Agenda

Registration:                    8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:             8:30 – 11:45 am

Lunch (On your own):       11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Afternoon Session:           12:45 – 4:45 pm

Contractor/Owner Construction Agreements                 L. Linville

   Limiting your liabilities to specific contract terms
   Claims and dispute resolution
   Right to correct and/or complete your scope of work
   Oral and written change orders
   Drafting a limited warranty
   Recovery of attorney fees, costs and interest

Liens for Commercial and Residential Work                  D. Linville

   Your right to lien and statutory deadlines
   Preliminary notices for suppliers and contractors
   Preparing and recording a lien
   Collecting payment on the lien
   Recovery of attorney fees, costs and interest
   Additional avenues to collect payment

Claims Against Bond/Retainage on Public Works         D. Linville

   Persons entitled to file claims against bond/retainage
   Preparing the bond/retainage claim
   Where and how to file claims
   Timing requirements/deadlines
   Recovery of attorney fees, costs and interest

Credits

Architects
     6.5 CE Hours
     6.5 AIA Learning Units

Professional Engineers
     6.5 PDHs

Contractors
     Non-Credit Learning
     Opportunity

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 6.5 continuing education hours to architects and 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in Washington. Courses and course providers are not subject to preapproval in Washington.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Architects: The subject of this course is not classified as HSW.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

This seminar offers contractors a non-credit learning opportunity. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing entity.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

David Linville

Linville Law Firm, PLLC

Attorney with Linville Law Firm, PLLCMr. Linville is a native of Seattle. He received an Economics degree (1997) and law degree (2000) from the University of Washington. His law practice focuses on construction law. On the planning side of his practice, Mr. Linville prepares and revises construction contracts, subcontracts, professional service contracts, and credit applications for his clients on a daily basis. The other main part of his practice is dispute resolution, which falls into two categories: offense and defense. On the offense, Mr. Linville pursues claims with liens, bond claims and lawsuits for clients that are owed money. He also defends clients in construction defect and accounting matters. Mr. Linville represents property owners, general contractors, subcontractors, laborers, material suppliers, equipment renters, architects and engineers. He regularly presents at seminars on various construction law topics for the Washington Department of Labor & Industries, the Building Industry Association of Washington, the Master Builders Association, the National Association of Credit Managers, Lorman Education Services and the National Association of Home Builders. He can be reached at (206) 515-0640 and dlinville@linvillelawfirm.com.

Lawrence Linville

Linville Law Firm, PLLC

Attorney with Linville Law Firm, PLLCMr. Linville is a native of Seattle and member of the Seattle law firm Linville Law Firm PLLC. He received his law degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 1975 and has since specialized in business and construction law. Mr. Linville is admitted to practice in all courts in the State of Washington, the federal courts and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Linville presents a number of seminars each year to contractors and trade associations on matters dealing with contracts, collections, liens, and current legislation. Mr. Linville participated in the drafting of the lien laws in 1991 with the Washington State Legislature. A large part of his law practice involves the enforcement of construction liens. He can be reached at(206) 515-0640 and llinville@linvillelawfirm.com.