On Wednesday, I will be packing up our van full of kids and heading to Tulsa, Oklahoma to visit my in-laws for a few days. I wish you the best this holiday season!
My new firm chose a great organization, the Nashville Humane Association ("NHA"), as a recipient for charitable donations this year. NHA is
Last week, Jim Gray (chief executive of Gray Construction) flew to New York for a round of meetings. As reported in the New York Times, it was Gray’s newly acquired title as Mayor of Lexington, Kentucky that prompted his visit to New York to chat with Mayor Bloomberg. Contractors and politics … what
As the college football seasons comes to an end, USA Today had a special report on the salaries of coaches, as well as a great article on coaches’ contracts. The article described how some schools have the freedom to include "unusual provisions" in their contracts.
How’s that for bargaining? Middle Tennessee
I woke up very early this morning so that I could get a jump start on all the work projects that need to get done before the Thanksgiving weekend. As I tiptoed down the hallway, the rumbling little snores of 6 children made me smile. Yep, I am thankful for many things … but especially
The News Tribune reported this morning about a local machinist in Tacoma, Washington who was "worried he might be put out of business by an unexpected find on the site of his soon-to-be-built shop." Construction workers were moving dirt and clearing the site when they found a bone sticking out of a chunk of
There’s a time in every blogger’s life where you simply have to grab your login information by the boot straps, step up to the blogosphere plate, and give a shout-out to another organization’s event, such as:
The Tennessee Builders’ Ball brings together industry organizations to solidify support of the designs, Real Estate and Construction Industries
Bill Ferrell is a fellow colleague who practices intellectual property law. Recently, Bill wrote an article on what you can do to protect your intellectual property. As I reviewed this list of recommendations, I began to appreciate the intersection between construction law and intellectual property law.
You see, the economic realities currently faced by the construction
Two weeks ago I attended the Mobile Healthcare Technology Summit sponsored by Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee. The healthcare industry is one of the most regulated ones in the nation, which can present some special challenges for design and construction.
Although the summit focused on mobile technologies in the healthcare industry, I walked away
You may have noticed that I recently transitioned to a new law firm this week. I am happy to announce that I have joined Stites & Harbison PLLC as a partner in the Construction Service Group and the Green Law Practice Group. The past few weeks have seemed like a tropical storm … and the
Many of you know that I was out of the office last week as my wife and I welcomed our sixth child into the world. Mia Hadley DeVries was born on June 29, 2010, weighing in at 6 pounds, 4 ounces, and 19.5 inches long. Yes, I just said that we have six children!!!