For this weeks Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Shane Brown. Shane leads the construction services group at EKS&H CPA’s, serving private and public companies with a specialization in construction and auditing. Shane has extensive experience partnering with his contractor clients to understand their goals and provide financial expertise. Shane is […]
Use RIMC and Dominate Your Construction Niche
This week, Musings welcomes Mark Buckshon of the Construction Marketing Ideas blog to Guest Post Friday. Mark publishes several regional construction industry newspapers and websites. He can be reached at 888-432-3555 ext 224 or by email at [email protected]. If you can imagine a table or structure which needs foundation “legs,” you will appreciate how to […]
Do Trade Contractors Need Errors and Omissions Insurance?
For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes, Mark E. Rabkin, a triple-bottom line risk consultant assisting his clients understand and manage the exposures they face daily that threaten their economic, social and ecological performance. Licensed as a property and casualty insurance broker for over 10 years, Mark works with the team at Althans Insurance […]
Sometimes Fraud and Construction Contracts Mix
As I have discussed at Musings on several occasions, the general rule in Virginia is that fraud and construction contracts do not mix. In other words, most of the time, even where a contractor clearly misrepresents the work performed, an owner can only recover in contract, and not for fraud with its potential for punitive […]
Sustainability Takes Hold
An article in the latest issue of Constructor Magazine, the publication of the AGC of America, makes a point that I have been making for a while, namely that sustainable building is here to stay. The article quotes several contractor members of the AGC and essentially concludes that Green is the new gold I agree. […]