Billy Mauck chairs the firm's Construction Law Practice Group and is a partner in the Litigation Section at Williams Mullen. His practice focuses on the representation of clients in the construction industry in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels and in arbitration and mediation on a variety of matters, including delay and inefficiency claims, design-related issues, performance and payment bond claims, mechanic's liens, and defective construction materials. He is experienced in the negotiation, formation, drafting and administration of construction contracts and related documents and routinely counsels clients in these matters. He joined Williams Mullen in 1986, after serving as law clerk to the Honorable A. Christian Compton of the Supreme Court of Virginia.


Education
Washington & Lee University, J.D. – 1985
Washington & Lee University, B.A. – 1979


Professional Affiliations
Construction Law and Public Contracts Section, Virginia State Bar

Board of Governors, 1999-2006

Secretary, 2004-2005

Chair, 2005-2006

Construction and Public Contracts Law Section, Virginia Bar Association

Executive Council, 1995-2004

Secretary/Treasurer, 1997

Chair, 1998

Civil Litigation Section, Virginia Bar Association

Executive Council, 2002-2005

Secretary/Treasurer, 2003

Chair, 2004

Associated General Contractors of Virginia, Richmond District

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Virginia Chapter

Forum on the Construction Industry, American Bar Association

Awards and Honors
Listed in Best Lawyers in America in Construction Law

Named to Virginia Business magazine's list of "Legal Elite" in Real Estate and Construction Law

Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers magazine - Construction Litigation


Publications
Mechanic's Lien Statute Being Enforced for Virginia General Contractors

Chapter Author, "Construction Damages" Virginia CLE Handbook on Construction Law, 2008



Speaking Engagements

• "Getting Paid: Mechanic's Liens and Payment Bonds in Virginia," June 18, 2002 and September 2004, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
  
  
• "Construction Contracting With Public Entities in Virginia, Public Bidding and Contract Formation," January 2003, Lorman Education Services
  
  
• "Change Orders in Virginia," April 2004 and April 2005, Lorman Education Services
  
  
• "Protecting Your Rights and Minimizing the Chances of a Construction Dispute Before Work Begins," April 2005, Associated General Contractors of Virginia
  
  
• "Protecting Your Rights and Minimizing the Chances of a Construction Dispute Before Work Begins," May 2005, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
  
  
• Moderator, "26th Annual Construction and Public Contracts Law," November 2005, Virginia CLE

Representations

• American Safety Cas. Ins. Co. v. C.G. Mitchell Construction, Inc., 268 Va. 340, 601 S.E.2d 633 (2004)
  
• Kohl's Dept. Stores, Inc. v. Target Stores, Inc., 290 F.Supp. 674 (E.D. Va. 2003)
  
  
• Kohl's Dept. Stores, Inc. v. Target Stores, Inc., 214 F.R.D. 406 (E.D. Va. 2003)
  
  
• Countryside Corp. v. Taylor, 263 Va. 549, 561 S.E.2d 680 (2002)
  
  
• Virginia Electric and Power Co. v. Westmoreland-LG &E Partners, 259 Va. 319, 526 S.E.2d 750 (2000)
  
  
• Gordonsville Energy, L.P. v. Virginia Electric and Power Co., 257 Va. 344, 512 S.E.2d 811 (1999)
  
  
• Richmond Metropolitan Authority v. McDevitt Street Bovis, Inc., 256 Va. 553, 507 S.E.2d 344 (1998)
  
  
• Sentinel Associates v. American Mfg. Mut. Ins. Co., 804 F.Supp. 815 (E.D.Va. 1992), aff'd. 30 F.3d 130, Unpublished Disposition, 1994 WL 384609 (4th Cir. 1994)
  
  
• Tyger Const. Co. Inc. v. Pensacola Const. Co., 29 F.3d 137 (4th Cir. 1994)
  
  
• Tyger Const. Co. Inc. v. Pensacola Const. Co., 925 F.2d 1457, Unpublished Disposition, 1991 WL 1993 (4th Cir. 1991)
  
  
• Morris v. United Virginia Bank, 237 Va. 331, 377 S.E.2d 611 (1989)
  
  
• Sweeney Co. of Maryland v. Engineers-Constructors, Inc., 869 F.2d 594, Unpublished Disposition, 1989 WL 14412 (4th Cir. 1989)
  
  
• Sweeney Co. of Maryland v. Engineers-Constructors, Inc., 823 F.2d 805 (4th Cir. 1987)