Engineering Law 2019 Seminar
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What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
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Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:15 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:15 – 5:00 pm
Contract Law Primer for Engineers
W. Grandy
Reviewing the necessary elements of any contract
Understanding contract “legalese”
• Determining performance
• What constitutes a breach of contract?
• What are damages and remedies?
• Liability-shifting contract provisions: warranties,
guarantees and indemnities
Making changes to contracts
Professional Liability Law
J. Gordon
Reviewing the grounds for professional liability claims
Identifying who can bring a claim
Examining common sources of professional liability claims
Reviewing defenses to liability claims
Determining damages
Participating in dispute resolution: arbitration, mediation, litigation
Obtaining Insurance coverage for professional liability claims
Intellectual Property Essentials for Engineers:
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets
N. Harrell
Securing ownership of your designs through patents,
trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets
Leveraging your intellectual capital through licenses,
franchises, and other technology agreements
Policing intellectual property rights and preventing infringement
Resolving intellectual property disputes
Cyber Security Issues for Engineers
K. Parks
Cyber security threats and business exposure to data breaches
Anatomy of a data breach or cyber attack and the spectrum
of possible responses
Coverage that is available under cyber insurance policies
Examples of actual cyber events, with lessons learned from those events
Professional and General Liability Insurance for Engineers
S. Voyles
Understanding business insurance coverage:
general liability vs. professional liability policies
Additional insureds: obtaining certificates of insurance
Understanding insurance policies:
• Indemnities
• Assignment
• Insurance availability
• Warranties, guarantees and certifications
Recognizing and responding to claims
Developments in Federal and Virginia Environmental Law
K. Holland, S. Pollard
Reviewing recent changes to and enforcement of:
• Pollution prevention
• Water quality enforcement
• Stormwater permitting
• Watersheds, wetlands, lakes and streams
Reviewing recent and anticipated developments at the
US EPA and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Credits
Professional Engineers
8.0 Continuing Ed. Hours
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 8.0 continuing education hours (based on 50 minute hours) to Virginia engineers. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Virginia.
Engineers seeking continuing education credit in other states will be able to apply the hours earned at this seminar, in most cases. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility. Based on 60 minute hours, this course offers 7.0 continuing education hours.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire program. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Jesse Gordon
Pender & CowardAttorney at Pender & Coward
Mr. Gordon’s practice focuses on construction law, government contracts, and banking/financial institutions. He has represented contractors, subcontractors, owners, and design professionals before courts, at arbitration, in mediation, and before contracting boards. Mr. Gordon has a worked on cases concerning Dulles Airport, the Pentagon, Tysons Corner Center Mall, and Princess Anne Hospital. He is a graduate of the Columbus School of Law.
Wiley Grandy
Crenshaw, Ware, & MartinAttorney at Crenshaw, Ware, & Martin
Mr. Grandy specializes in complex business litigation, admiralty and maritime litigation, and business transactions. He regularly assists businesses in navigating all manner of legal issues that arise during the business’s lifetime from entity formation, asset purchases and sales, contract negotiation, and litigation. Mr. Grandy served as a law clerk for the 4th Judicial Circuit of VA and is a graduate of the University of Richmond’s T.C. Williams School of Law.
Nicole Harrell
Kaufman & CanolesAttorney at Kaufman & Canoles
Ms. Harrell serves as the chair of the Commercial Section and the Data Privacy and Security Practice Group at Kaufman and Canoles. She specializes in cyber security and intellectual property law. Ms. Harrell is well experienced in federal and state trademark registration, copyright registration and assignment, negotiation of software development and licensing agreements, and licensing of intellectual property. She received her JD/MBA degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law and the Merritt School of Business. Ms. Harrell is also a certified information privacy professional for the U.S. sector through the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Kelley Holland
Williams MullenSenior Associate Attorney at Williams Mullen
Ms. Holland focuses her practice on general commercial litigation in both state and federal courts. She has experience representing a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, partnerships and corporations in commercial disputes. Ms. Holland joined the firm after completing a judicial clerkship with the Honorable D. Arthur Kelsey of the Court of Appeals of Virginia. She is a graduate of Regent University School of Law.
Kellam Parks
Parks ZeiglerManaging Member at Parks Zeigler
Mr. Parks is a managing member of Parks Zeigler, PLLC in Virginia Beach, which is a paperless, technologically-driven law practice. He is a Tidewater native and has been practicing there for over 19 years. Mr. Parks is active with the Virginia State Bar, currently chairing the Special Committee on Technology and the Future Practice of Law Technology. He is also a member of numerous other state and local bar associations. Mr. Parks frequently writes and speaks about cybersecurity/data privacy and the modernization and use of technology in the practice of law. While his firm handles a wide-variety of legal matters, Mr. Parks focuses his practice on Cybersecurity/Data Privacy, Credit Reporting, and Civil Litigation.
Shawn Voyles
McKenry Dancigers DawsonShareholder at McKenry Dancigers Dawson
Mr. Voyles is a trial lawyer who practices in state and federal courts in Virginia and North Carolina. He has developed a wide ranging trial practice over the last 21 years. Mr. Voyles is also a trusted outside general counsel to businesses, counseling clients on contracts, risk management, and insurance. He has taught Admiralty Law at Regent University School of Law since 2005, and he has published and presented nationally on the subjects of maritime law and insurance. Mr. Voyles is a magna cum laude graduate of Regent University School of Law, where he served on the Law Review.