- Communicate early and often: Make
The Broccoli Incident: Making Sure You Ask for What You Want In Construction Claims
You may have met my 22 year old Princess when she was 11. A few years ago, I was teaching her about grace … undeserved merit or favor.
Well, my daughter was stalling and delaying on eating her meal … by almost an hour. So, naturally, I saw this as a teachable moment.
“Honey,
Coaching Football and Planning Construction Projects: It’s All the Same Thing
My good friend and mentor Cordell Parvin once suggested that planning done by contractors for a successful construction project is not unlike the planning done by football coaches for a successful season. He is right!
Coaching football. Successful football organizations consist of specialized teams or units: (a) the offense; (b) the defense; and (c) and special
Five Questions to Answer Before Submitting a Claim for Increased Material Costs
About a year ago, my wife turned vegetarian on me. I don’t have any significant objection to eating more healthy and I like the fact that she has eliminated sugar and processed foods from our pantry. However, I constantly complain about the increased costs of eating right. Not that I treat every marital conversation like
Mechanics Lien and Bond Claims Best Practices
While I generally limit my guest posts to my fellow law partners, I simply could not resist sharing with you today’s post from my friend and construction attorney, Scott Wolfe, Jr., which focuses on Best Practices for filing mechanics liens and bond claims.
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Paper to Paperless: Webinar on Construction Documentation and Legal Disputes
You will rarely find me advertising on this blog. However, since I have received numerous inquiries about my presentation at the AGC National Conference in Honolulu last month, I am pleased to announce that I will be doing a similar Webinar tomorrow, Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 1:00pm EST.
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How Do You Do It All: Work? Family? Blog? Answer: Google Reader.
A week does not go by without a friend, colleague, or new acquaintance asking me, “How do you do it all?” The short answer: “It’s tough … very tough … but I have some help.” Today’s post is about use of Google Reader to help with your research.
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Free Webinar: Best Legal Apps for Construction Lawyers
I know it is late notice, but if you get a chance tomorrow, Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at 12:00 noon (CST), please join me for a free webinar sponsored by the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry on “The Best Legal Apps for Construction Lawyers.”
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Webinar: Construction Documentation and Record Management
If your project goes bad and you end up in court … effective project management procedures can help you minimize your exposure.
I will be presenting this webinar to show you what you MUST document and what you SHOULD NOT document to help you win in court! It is sponsored by WPL Publishing Co., Inc.
What is Best Practices Construction Law?
Best Practices. Lessons Learned. Reliable Methodologies. Successful Techniques. Scour the Internet and you will find any number of good definitions for "best practices", including:
- "A commitment to using the best practices in any field is a commitment to using all the knowledge and technology at one’s disposal to ensure success." (What Is)
- "A technique