Virginia Real Estate, Land Use and Construction Law Blog

Bean, Kinney & Korman is pleased to announce the introduction of the firm’s first blog, Virginia Real Estate, Land Use and Construction Law Blog. The blog is located at http://www.valanduseconstructionlaw.com. The firm’s blog offers insight and commentary on legal issues affecting construction, land use and real estate in Virginia. As part of this discussion, the blog will also include regular commentary regarding green building, rating systems such as the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and sustainable development in general.

Timothy R. Hughes, LEED A.P., is the blog’s Lead Editor. Tim is Of Counsel to Bean, Kinney & Korman where his practice focuses on construction law and litigation, contracts, business law and corporate law. Mr. Hughes is a LEED Accredited Professional with knowledge of the law as it relates to the construction, design and operation of green buildings. ;Tim has extensive construction industry and association leadership experience and is the former Chair of the Construction Law and Public Contracts Section of the Virginia State Bar. He writes regularly for construction and business law related publications and is a frequent speaker on related topics. Tim can be reached by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Heidi Meinzer, LEED A.P., is the blog’s Litigation Editor. Heidi is a shareholder with Bean, Kinney & Korman and is a LEED Accredited Professional with knowledge of the law as it relates to the design, construction and operation of green buildings. She has experience in construction litigation matters and brings substantial experience in addressing business and professional occupancy tax, license and regulatory experience, underscored by her experience as a LEED A.P. Heidi can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Tad Lunger, LEED A.P., is the blog’s Land Use Editor. Tad is an attorney with Bean, Kinney & Korman and specializes in land use, zoning, real estate, construction and development, public/private partnerships and capital projects, as well as local, state and federal government matters. Tad is a LEED Accredited Professional with knowledge of the law as it relates to the construction, design and operation of green buildings. Tad can be reached This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

We welcome you to peruse our blog and we hope that you find the information informative. We encourage you to follow announcements of new posts to the blog as well as related topics and commentary on the Twitter account of Timothy R. Hughes Click on the image below to follow Tim on Twitter.

Virginia Real Estate, Land Use and Construction Law Blog