and the story in this post pretty much sums […]
Be Sure to Check out This Fall’s Annual Construction Law Seminar
Are you a Virginia construction attorney? Would you like to knock out a full year of CLE credit (including Ethics) in one fell swoop? Want to have a great time meeting and networking with some of the best construction attorneys in Virginia? Want to hear me speak along with friend and fellow Construction Law and […]
Keeping Construction Issues Out of Court at Construction Law North Carolina
For this week’s post, I am taking a trip to the great Construction Law in North Carolina blog run by a friend and fellow construction attorney, Melissa Brumback (@melissabrumback). Over at her blog, I discuss how to keep construction project problems from turning into money draining litigation. Here’s a taste: While I agree to some […]
Negotiation from Weakness- You’ll be Doing It
For our first “Guest Post Saturday” here at Construction Law Musings, we have a great one. Victoria Pynchon is an attorney-mediator with ADR Services, Inc. in Century City; an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association in Los Angeles, California; and, a negotiation consultant and trainer world-wide. Victoria is one of the founders of She Negotiates […]
Just Because Your Employee Was Supposed to Work Safely. . .
Here at Construction Law Musings, I’ve discussed the need to keep up with your safety program and stay out of the cross-hairs of the state and federal safety inspectors. The Virginia Court of Appeals gave a stark reminder of this fact in the case of Atlantic Environmental Construction Co. v. Malveaux, Comm’r. In this case, […]