Originally posted 2009-09-25 09:00:00. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes Timothy R. Hughes, Esq., LEED AP. Tim (@vaconstruction 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 served as the previous Chair of the […]
Happy Labor Day from Musings
Ahh, Labor Day, the end of summer break for many, and the beginning of another school year. Aside from a move to a new home, the weekend should be relaxing and a good one for us “empty nesters.” With two married and one a senior at NC State, it’s just my wife and I. I […]
Don’t Leave Retainage on the Table
Originally posted 2013-04-22 14:58:07. Here at Musings, the contract is king and most of the time, the Virginia state and federal courts will not imply a right of action from a statute that does not specifically create one. Furthermore, as a general rule, contracts are strictly enforced and their terms upheld absent a statute that […]
Virginia’s Infrastructure Needs Hurt Economic Development Efforts
Originally posted 2014-03-07 09:00:55. For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome a good friend, Andrew McRoberts. Andrew is an attorney at SandsAnderson PC. He focuses his work on land use and zoning, subdivision, real estate, tax assessment, special service districts, and other specialized advice and litigation for local governments […]
A Stitch in Time Works in Construction Too!
Originally posted 2011-01-10 17:19:59. As I was reading the great guest post from Nick Pacella last week, the post got me thinking. While Nick’s post focuses on the limiting of architectural services during the course of a project and the possible liabilities created by such limitations, the same sort of analysis applies with attorneys as […]