Originally posted 2017-08-14 09:23:21. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes back Timothy R. Hughes, Esq., LEED AP. Tim (@timrhughes on Twitter) is Of Counsel to the Arlington, Virginia firm of Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C. In his practice as a business, corporate, and construction law attorney, Tim has served as the Chair of […]
Why Attorney Fees Provisions Must Be in Your Contracts
Originally posted 2015-01-22 09:35:10. This past July, the Roanoke Circuit Court reminded us all of the need to put attorney fees provisions in construction contracts. In the case of Shen Valley Masonry, Inc. v. Thor, Inc., et al., the Court, among other rulings, allowed the defendant to collect its attorney fees because Thor had such […]
Lead Paint Rule Update
The new lead paint regulations are all over the construction news these days. I thought it would be helpful to you, as construction professionals, to put together some of the great analysis, legal thought, and opinion that I have found out here on the internet. Just this past Friday, my good friend Tim Hughes (@vaconstruction) […]
Check out the Virginia Lawyers Weekly Green Issue
In it’s May 31, 2010 issue, Virginia Lawyers Weekly dedicates itself to “going green.” I was privileged to be a part of that issue with an article relating to Legal Issues with Green Building. I have discussed these issues on numerous occasions here at Musings and hope that this issue of the VALW (worth a […]