Agenda

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Monday, March 25, 2024
8:30 – 4:00 pm EDT

 

Complying with Rules on Supervision, Responsible Charge, and the Engineering Seal
Presented by: J.W. Dennehy

  • Appropriate use (and non-use) of the engineering seal
  • Practice with engineering firms and non-engineers
  • Requirement to take responsible charge and/or supervise others
  • Types of projects, services, and practical tips for compliance

Practical Ethics Workshop
Presented by: J.W. Dennehy

  • Reviewing ethical standards for engineers
  • Quality control issues: can quality issues be ethics issues?
  • Environmental/climate best practices: do we have moral/ethical duties?
  • Transparency in communication: how much is required and with whom?
  • Conflicts of interest: how to prevent them
  • Gifts and favors: what can I offer/accept?

Reviewing Regulatory Developments for Engineers
Presented by: J.W. Dennehy

  • Recent legislative, administrative, and case law developments of interest to engineers
  • Sustainability initiatives
  • Business development initiatives
  • Public private partnerships
  • Developments in business, tax, and employment law
  • Land use and environmental developments

Preventing and Defending Professional Liability Claims
Presented by: J.W. Dennehy

  • 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

Recognizing Your Rights, Responsibilities and Risks under Contracts
Presented by: S. Nudelman

  • 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

Handling Ethical Issues in Construction Contracting
Presented by: W. Jackowski

  • Promoting impartial, merit-based award of construction contracts
  • Ensuring honesty, integrity, fair-dealing and quality assurance
  • Creating a system of internal practices promoting contract compliance
    and ethical practices

 

Webinar Instructions

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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
6.5 PDHs, including 2.0 Ethics Hours*

*This course does not qualify for continuing education credits for New York-licensed professionals

 

Continuing Education Credit Information

This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.5 PDHs, including 2.0 ethics hours, for professional engineers in most states. This course does not qualify for continuing education credits for New York-licensed professionals; 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, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700) and North Carolina (S-0130).

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).

On-Demand Credits

The preceding credit information only applies to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format may not be eligible for the same credits as the live presentation; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate.

Speakers

John Dennehy

Managing Partner, Dennehy Law, Nashua, NH

Mr. Dennehy’s practice areas include business litigation, civil litigation, design and construction law, corporate law, employment law, and insurance law. He represents professionals including architects, business owners, engineers, surveyors, attorneys, and real estate brokers in litigation matters. Mr. Dennehy has handled a wide range of disputes involving high-rise buildings, hospitals and laboratories, office buildings, college and university buildings, preparatory and public school buildings, museums, churches, manufacturing plants and processing facilities, water treatment facilities, and roads and bridges. He has also handled tax issues and real estate transfers. He engages in high-exposure personal injury matters including wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, quadriplegia, amputation, and disfigurement. Mr. Dennehy has represented clients in complex business disputes, involving self-directed IRAs, hedge funds, copyright and trademark violations, and partnership disputes, as well as trade secret and commercial contract disputes. He also represents individuals and families in a variety of litigation matters requiring strong advocacy. Mr. Dennehy frequently appears in state and federal courts in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and has obtained successful results as solo and first chair counsel in bench and jury trials in District and Superior Courts. He frequently represents clients in complex matters at mediation and speaks at seminars.

Wojciech “Voytek” Jackowski

Principal, Commercial Litigation Practice Group Chair, Offit Kurman P.A., New York, NY

Mr. Jackowski’s practice focuses on commercial and corporate dispute resolution with an emphasis on achieving rational business solutions or cost-effective judicial resolutions of such disputes. In his practice, he often represents clients in transactional matters, and applies his litigation experience in advising clients and provides value-added services in structuring business, financial and legal terms for his construction industry clients. In addition to appearing in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels and administrative panels domestically, Mr. Jackowski has experience in international aspects of litigation. 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. Mr. Jackowski has extensive experience with disputes involving real estate, construction contracts, design and construction defects, and the representation of various real estate industry stakeholders in mediations, arbitrations, trials and appeals.

Steven Nudelman

Partner at Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP in Red Bank, New Jersey

Mr. Nudelman concentrates his practice in construction law. For over 25 years he has represented members of the construction industry across a broad spectrum of matters. As Chair of his law firm’s Construction Contracting & Risk Management Practice Group, he works with owners and developers, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors and design professionals to prepare and negotiate contract documents for domestic and international construction projects. Mr. Nudelman’s construction contracting work helps his clients manage the risk inherent in construction projects so they may adequately protect their interests now to avoid claims and disputes in the future. When claims and disputes are unavoidable, he draws upon his wide-ranging experience in construction litigation, representing clients in state and federal courts throughout the New Jersey/New York metropolitan area, as well as in local and international mediations and arbitrations.