Once again, I am humbled and highly gratified by my inclusion in the 2014 Virginia Business Legal Elite in the Construction Law category. For the 8th year running and spanning my time at my prior firm and my four and a half years in solo practice, my peers have seen fit to nominate and vote […]
Check Out the 35th Annual Construction and Public Contracts Law Seminar
Beginning this Friday, I will be joining some great folks on the faculty of the 35th Annual Construction and Public Contracts Law Seminar. This year I am very honored to be joining Hanna Blake to discuss the topic of “How to Prosecute and Defend Payment Bond Claims.” Aside from our presentation, the topics range from […]
Construction Contract Drafting Webinar Wrap-Up
This past Tuesday (the 12th of June) fellow construction attorneys Melissa Brumback (@melissabrumback), Craig Martin (@craigmartin_jd) and I put on a webinar entitled “Drafting Construction Contracts: Key Provisions and Common Pitfalls.” The webinar was well received and my colleagues shined. I thought I’d go ahead and post the slides from my part of the program […]
“Green” Expectations. . . or Just Expectations (“green” is not a specification; it’s a paint color)
I was having a discussion regarding “green” building with my friend and recent guest poster here at Musings, Nick Pacella (@nmpacella) this past week and (as often happens when I chat with the great folks in the construction world) it got me to thinking. Is “Green” its own separate category of construction, or just another […]
Musings on the Virginia Mediation Network Fall Conference
As those of you who read this little corner of the legal blogging world know, I am now 3 years or so into my time as a Virginia Supreme Court certified mediator. I am also available and as active as possible for private mediations. Why go through the certification process as opposed to just using […]