It is with humility and a sense of accomplishment that I announce that I have been selected for the fourth straight year to the Virginia Super Lawyers in the Construction Litigation category for 2020. Add this to my recent election to the Virginia Legal Elite in Construction and I’ve had a pretty good year. As […]
Solo Construction Practice on Lockdown
COVID-19 or Coronavirus has affected all aspects of life here in Virginia and elsewhere. Just about evey state has issued a stay at home order and many businesses have either been shuttered completely or have been transformed in the wake of social distancing and other measured designed to “flatten the curve.” In Virginia, unlike some […]
Preliminary Notice Is More Important Than Ever During COVID-19
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Justin Gitelman. Justin is the Content Coordinator at Levelset, where over 500,000 contractors and suppliers connect on a cloud-based platform to make payment processes stress-free. Levelset helps contractors and suppliers get payment under control, and sees a world where no one loses […]
Six Ways to Ensure Your Construction Mediation Will Fail
Originally posted 2011-10-31 09:00:15. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings has a real treat. Victoria Pynchon mediates and arbitrates complex commercial litigation, including multi-party construction disputes, for ADR Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, California. She blogs about negotiation at the Settle It Now Negotiation Blog and about the mediation and arbitration of intellectual property […]
Dealing With an Uncertain Construction Future in Uncertain Times
I posted previously regarding the notice issues relating to delays and COVID-19. Here in Virginia, things got even more uncertain regarding the ability of construction companies to complete work in a timely fashion. Ralph Northam’s latest stay at home order that adds teeth to the prior executive order closing certain businesses, limiting gatherings, etc. only […]