Christopher Hill (no relation to yours truly) is a longtime construction law attorney and mediator practicing out of Richmond, Virginia. His blog, Construction Law Musings, has always been one of my must-read sources of news and insight pertaining to construction law ever since he started it in late 2008. Be sure to follow @constructionlaw on Twitter … Continue reading Guest Post: Why Mediate? Because You Run a Business
The more things change, in some way, the more things seem to stay the same. One of the constants in my ongoing education as a marketer in the legal industry is the sage advice of Ed Poll's LawBizBlog. A recent post of Ed's tackles the perennial subject of technology's impact on labor markets. Specifically, as … Continue reading The Value of Human Capital in the increasingly technology-dependent legal industry
The Consumerist's Chris Morran has a post up about why they believe consumers should always opt out of what they call "forced arbitration" clauses. Here is one of the reasons they give: Companies want you to arbitrate because the system has been shown to be heavily unbalanced in favor of businesses — who have the … Continue reading Is Binding Arbitration always bad?
Melissa Brumback, a construction attorney at Ragsdale Liggett PLLC in North Carolina, recounts a recent ruling in that state regarding a home construction project gone bad. In this case, the partnership that performed the work was licensed, however the...
I have witnessed the scenario spelled out below first hand: A new community association experiences some leaks. Management tells the board about an attorney who will provide a free seminar on the fiduciary duty of board members in the face of construc...
AEC Forensics 