Agenda

Registration:
2:00 – 2:30 pm

Seminar:
2:30 – 4:30 pm

Complying with Professional Codes of Ethics and Standards of Professional Responsibility
Identifying Ethical Issues & Creating a Framework for Resolution

   Protecting public health, safety and welfare
   Working in areas of competence
   Acting faithfully on behalf of clients and employers
   Avoiding deceptive acts
   Maintaining confidentiality
   Avoiding and dealing with conflicts of interest

 


Analyzing and Applying Professional Ethics & Standards of
Professional Conduct to Real Life Case Studies

   National Society of Professional Engineers Code of Ethics
   American Society of Civil Engineers
   American Society of Mechanical Engineering
   Compare and contrast American Institute of Architects Code of Ethics

Examining Licensing Laws and Regulations

   Focus on common and some not so common statutory and regulatory
      provisions from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania
   Appling the regulatory and statutory provisions to actual cases

Reviewing Court Decisions, Engineering Licensing Board Adjudications,
and Association Ethics Board Opinions, Which Shape Professional Ethical Standards

Credits

These seminars are open to the public and offers 2.0 PDHs in professional engineering ethics to engineers licensed in Maryland (Category A), New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. It offers 3.0 CPCs in professional ethics to Delaware engineers. These courses are intended to fulfill the ethics requirements for engineers licensed in Maryland, New Jersey and New York. Pennsylvania engineers do not have an ethics continuing education requirement. The hours earned at this seminar can be applied to the general requirement.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for engineers in New Jersey (Approval No, 25GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), and Maryland. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Delaware and Pennsylvania.

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.

Attendance will be monitored and attendance certificates will be mailed to all participants after the seminar. HalfMoon Education will report attendance for Florida engineers.

Speakers

Anthony Potter

Offit Kurman Attorneys at Law

Anthony Potter focuses his practice on representation of design professionals in all phases of the construction process including contracting, risk allocation, pre-claim resolution, mediation, arbitration, and construction litigation. He provides counsel and representation to architects, engineers, and others on administrative law questions including professional licensing matters. He is a member of the Advisory Board for the Civil Engineering and Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology Programs at Penn State Harrisburg. Mr. Potter is frequently called upon to provide seminars for design professionals and architectural and engineering students on loss prevention, standard form construction contract documents, construction litigation, professional licensing and professional ethics. He has represented clients before administrative agencies, the Commonwealth Court, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Previously, Mr. Potter was assistant general counsel to Governor Tom Ridge.