Originally posted 2016-01-14 14:20:31. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes back Doug Reiser (@douglasreiser) for the fourth time. Doug is a construction attorney, LEED AP and the principal at Reiser Legal PLLC in Seattle, WA. His office provides construction counsel for businesses in the construction industry. He also runs the Builders Counsel, a blog focused […]
Random Thoughts on LEED Challenges and De-certification
Originally posted 2010-05-10 09:00:01. Here at Musings, we have discussed the issues to do with LEED de-certification because of energy reporting (or lack thereof) by the owner of the building. Remember the italicized portion of this last sentence, because the de-certification discussion has taken a new turn. Now, not only can the Owner of a […]
Why Construction Law?
Originally posted 2010-10-18 09:00:54. As I sit here and contemplate the almost 1 year of Construction Law Musings, I realized that I have not ever really explained why I like what I do. If you had asked me in law school if I was looking to be a construction lawyer, I likely would have looked […]
More on the VCPA and Construction
I have posted before regarding the intersection between the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA) and construction contracting in regard to residential construction projects. A case out of the Eastern District of Virginia District Court further discusses this intersection as it relates to design contracts that also include the procurement and installation of certain design elements […]
A Twist on Mechanic’s Liens and Bankruptcy
Originally posted 2010-11-08 11:28:52. We have discussed mechanic’s liens and their advantages relating to bankruptcy on several occasions here at Musings. As I warmed up from a cold weekend of camping with my son’s Boy Scout troop, I remembered a recent case out of the Fairfax County, Virginia Circuit Court that provides an explanation of […]