I have always found it appropriate that my jump to solo practice and Independence Day are so close in time. Today marks 13 years since my first day as a solo practitioner of construction law at The Law Office of Christopher G. Hill, PC. Time sure has flown by thanks to the great clients and […]
Early Action on Your Construction Contract is Key
Originally posted 2014-09-23 10:59:49. I bang the drum of early and frequent consultation with one of us construction attorneys on a regular basis here at Musings and in other places of the “blawgosphere.” Why do I do this? Doesn’t such consultation help to avoid the problems that seem to make those of us in the […]
Default Should Never Be An Option
Every time I think that the construction industry has learned that failure to respond to a lawsuit is never the correct response, another case of default judgment comes out. I’ve discussed on multiple occasions that failure to respond can only lead to disaster. Aside from being barred from making any substantive response to the allegations […]
Safety Codes in Commercial Buildings
Originally posted 2014-02-14 09:00:45. This week’s guest post Friday post is by Sally Davison. Sally is a graduate of Indiana Bloomington with a degree in English literature and a freelance writer by profession. She writes on the topic of fire science programs. She welcomes your comments at her email id: sallyd@firesciencedegree.com. Construction crews and building […]
When Should You Call Your Lawyer? Not Too Late!
Originally posted 2017-08-14 09:23:21. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes back Timothy R. Hughes, Esq., LEED AP. Tim (@timrhughes on Twitter) is Of Counsel to the Arlington, Virginia firm of Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C. In his practice as a business, corporate, and construction law attorney, Tim has served as the Chair of […]