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Well, its that time of year again, the Virginia General Assembly is in session and looking to make changes to all kinds of things here in the Commonwealth. While most of those changes are well outside of the subject of Construction Law Musings, changes to the mechanic’s lien statutes certainly are not. This year, the […]
Reminder: Title Search is Key for a Virginia Mechanic’s Lien
Originally posted 2012-04-24 17:00:17. With the economy the way that it is, my mechanic’s lien practice (and bond claim practice for that matter) is thriving. Interestingly, the recent uptick in the construction economic landscape here in Virginia caused me to get more, rather than fewer, calls requesting help with the filing or defense of mechanic’s […]
Update and Changes to DC Mechanic’s Lien Statute
Originally posted 2015-03-23 09:00:52. For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Kavita Knowles. Kavita is a named partner in the firm Fullerton & Knowles. Her firm is well known in the Virginia area for its Construction Law Survival Manual and, like me, performs work for construction professionals. The District […]
If You Think Only Lawyers Preach a Good Contract
Originally posted 2013-07-30 09:00:41. Here at Construction Law Musings, we always preach that a good contract is the best way to start a project off right. No only do the Virginia courts enforce these contracts to a “T,” a well drafted contract can and does set the expectations for both sides so that those wonderful […]
Stop Losing Proposal Competitions
Originally posted 2016-05-02 11:22:40. For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome back Matt Handal. Matt (@matthandal) provides proposal writing strategies that actually work at www.howtowritetheproposal.com. He is the author of Proposal Development Secrets, contributing editor of SMPS Marketer, and co-author of the Marketing Handbook for the Design & Construction Professional. His […]