Organization
Matthew DeVries
Best Practices Construction Law is a legal blog authored by Matthew J. DeVries, a shareholder at Buchalter, a full-service business law firm with offices across several U.S. states. The blog focuses on legal issues and best practices within the construction industry, covering topics such as risk assessment, claims management, contract drafting, project management, technology in construction, alternative dispute resolution, and legal trends. It provides analysis and commentary relevant to contractors, developers, owners, and other stakeholders involved in construction projects, including public infrastructure and commercial developments. The content aims to address practical problems and solutions encountered in construction law and project execution.
482 published works
Best Practices Construction Law
What Seth Godin and 70 Others Have to Say About the Future
Seth Godin is the bestselling author of ten books on topics about marketing, the spread of ideas and managing both customers and employees with respect. This week, Seth released an e-book, a…
Best Practices Construction Law
Tennessee Consumer Protection Act Case Gives Warning to Developers, Builders and Realtors
Every construction litigator in the residential arena knows that a state's consumer protection laws are good grounds for disputes. Will my client get treble damages? Will they recover attorney fees for…
Best Practices Construction Law
Sending Attachments in a Mobile World? Explain What You’re Sending
In this day of Blackberries and iPhones, one of the best communication tips I have ever heard was at the American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry's fall meeting…
Best Practices Construction Law
Powerhouse Task Force Releases Updated Construction Financing Guide
Two months ago I reported about a new "just holding hands" partnership between Associated General Contractors (AGC) and the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) in Tennessee. Although not a partnership, AGC established a task…
Best Practices Construction Law
Best Practices for Construction Documentation and Record Management Webinar
Although I am out of town this week preparing for a trial, I promised a few attendees that I would share with them my webinar presentation last month. If nothing else,…
Best Practices Construction Law
EPA Issues Rule to Reduce Water Pollution from Construction Sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday issued a final rule in an effort to reduce water pollution on construction sites. The rule, which is set to take effect in February 2010 over a four-year period, is…
Best Practices Construction Law
Fake IDs: Undocumented Workers Grounds for Breach of Construction Contract?
Last week Scott Judy, Editor-in-Chief of Southeast Construction magazine, sent me a tweet about a courthouse project in Jacksonsville, Florida where a large number of fake IDs surfaced on the site. As reported in the article, Federal…
Best Practices Construction Law
Watch Out Kids: There is a New Exception to the Tennessee Hearsay Rules
I recently read in the Nashville Bar Journal about a new change to the hearsay rules. This is what immediately came to mind. On any given day, I receive a call…
Best Practices Construction Law
Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition Involves Defective Construction Dispute
As reported by the Tennessee Bar Association, the 2010 Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition got underway yesterday with the release and publication of the mock problem. The case…
Best Practices Construction Law
Technology Update: Google Scholar Provides Access to Legal Research
Heads up Westlaw, LEXIS, FindLaw and all you other law-related databases. There is another giant in the field of legal research. Last night, Google launched a new feature on Google Scholar that makes 80+ years…