Managing Engineering Liability and Risk Seminar
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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
Managing Risk in the Practice of Engineering
S. Cook
Identifying engineering risks
Reviewing consequences of potential risks
Understanding principles of risk management
Complying with professional and ethical standards
Identifying strategies to minimize engineering risk and maximize positive results
Understanding How Contracts Can Shift, Reduce (or Increase) Risk
G. Baldwin
An overview of contract law and key concepts
Understanding contract formation and revision
Recognizing liability exposure under contract
Reviewing standard contract provisions and understanding their impact on risk
• Guarantees, warranties and indemnities
Understanding consequences for delay, disruption, nonperformance, inadequate performance
Using contract terms to manage risk
Law of Engineering Malpractice
B. Wheatley
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
Reducing Risk for Yourself, Your Company and Your Clients
C. Stacy
Negotiating fair and understandable contract terms
Maintaining adequate documentation
Implementing document retention policies and procedures
Utilizing forms and standard documents
Communicating with clients and other parties
Implementing quality control practices
Using alternative dispute resolution procedures
What to Do When Risk Results in Potential Liability
T. McCreight
Understanding causes of professional liability claims
Parties who can bring a claim for professional negligence
Understanding the standard of care
Understanding the law of damages
Resolving professional liability claims
Minimizing Risk by Maximizing Compliance
with Rules of Professional Conduct
T. O’Halloran/K. Houchin
Complying with rules of professional conduct
Preventing conflicts of interest
Complying with rules on sealing of documents and plans
Preventing the unauthorized practice of engineering
Credits
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs, Including 1.0 Ethics Hour
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 PDHs, including 1.0 ethics hour, to professional engineers in most states, including Texas. Educators and courses are not subject to pre-approval in Texas.
Engineers seeking continuing education credit outside Texas should refer to specific state continuing education rules to determine eligibility.
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.
Cancellations: Cancel at least 48 hours before the start of the seminar, and receive a full tuition refund, minus a $39 service charge for each registrant. Cancellations within 48 hours will receive a credit toward another seminar or the self-study package. You may also send another person to take your place.
Speakers
George Baldwin
Peckar & Abramson, P.C.,Peckar & Abramson, P.C., Austin
Mr. Baldwin represents clients in construction law and litigation. He has experience in all phases of the public contracting process, including bid and proposal preparation, and resolution of contract award controversies, performance-related disputes and claims. Mr. Baldwin has experience in litigation and dispute resolution before arbitration panels, administrative agencies, and boards of contract appeals. He has litigation experience in state and federal courts. His construction clients include both public and private owners, commercial general contractors engaged in both public and private work, specialty subcontractors and suppliers.
Stephanie Cook
Cokinos YoungCokinos Young, Austin
Ms. Cook has extensive experience with a wide range of business disputes, having successfully represented contractors, banks, insurance companies, owners, developers, and individuals in complex commercial and construction litigation and bankruptcy. She has handled, tried and/or appealed a wide variety of commercial cases in state and federal courts in Texas, including matters related to fraud, construction defects, commercial leases, subcontractor and general contractor disputes, director and officer liability, lender liability, transportation claims, and professional liability. Ms. Cook has counseled owners, contractors, banks, insurance companies, and officers/directors in workouts of debt, collection of assets, and recovery of administrative claims. Ms. Cook frequently presents on engineering liability and risk management and is a member of the Legal Affairs Committee for the Geoprofessional Business Association.
Karly Houchin
Allensworth & PorterAttorney at Allensworth & Porter in Austin
Ms. Houchin works primarily with engineers and architects on professional liability cases and on complex, multi-party disputes. She represents clients in front of professional licensing boards and defends design professionals against design and construction defect claims, construction delay cases, and traffic control plan disputes. Known for her dedication to legal scholarship, Ms. Houchin’s work has been published in the Texas Construction Law Journal and she is often called upon to analyze intensive case law and develop sophisticated legal strategy.
Tracy McCreight
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., Austin
With a broad background in complex litigation and arbitrations, Ms. McCreight’s experience includes litigating a variety of commercial, construction, and real estate disputes, as well as employment issues, in both state and federal courts in Texas and in other parts of the country. In her construction practice, Ms. McCreight focuses on representing owners in construction defect matters and contract disputes. Prior to joining Munsch Hardt, she was a litigation associate in the New York and Texas offices of a renowned international law firm. During law school, Ms. McCreight was a judicial intern for Former Chief Justice Marilyn Aboussie of the Third Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas. She is currently president of the Travis County Women Lawyer’s Association and has served on the Board since 2014.
Christopher Stacy
DuBois, Bryant & CampbellDuBois Bryant & Campbell, Austin
Mr. Stacy is a partner at DuBois Bryant & Campbell and has over 15 year of experience, and he brings an extensive construction background to his practice as an attorney. Before entering law school, he obtained a degree in Architectural Engineering from the University of Texas and spent several years working in the construction industry on interstate highway, oilfield, water, wastewater and corrections projects in Texas, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico. Mr. Stacy’s practice is divided between drafting and negotiating complex design and construction contracts and litigating disputes that arise in the construction industry.
Tyler O’Halloran
Allensworth & PorterAllensworth & Porter, Austin
Mr. O’Halloran defends design professionals in disciplinary and registration proceedings, and he handles complex construction litigation cases for clients from all over the construction industry. From design defect defense cases, to large, multi-party construction disputes involving document-intensive litigation, Mr. O’Halloran has extensive experience identifying the key. issues critical to a client’s success and harnessing technology to manage complex cases.
Benton Wheatley
Duane Morris, LLPPartner, Duane Morris, LLP
Mr. Wheatley practices in the area of construction law with a focus on construction, design and engineering disputes and transactions. His practice has included: complex delay; impact; defective design; defective construction or differing site conditions claims involving mediation, litigation or arbitration; and problem project workouts, including negotiating with sureties and owners. He also has experience with the drafting and negotiation of complex construction, design and engineering contracts and environmental issues concerning construction projects. Mr. Wheatley is certified in Construction Law by the State Bar of Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.