For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes a good friend, Andrea Goldman of the Home Contractor v. Homeowner and Massachusetts Builders Blogs. Andrea is the principal of a Newton, Massachusetts law practice specializing in construction, business, and real estate disputes. Goldman also prepares construction contracts and acts as a legal advisor for construction companies. […]
Key Questions to Ask When Dealing with Changes on a Construction Project
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome back Matthew DeVries. Matthew (@matthewdevries) is a construction attorney, LEED AP, and a member of the Construction Service Group of Stites & Harbison, PLLC, as well as the founder of www.bestpracticesconstructionlaw.com. He can be reached at matthew.devries@stites.com. As a father of seven young children, […]
The Continuing Battle of Subcontractors Versus Lenders
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Wally Zimolong for his debut post. Wally is one of Super Lawyer Magazine’s “rising stars” of construction litigation. He publishes the Supplemental Conditions blog and is a member of Sigman & Zimolong. He represents general contractors, subcontractors, and developers, helping them face […]
Read Your Construction Contract Arbitration Clauses Carefully
In May of last year, we discussed an opinion in U.S. ex rel. Thyssenkrupp Safway Inc. v. Tessa Structures LLC. If you recall, this case involves a three way payment dispute between a supplier, Thyssenkrupp, a subcontractor, Tessa Structures, and a general contractor, Vista Contracting. As discussed in the prior post, Thyssenkrupp did not get […]
Resolve to Set Construction Project Expectations Early and Often in 2012
As we enter 2012 expectations for the new year are in all of our thoughts. The best laid plans are made and possibilities seem endless. New Year’s resolutions will be made (and possibly broken). As a construction attorney here in Virginia, if I could ask contractors and subcontractors to make (and keep) one resolution for […]