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2026 Colorado Super Lawyers Recognizes 11 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys

May 5, 2026 — Snell & Wilmer

DENVER – Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that eleven attorneys in its Denver office have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 Colorado Super Lawyers publication. Of those eleven, four were recognized as Rising Stars.

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Self-Healing Infrastructure Could Pave the Road to the Future

May 5, 2026 — Allan C. Van Vliet - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real Estate Law Blog

A single hairline crack in a bridge deck can seem insignificant. But left undetected, minor cracks and fissures expand, water seeps in, steel corrodes and repair costs start to increase. This risk multiplies across thousands of miles of aging...

Reprinted courtesy of Allan C. Van Vliet, Pillsbury

Mr. Van Vliet may be contacted at allan.vanvliet@pillsburylaw.com

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Proposed Law Protecting Tenants Amended: AB 828 Updated

June 8, 2020 — Rhonda Kreger – Newmeyer Dillion

On May 18, 2020, AB 828 was amended and is currently on its second reading in the Senate Rules Committee. This legislation proposes a temporary moratorium on foreclosures and unlawful detainers while Governor Newsom's COVID-19 emergency order is...

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Engineering Seals Versus Contracts ‘Under Seal’ (Two Very Different Things)

May 5, 2026 — Melissa Dewey Brumback - Construction Law in North Carolina

Recently, I was asked by a reader to explain the difference between a document that is ‘sealed’ by an engineer (or architect) and one that is...

Reprinted courtesy of Melissa Dewey Brumback, Ragsdale Liggett PLLC

Ms. Brumback may be contacted at mbrumback@rl-law.com

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"Decay" Found Ambiguous in Collapse Case

August 31, 2020 — Tred R. Eyerly - Insurance Law Hawaii

The federal district court granted, in part, the insured's motion for summary judgment seeking coverage for a collapse of a church's ceiling. Derbyshire Baptist Church v. Church Mut. Ins. Co., 2020 U.S. Distl LEXIS 113346 (E.D. Va. June 29, 2020...

Reprinted courtesy of Tred R. Eyerly, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

Mr. Eyerly may be contacted at te@hawaiilawyer.com

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Thank You All for 10 Years Straight of VA Super Lawyers

May 5, 2026 — Christopher G. Hill - Construction Law Musings

It is with humility and a sense of accomplishment that I announce that I have been selected for the tenth straight year to the...

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Mr. Hill may be contacted at chrisghill@constructionlawva.com

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