Pratice Areas
Commercial Litigation | Construction Law | Zoning Law | Commercial Real Estate Law | Business Law
Commercial Litigation
The attorneys at Flinn & Beagan have substantial experience in commercial litigation, including bench and jury trials in both federal and state courts, including the following subject areas:
- construction litigation and arbitration involving contracts, subcontracts, payment bonds, performance bonds, mechanics liens, delay claims, wrongful terminations, differing site conditions, acceleration, loss productivity and claims for extended field and home office overhead expenses, including application of the so-called "Eichleay Formula"
- landlord-tenant litigation, including actions for unlawful detainer (eviction proceedings), bankruptcy, disputes over tenant build-out costs and tenant alterations, subleases, holdover tenants, lease guarantees and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
- zoning and land-use litigation, including proceedings before the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals and Circuit Courts in connection with applications for rezoning, special exceptions, special use permits, variances, and site plan and subdivision plats
- partnership and corporate dissolutions and accountings in connection with deadlocks, misappropriation of assets, breaches of fiduciary duties, and actions by creditors
- Condemnation litigation representing condeming authorities in highway and public utility condemnation proceedings.
Construction Law
The attorneys at Flinn & Beagan have substantial experience in construction contracting and construction law, including the following:
- construction contract documents, including the AIA Documents, Federal Acquisition Regulations, subcontracts, and customary contract provisions such as pay-when-paid clauses, no-damages-for-delay clauses, flow-down clauses, termination clauses, and mandatory arbitration clauses
- construction litigation, including bench and jury trials in state and federal courts involving a wide variety of construction contract disputes
- arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association
- mechanic's liens and suits to establish and enforce mechanic's liens
- payment and performance bonds, including proceedings under the federal Miller Act and state "Little Miller Acts"
- construction claims and damages, including claims for defective plans, delays, differing site conditions, acceleration, lost productivity, extended field overhead expenses, and extended home office overhead expenses
Zoning Law
The attorneys at Flinn & Beagan represent owners and contract-purchasers in rezoning applications, special exception applications, special use permit applications, variance applications and site plan and subdivision applications before Virginia's Board of Supervisors, Planning Commissions, Board of Zoning Appeals and other governmental agencies which administer Virginia's land use regulations.
Commercial Real Estate Law
The attorneys at Flinn & Beagan represent property owners, contract-purchasers and lenders in the following areas in connection with commercial real estate transactions:
- sales contracts
- property acquisitions, financing and settlements
- foreclosures
- work-outs
- commercial leases
- subdivision documents
- opinions of borrower's counsel
- zoning opinions
- trustees
Business Law
The attorneys at Flinn & Beagan represent business owners in connection with general business law issues, including the following:
- choice of business entities, including the organization of corporations, general partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability companies
- business acquisitions, mergers and reorganizations
- buy-sell arrangements and share repurchase agreements
- employment contracts and non-compete agreements