Originally posted 2014-07-09 09:44:02. The Federal Miller Act is a great tool that subcontractors and suppliers on Federal projects can use for collection of wrongfully withheld amounts due. However, as a recent federal case from the Eastern District of Virginia points out, the construction contract’s terms affect when a subcontractor or supplier can use this […]
The Landscape of US Immigration Laws and How It Affects The Construction Industry
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome back a good friend and fellow construction attorney, Scott Wolfe Jr. Scott is a construction attorney who practices law through his firm Wolfe Law Group in California, Washington, Oregon and Louisiana. He is also the founder of Zlien, a nationwide preliminary notice and mechanic’s […]
Sometimes Adjustments are in Fact Equitable- A Story of Differing Site Conditions
Remember the one about differing site conditions? (just kidding, that was never a joke). However, any site contractor knows that these differing conditions can be the bane of its existence. Recently, the Danville, Virginia Division of the Federal District Court for the Western District of Virginia weighed in on the differing site conditions debate. In […]
Thank You to Virginia Super Lawyers
Originally posted 2017-07-01 10:00:35. Thank you to all of my peers and those at Virginia Super Lawyers for nominating and electing me to the Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Stars for 2011. I am particularly honored because this puts me in a group of only 2.5% of lawyers in Virginia. I am truly honored to be […]
How (NOT) to Work With the EPA and Your State Environmental Agency
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Nathan B. Hinch. Nate (@nathanhinch) is an associate attorney at Mueller & Reece, LLC in Bloomington, Illinois, where he advises real estate, construction, environmental, and other businesses regarding the law, and represents them in conflict mitigation and resolution efforts, including arbitration, litigation, […]