Office Location

1900 One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219

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Contact Information

Phone:
804.697.5100

Fax:
804.697.5159

Email:
jhamill@fgb.com

Construction Law

The Firm’s Construction Law Practice Group regularly handles construction law matters involving a wide range of issues for developers, owners, general contractors, subcontractors, materialmen and engineers involved in both public and private projects. We understand that each client’s needs are unique.  The attorneys in the Construction Law Practice Group spend time with each client to determine the most effective strategy for realizing the desired results, while at the same time ensuring that such strategy is as cost-effective as possible. For those issues that cannot be amicably resolved, our attorneys are experienced in litigation as well as arbitration and mediation.

The attorneys in the Firm’s Construction Law Practice Group are listed below.  You can view their personal summaries by clicking on their names. The Firm provides construction law services in the following areas:

Contract disputes

  • Counseling clients on problem projects
  • Bidding issues and protests
  • Contract claim issues
  • Contract litigation

Disputed change orders

  • Change order review and evaluation
  • Defending and prosecuting change order issues

Design defects

  • Review and evaluation of claims for design defects
  • Defending and prosecuting design defects claims

Differing site conditions

  • Review and evaluation of claims for unforeseen or differing site conditions
  • Defending and prosecuting claims for unforeseen or differing site conditions

Acceleration

  • Acceleration claim review and evaluation
  • Defending and prosecuting acceleration claims

Delays

  • Excusable and non-excusable delays
  • Compensable and non-compensable delays
  • Defending and prosecuting claims for delay

Mechanic’s liens

  • Preparation of mechanic’s liens
  • Bonding-off of mechanic’s liens
  • Defending and prosecuting mechanic’s lien claims

Wrongful termination

  • Termination planning and strategy
  • Evaluation and review of wrongful termination claims
  • Defending and prosecuting claims for wrongful termination

Surety issues

  • Counseling clients on problem projects
  • Completion agreements
  • Payment bond claims
  • Performance bond claims
  • Defending and prosecuting surety bond claims

Alternative Dispute Resolution

  • Arbitration
  • Mediation

The following attorneys practice in the Construction Law Practice Group: