A Roadmap to Ethical Issues in Construction: A Guide for Design Professionals
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Description
You may be paid by one party, but your duties are to many. You owe something to your employer, to the project owner, to those working on the job, and to the general public.
But those duties do not always point in the same direction, and when they diverge, the decision is yours.
Claims against design professionals keep getting more expensive, and insurers report the severity is rising year over year.
And the clause in your contract that disclaims any duty to third parties does not always hold.
That’s why we put this training together: to keep you clear on what you owe and to whom, before one decision costs you a project, a client, or even your license.
You’ll leave this training knowing how to:
- Determine what you owe your employer, the owner, contractors, subcontractors, and the general public, so that you can see a conflict coming.
- Treat your safety duties to your employees, the owner, and the public as the ethical obligations that they are.
- Adopt everyday practices that keep ethical problems from forming in the first place.
- Test your judgement against real world scenarios that carry real implications.
Voytek Jackowski chairs commercial litigation at Offit Kurman, publishes work on construction law, and sits on the New York City Bar Association’s contruction law committee, positioning him as an authoritative source for design professionals seeking to abide by ethical standards and protect their work, their contractors, and the general public.
Satisfy your ethics requirement while providing yourself with the skills and knowledge you need to protect yourself, your employer and, most importantly, the public.
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Agenda
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Please log into the webinar 10-15 minutes before start time.
Thursday, January 21, 2027
11:30 am – 12:30 pm CT
Agenda:
Presented by Wojciech “Voytek” Jackowski, Principal and Chair of the Commercial Litigation Practice (North) at Offit Kurman
A Roadmap to Ethical Issues in Construction: A Guide for Design Professionals
- Overview and introduction to design professional’s ethical standards
- Legal and ethical issues in design professional’s practice
- Group scenarios with real implications
- Ethical dimension of the design professional’s practice—does it matter?
- Adopting practices which minimize ethical issues
- Risk management during the procurement process
- Your duties to your employer, the project owner, and other project participants
- The ethics of safety: fulfilling duties to employees and the general public
Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
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Credits
Engineers
1.0 PDH
Architects
1.0 HSW CE Hour
AIA - American Institute of Architects
1.0 HSW LU
Landscape Architects
1.0 HSW CE Hour
LACES - Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System
1.0 HSW PDH
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 1.0 PDH for professional engineers, 1.0 HSW continuing education hour for licensed architects, and 1.0 HSW continuing education hour for landscape architects in all states that allow this learning method. Please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider License No: CEA362), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, and New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00049300). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers, architects and landscape architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (AIA/CES) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA/CES). Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 1.0 HSW LU (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.
The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System has approved this course for 1.0 HSW PDH. Only full participation is reportable to the LA CES.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed).
While this course is designed to qualify for credit in all states, licensing boards have final authority with respect to acceptance of credits. We recommend reviewing the rules of your licensing board(s) before undertaking any continuing education activities.
On-Demand Credits
The credits listed above apply only to the live webinar. This course in an on-demand format may not qualify for the same credit in some states. Please refer to specific board rules to determine if an asynchronous, on-demand course is appropriate. The following credits will be included in the on-demand format:
- 1.0 HSW LU (AIA)
- 1.0 HSW PDH (LA CES)
Speakers
Wojciech “Voytek” Jackowski
Principal and Chair of the Commercial Litigation Practice (North) at Offit Kurman, New York, NYWojciech “Voytek” Jackowski is chair of the Commercial Litigation North practice at Offit Kurman. He focuses on commercial and corporate dispute resolution, emphasizing rational and cost-effective business solutions. His diverse practice includes international facets of litigation and dispute resolution, and criminal and civil facets of various international income reporting obligations. He has represented entities and individuals in cases involving trade and contract disputes, property loss claims, bankruptcy proceedings, construction issues, commodities and derivatives matters, white-collar crime, personal injury, and claims raising questions under federal labor law. Before joining Offit Kurman, Mr. Jackowski was a partner in the New York law firm of Menaker & Herrmann LLP. He began his career as a prosecutor and later became a Senior Assistant District Attorney with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, where he was part of the Money Laundering and Revenue Crimes Bureau and the Rackets Division, investigating and prosecuting business and securities fraud, money laundering, and corporate and individual income and sales tax evasion. Mr. Jackowski frequently lectures and publishes articles on construction law and litigation topics. He is active in numerous bar and industry associations, including the Construction Law Committee of the New York Building Congress, the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Professional Development Committee, the International Section of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law, the Law Firm Sustainability Network, A/E ProNet, and the European American Bar Association. He is also a member of the Construction Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association.
AIA Info
AIA Provider Statement:
HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
Course Title: A Roadmap to Ethical Issues in Construction: A Guide for Design Professionals
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This one-hour course examines common ethical issues encountered by design professionals in the construction practice. Topics include professional duties, ethical standards, legal and ethical boundaries, and the duties the design professional has to the public, the project owner, and other project participants.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1: Learners will be able to identify ethical obligations and professional responsibilities specific to design professionals in the construction industry.
Learning Objective 2: Learners will be able to evaluate legal and ethical issues that may arise during project procurement and execution.
Learning Objective 3: Learners will be able to analyze real-world scenarios to assess appropriate ethical responses to conflicts of interest and competing duties.
Learning Objective 4: Learners will be able to explain the ethical dimension of safety as it relates to the protection of employees, clients, and the public.
LUs: 1.0
LU Type: LU|HSWs
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 05/07/2028
Complaint Resolution Policy:
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