Sep 14, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
While it may not seem like it from talking to many lawyers, a very important part of the job of the lawyer is effective communication. Occasionally, I run across materials that are great examples of great communication, or even more often examples of how not to...
Sep 10, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Our blog went live on September 10, 2010, so today marks our first anniversary. We have enjoyed the conversations and appreciated being forced to keep up with the avalanche of technical and legal information that flows past trying to find good topics. By far the most...
Sep 1, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
For those of you out there who are following whether commercial real estate can be taxed at a different rate than residential property, FFW Enterprises v. Fairfax County, et al. has been slated for the Supreme Court’s September arguments docket. Like most other...
Aug 31, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Arlington County has moved to sue yet another individual transportation official in its pending HOT lanes project in federal court in the District of Columbia. The pending case, a fight over the HOT/HOV lanes in I-395, argues that VDOT and the US Department of...
Aug 25, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
It’s hard to believe it’s already been over six months since we discussed this case in the blog post Never Underestimate the Value of Facetime, where Judge Williams of the U.S. District Court for the District of Virginia (Richmond Division) found a “distinct and ripe...
Aug 23, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The US EPA was forced to withdraw a portion of its proposed storm water management regulations in the context of a pending court challenge by the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) and other parties. In the pending appeal to the United States Court of Appeals...
