The attorneys at Bean, Kinney & Korman have decades of experience representing construction industry clients with contract issues and litigation. We understand the business needs and professional concerns of architects, engineers and contractors, and appreciate the shared and diverse interests each may have in any project. Our legal skills are paired with an understanding of technical design and construction details that are often the heart of complex challenges. You spend less time educating your lawyer and more time making the business decisions necessary to a positive outcome.
Contract Negotiation and Preparation
We are knowledgeable and adept at negotiating and preparing contracts on behalf of owners, contractors, subcontractors and design professionals, such as:
- Owner/Contractor Agreements
- Owner/Architect and Engineer Agreements
- Subcontracts and Subconsultant Agreements
- Design/Build Agreements
- Commercial Lease Buildout Agreements
- Construction Loan Agreements
Additional Construction-Related Legal Services
Businesses in the construction industry must deal with the myriad of contract issues specific to their services and the other development aspects of a project, including zoning and land use, construction financing and bankruptcy.
We help A/E/Cclients with industry-specific regulatory, permitting, licensing, and taxation issues, including:
- Coordination with local permitting and code issues and interpretations during due diligence, design, construction and post-occupancy
- Assistance with local and statewide licensing
- Defense of license complaint-related issues
- Coordination and consultation on federal, state and local taxation issues, including federal and state tax and local BPOL taxation issues
Construction Disputes
Our lawyers represent clients in design and construction disputes in both litigation and alternative dispute resolution including:
- Mechanic’s lien and payment bond claims
- Claims for equitable adjustments
- Construction defect and delay litigation
- Products liability claims involving construction-related products
- Warranty claims
Recognized Leaders in the Construction Industry
Our attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for construction, land use and bankruptcy law, and are included among the Legal Elite by Virginia Business Magazine and Super Lawyers in a variety of disciplines important to construction industry clients. Our lawyers include a former Chair of the Construction Law and Public Contracts Section of the Virginia State Bar, also named a Leader in the Law by Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Six of our attorneys are U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professionals. We are regularly published in a variety of industry and business publications and present locally, regionally and nationally on construction-related issues.
We would be pleased to make our capabilities available to you, whatever your role in the building industry, including project-specific matters and the general business needs of your organization.
Published Articles
- Implied Partnerships GuideJanuary 12, 2021
- American Bar Association - Practice Points, November 30, 2020
- A Graphic IllustrationOctober 2020
- Virginia Bar Association Construction Law Blog, October 1, 2020
- Practical Law, June 2019
- Practical Law, June 2019
- Practical Law, June 2019
- Practical Law, June 2019
- Practical Law, June 2019
- Practical Law, June 2019
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, December 2015
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, December 2015
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, June 2015
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, June 2015
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, December 2014
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, December 2014
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, September 2014
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, June 2014
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, March 2014
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, March 2014
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, December 3, 2013
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, December 3, 2013
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, September 2013
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, March 2013
- BKK Business Law Newsletter, January 2013
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, September 2012
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, June 2012
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, March 2012
- Construction Accounting and Taxation, January/February 2012
- Masonry Magazine, January 2012
- Virginia Bar Association Journal, Fall 2011
- Masonry Magazine, November 2011
- Commonwealth Contractor, Associated Builders and Contractors-Virginia Chapter, 2011
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, September 2011
- Masonry Magazine, September 2011
- AIA Northern Virginia News, July 2011
- Masonry Magazine, July 2011
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, June 2011
- Masonry Magazine, March 2011
- Commonwealth Contractor, January 2011
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, December 2010
- Masonry Magazine, November 2010
- Masonry Magazine, September 2010
- Construction Accounting and Taxation, September/October 2010
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, September 2010
- AIA Northern Virginia News, July/August 2010
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly, May 2010
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, April 2010
- AIA Northern Virginia News, March/April 2010
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, February 2010
- Construction Specifier, November 2009
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, October 2009
- Construction, Accounting and Taxation, Volume 19, Number 5, September/October 2009
- Changes in LEED 3.0 for New ConstructionCommonwealth Contractor, September 2009
- Building Washington, Vol. 24, No. 3, Summer 2009
- Medical Construction and Design, November/December 2009
- Masonry Magazine, June 2009
- BKK Construction & Land Use Newsletter, June 2009
- Electrical Contractor, February 2009
Blogposts
- Business Insights, January 18, 2021
- Employment Law , January 15, 2021
- Employment Law , January 13, 2021
- Employment Law , June 15, 2020
- Employment Law , May 7, 2020
- Business Insights, April 22, 2020
- Employment Law , March 30, 2020
- Employment Law , March 19, 2020
- Employment Law , February 21, 2020
- Business Insights, June 10, 2019
News
- November 5, 2020
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly, September 7, 2020
- May 21, 2020
- December 10, 2019
- October 16, 2019
- Charlottesville Tomorrow, July 22, 2013
- Construction Executive, November 2012
- Arlington County News, January 24, 2012
- January 4, 2012
- August 19, 2011
- December 29, 2010
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly, May 26, 2010
- Washington Business Journal, April 12, 2010
- Sun Gazette, May 10, 2009
- April 27, 2009
Seminars & Events
- Land Use InstituteMaryland State Bar AssociationSpring 2021
- Virginia's New and Far-Reaching Protections for EmployeesOnline, November 19, 2020
- ULI Washington, D.C. Young Leaders Presentation “Northern Virginia Land Use”2020
- Comparative Zoning and Land Use Laws in Northern Virginia and Suburban MarylandUniversity of Maryland, 2020
- Webcast, May 7, 2020
- Online, May 5, 2020
- WVOW Radio | 101.9FM | 1290AM, February 26, 2020
- WVOW Radio | 101.9FM / 1290AM, February 12, 2020
- How Will National Landing, Pentagon Centre, and More Impact the Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor and Beyond?Arlington, VA, November 14, 2019
- Columbia, MD, November 7, 2019
- Maryland State Bar Association Land Use Institute: “Recent Federal and State Land Use Court Decisions”2019
- Transferable Development Rights - What They Are and Why You Need to KnowBean, Kinney & Korman, January 27, 2017
- October 16, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
- Navy League Building, 2300 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia, March 29, 2012 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
- Virginia Beach, Virginia, August 8, 2011