About William
Billy Mauck is an experienced commercial litigator with 35 years of experience specializing in representing clients in the construction industry. A firm believer in active legal risk management throughout the life of a project, he advises clients during the negotiation and formation of contracts, throughout the construction of a project and, if necessary, in resolving disputes through mediation, arbitration or litigation as necessary to bring a project to conclusion. His experience covers a wide range of construction issues including claims for delay and inefficiency, performance and payment bond claims, filing, enforcing or defending mechanic's liens, design-related issues, and defective construction materials.In addition to representing clients, Billy is an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association's Construction Industry Roster of Neutrals and regularly hears and decides cases involving construction-related disputes. He is an active member of the Associated General Contractors of Virginia and regularly speaks and writes about a variety of industry-related topics.Specialties:Construction Law and LitigationCommercial LitigationReal Estate LitigationAppellate PracticeMediation and Arbitration
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Construction, Richmond (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Construction Law, Richmond (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Construction, Richmond (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Construction Law, Richmond (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Construction, Richmond (2016)
- Lawyer of the Year: Construction Law, Richmond (2015)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Construction, Richmond (2014)
- Lawyer of the Year: Construction Law, Richmond (2013)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Construction, Richmond (2012)
- Lawyer of the Year: Construction Law, Richmond (2011)
- Recognized: Construction Law
- Recognized: Litigation - Construction
- Special Focus: Appellate
- Special Focus: Arbitration and Mediation
- Special Focus: Commercial Development
- Special Focus: Commercial Litigation
- Special Focus: Construction Disputes
- Special Focus: Contract Review and Negotiation
- Special Focus: Contractors
- Special Focus: Defendants
- Special Focus: Design
- Special Focus: Industrial
- Special Focus: Surety
- Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in America 2006-2026
- Virginia Super Lawyers 2006-2025 for Construction Litigation
- Best Lawyers in America- Lawyer of the Year, Richmond, Virginia Litigation - Construction (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
- "Legal Elite" Construction Law, Virginia Business Magazine, 2022-2024