As many of you loyal readers of Musings are well aware, I am a huge fan of mediation. A few years ago I got certified by the Virginia Supreme Court as a mediator. I would love to help construction professionals and their attorneys resolve construction disputes in a creative and business like manner. I thank […]
Headline: Voluntary Construction Mediation Works
Well, I’m back. After a busy week of meeting with clients, college visits with my daughter and a successful mediation (this time as co-counsel), I am back to what I hope to be a more consistent posting schedule. Luckily for me, my friend Seth Smiley stepped in with a great Guest Post Friday post on […]
Some Random (or Not So Random) Musings on a Thursday
As I am sitting here this week trying to get back on the blogging bandwagon (and I apologize for the less consistent posts as of late) and dealing with the occupational hazard of “bloggers block,” I thought I’d just go through the many great posts and blogs of friends and colleagues in the relatively small […]
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Construction Contracts, Mediation and Venue
I have preached the mantra of “read your contracts carefully” on numerous occasions here at Construction Law Musings. I have also discussed my thoughts on ADR and mandatory mediation. A recent case out of the Eastern District of Virginia mixes these two ideas quite nicely. Dominion Transmission Inc. v. Precision Pipeline Inc. involved the construction […]
Construction Mediation Thoughts at ALPS 411
Thanks again to the great folks over at ALPS411 for another opportunity to join their great list of writers and post a few thoughts on my role as a mediator. Here’s a quick excerpt and hopefully it will interest you in the whole post (linked above): There is, however, a third role that I personally […]