Construction Law in NC

02/04/2026

It's true-- when someone says "it's not about the money, it is the principle"-- it often is, in fact, about the money. Lawsuits are expensive....

I spend a lot of time trying to convince my clients to NOT hire me. I’m not crazy—let me explain. Litigation is costly. Very costly. And it is time consuming. Don’t get me wrong—I will go to C…

02/02/2026

"It's just the paperwork"

"Contracts are for the lawyers"

"I've never needed written contracts before in all my years of construction projects"

Contracts for construction and design are more important than you know............

As regular readers of this Blog know, contracts are extremely important for all parties involved in a construction project. While verbal contracts can be enforced, a written contract, which is fin…

01/29/2026

Engineers are rare! Yeah you! Fewer folks are choosing to become engineers.

Read the ACEC National piece on the reasons for the decline and its proposed solutions:
(1) reforming H-1B visa policies to retain U.S.-educated international graduates,
(2) expanding engineering education pathways, telling the story of engineering better, and
(3) modernizing workplace culture.

Your thoughts?

The United States faces an annual shortage of 18,000 engineers, according to new research from the ACEC Research Institute. This crisis threatens the

01/15/2026

Good article today on best practices for construction project insurance by Portland attorney Andrew Gibson. Consider the insurance needs for every project -- don't just use 'standard' insurance. And, keep up with insurance policies after the project is finished for latent claims. Read more here:

In 20-plus years of practicing construction law, I’ve encountered plenty of insurance-related mistakes but also quite a few best practices to emulate as lessons learned.

12/10/2025

St. Augustine, Florida's Castillo San Marcos-- the oldest engineered structure in the United States. True story: I tried to visit, but it was during one of the government shut downs.... so I've still not been inside the grounds...

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12/03/2025

Time Limits for construction lawsuits--- always important to know! Read the latest at my blog here....

As the calendar year is getting a little long in the tooth, the subject of time becomes top of mind. Time, in litigation, can make or break your ability to sue (or be sued). A recent blog post by …

12/03/2025

Not too late to join the discussion....

11/25/2025

Coastal Maine and Coastal France-- two very different places. And yet they share some similarities in their bridges.....

" Before the Penobscot Narrows Bridge in Bucksport, Maine, there was the Waldo-Hancock Bridge.
Before the new Terenez Bridge in Crozon, Brittany, France, there was the old Terenez Bridge. "

Read the full story here https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/article/2025/10/26/what-coastal-maine-and-coastal-france-have-in-common?fbclid=IwY2xjawOS1HFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFuRkFDRXZzWW1RUW1FcWFzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgv8rQs1xHCA0tmaoDl9TDcLq_-GepZ_5CgdK8dEfNTt4cuvZ5ap8MHHNh21_aem_3jXgabk6HYUBjFu817M1Gg

Before the Penobscot Narrows Bridge in Bucksport, Maine, there was the Waldo-Hancock Bridge.

09/04/2025

You may know about the FlatIron building in NYC, but did you know that Paris has 13 of them? Check this pic out....

Place Cambronne in the 15th arrondissement is best known for one of Paris’ 13 iconic flatiron buildings. Shaped by the angle of the streets, these triangular buildings are a rare sight in the city and always catch the eye. The one at Place Cambronne stands at the meeting point of Boulevard Garibaldi and Rue Alexandre Cabanel, giving it the sharp wedge shape that makes it look almost unreal from certain angles.

The square itself is named after General Pierre Cambronne, a hero of the Napoleonic Wars, and today it is a busy corner of the Left Bank with cafés and brasseries lining the streets. The flatiron is easy to spot if you are heading toward the École Militaire or strolling down Boulevard Garibaldi.

Flatirons are scattered across Paris but only a handful are considered iconic. The one at Place Cambronne is worth pausing for a photo, especially when the light hits its narrow façade in the evening.

📍 Paris 15th arrondissement, Île-de-France

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04/23/2024

Check out this fun brick wall!