Utah Engineering Law
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Agenda
Webinar instructions will be emailed before the date of the webinar.
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8:00 – 8:30 am MST
Morning Session
8:30 – 11:45 am MST
Break
11:45 am – 12:45 pm MST
Afternoon Session
12:45 – 4:00 pm MST
Contract Law Primer for Engineers J. Handy
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 B. Bolinder
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
The Effect of COVID-19 on Engineering Practice in Utah M. Roblez
Changes in labor and human resource practices
Worksite safety practices
Best practices in working remotely
Intellectual Property Essentials for Engineers: K. Horton
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets
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 R. Marshall
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
Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
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
Professional Engineers
6.0 PDHs
Continuing Education Credit Information
This live interactive webinar offers 6.0 PDHs/continuing
education hours to professional engineers licensed in Utah.
Professional engineers seeking continuing education credit
in other states will be able to claim the hours earned at
this webinar, in most cases. Refer to specific state rules to
determine eligibility.
Course completion certificates will be awarded to participants
who complete the webinar in its entirety, respond to all the
prompts during the instruction, and earn a score of 80% on the
quiz that follows the instruction (multiple attempts allowed).
Speakers
Brian Bolinder
Richards Brandt Miller NelsonBrian D. Bolinder is a shareholder at Richards Brandt Miller Nelson where he practices in the areas of construction litigation, insurance defense litigation and other complex litigation matters. After receiving his law degree in 2006 from the University of Utah, Mr. Bolinder has represented architects, engineers, surveyors and other design professionals, as well as both horizontal and vertical contractors in connection with risk management, procurement, contracting and litigation. In addition, he represents individuals and companies in a broad range of industries with general litigation matters, including personal injury, products liability, and commercial contracts. His experience includes all aspects of litigation including bench and jury trials, as well as efforts towards achieving his clients’ goals short of trial or formal litigation. Mr. Bolinder is a member of the State Bar of Utah (member and current vice-chair, Construction Law Section) and the State Bar of Wyoming.
Jeffrey Handy
Babcock Scott & Babcock, P.C.Jeffrey R. Handy is an associate attorney at the law firm of Babcock Scott & Babcock, P.C., in Salt Lake City. Mr. Handy’s practice focuses on representing designers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and other parties in a variety of construction-related contexts. He is a member of the Utah State Bar and is licensed to practice in state and federal courts in the State of Utah. Mr. Handy graduated from Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School in April of 2011. He received his bachelor of science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2006 from Brigham Young University where he was inducted into the Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society. Mr. Handy also received a master of science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Brigham Young University in 2008. He is active in the Construction Section of the Utah State Bar and currently serves as its chair.
Kenneth E. Horton
Kenneth E. Horton is a shareholder at Kirton McConkie P.C., where he is a member of the firm’s
Intellectual Property section. With a Chemical Engineering degree, MBA, and law degree, Mr. Horton
provides a multi-disciplinary approach to intellectual property services for clients. These services are
enhanced by constant research into both the legal and strategic aspects of intellectual property. Mr.
Horton’s practice includes domestic and foreign patent and trademark prosecution, patent opinions,
intellectual property litigation (including both state and federal court actions), trademark opinions,
copyrights, trade secrets, intellectual property evaluations and due diligence as well as technology and
intellectual property agreements. Mr. Horton has extensive experience in both pharmaceutical and
semiconductor technologies. Additionally, Mr. Horton is an associate professor in the MBA Technology
Management Program at the Gore School of Business of Westminster College.
Romaine C. Marshall
Romaine C. Marshall is a cybersecurity and data privacy lawyer at Stoel Rives LLP. He helps clients
protect their data, businesses, and reputations from cybersecurity and privacy incidents. As part
of his practice, he works with clients to properly secure and use electronic data, develop industryspecific cybersecurity programs, conduct risk assessments and internal privacy audits, and respond to
regulatory investigations. He has represented clients in more than 100 incidents involving data breaches,
ransomware, malware attacks, security misconfigurations, wire fraud, software vulnerabilities, social
engineering, and other exploits. These representations have required him to appear in courts nationwide
and before regulators such as the Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and the Department of Health and Human Services, and numerous State Attorneys General.
Matthew Roblez
McNeil EngineeringMcNeil Engineering, Sandy, Utah
Mr. Roblez is a board certified and licensed structural engineer, lecturer and published technical author. He has worked in the engineering industry since 1984 when he was a “print boy” at the age of 15 for a Salt Lake City company. Mr. Roblez is a co-owner of McNeil Engineering, an award- winning civil/surveying/structural engineering firm. He has been involved with many engineering projects that vary in size from large commercial to small residential and in scope from structural engineering to full design and project/construction management. Mr. Roblez has also has been chosen to appear many times on the local news concerning many different civil engineering issues. Mr. Roblez was recently awarded American Society of Civil Engineers – Utah Section Engineer of the Year award (2017). He serves as the chair of the ASCE Utah Section History and Heritage Committee and the Utah Section State and Government Relations Committee.