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Determining Land Ownership and Access Rights
On-DemandMay 18, 2016Earl Morriss
Speakers
Earl Morriss
Mackay SpositoSurvey Manager at Mackay Sposito in Federal Way, WAMr. Morriss is a Professional Land Surveyor in Washington. As a land surveyor Mr. Morriss has more than 35 years of experience, and he is considered an expert in boundary, easement and title issues. He is currently the survey manager for the Federal Way, Washington, branch office of Mackay Sposito. Mr. Morriss also has a law degree and over the last several years he had a law practice which focused on real property disputes and land title issues. He is an active member of the Land Surveyor’s Association of Washington (LSAW), serving as the 2014 president. Mr. Morriss received his B.S. degree in Urban Studies from Georgia State University and his J.D. degree from Seattle University School of Law. He has made continuing education presentations related to boundary law, boundary adjustments, legal descriptions, easements, and water law, to both attorneys and land surveyors.
Developing a Walking and Biking Plan, Part I
WebinarSeptember 20, 2019Antonio Rosell
Speakers
Antonio Rosell
Community Design Group (CDG)Antonio M. Rosell, P.E., AICP, is the founder and director of Community Design Group (CDG), a consulting firm specializing in bicycle and pedestrian planning, placemaking and urban design, and community engagement. In 2015, he was recognized as “2015 Minnesota Planner of the Year” by the Minnesota Chapter of the American Planning Association.
An urban planner and civil engineer with 25 years of professional experience, Antonio integrates innovation and best-practices in active transportation, community design, and citizen participation to facilitate community learning, consensus-building and project implementation. He has led numerous sustainable transportation planning, design and community engagement projects in Minnesota and neighboring states, and also internationally in Mexico and Peru.
Antonio leads trainings for engineers, planners and other design professionals on pedestrian and bicycle transportation topics, and also serves as adjunct professor in the Urban and Regional Planning Program of the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School, where he teaches a graduate course on sustainable transportation.
Developing a Walking and Biking Plan, Part I
WebinarJune 22, 2018Antonio Rosell
Speakers
Antonio Rosell
Community Design Group (CDG)Antonio M. Rosell, P.E., AICP, is the founder and director of Community Design Group (CDG), a consulting firm specializing in bicycle and pedestrian planning, placemaking and urban design, and community engagement. In 2015, he was recognized as “2015 Minnesota Planner of the Year” by the Minnesota Chapter of the American Planning Association.
An urban planner and civil engineer with 25 years of professional experience, Antonio integrates innovation and best-practices in active transportation, community design, and citizen participation to facilitate community learning, consensus-building and project implementation. He has led numerous sustainable transportation planning, design and community engagement projects in Minnesota and neighboring states, and also internationally in Mexico and Peru.
Antonio leads trainings for engineers, planners and other design professionals on pedestrian and bicycle transportation topics, and also serves as adjunct professor in the Urban and Regional Planning Program of the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School, where he teaches a graduate course on sustainable transportation.
Developing a Walking and Biking Plan, Part II
WebinarSeptember 20, 2019Antonio Rosell
Speakers
Antonio Rosell
Community Design Group (CDG)Antonio M. Rosell, P.E., AICP, is the founder and director of Community Design Group (CDG), a consulting firm specializing in bicycle and pedestrian planning, placemaking and urban design, and community engagement. In 2015, he was recognized as “2015 Minnesota Planner of the Year” by the Minnesota Chapter of the American Planning Association.
An urban planner and civil engineer with 25 years of professional experience, Antonio integrates innovation and best-practices in active transportation, community design, and citizen participation to facilitate community learning, consensus-building and project implementation. He has led numerous sustainable transportation planning, design and community engagement projects in Minnesota and neighboring states, and also internationally in Mexico and Peru.
Antonio leads trainings for engineers, planners and other design professionals on pedestrian and bicycle transportation topics, and also serves as adjunct professor in the Urban and Regional Planning Program of the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School, where he teaches a graduate course on sustainable transportation.
Developing a Walking and Biking Plan, Part II
WebinarJune 22, 2018Antonio Rosell
Speakers
Antonio Rosell
Community Design Group (CDG)Antonio M. Rosell, P.E., AICP, is the founder and director of Community Design Group (CDG), a consulting firm specializing in bicycle and pedestrian planning, placemaking and urban design, and community engagement. In 2015, he was recognized as “2015 Minnesota Planner of the Year” by the Minnesota Chapter of the American Planning Association.
An urban planner and civil engineer with 25 years of professional experience, Antonio integrates innovation and best-practices in active transportation, community design, and citizen participation to facilitate community learning, consensus-building and project implementation. He has led numerous sustainable transportation planning, design and community engagement projects in Minnesota and neighboring states, and also internationally in Mexico and Peru.
Antonio leads trainings for engineers, planners and other design professionals on pedestrian and bicycle transportation topics, and also serves as adjunct professor in the Urban and Regional Planning Program of the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School, where he teaches a graduate course on sustainable transportation.
Developing Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles
WebinarMarch 7, 2022Sarah R. Davis
Speakers
Sarah R. Davis, AICP
Founder + CEO | S.R.D. Consulting, LLCA champion of emerging innovative land uses, Ms. Davis has spent over a decade paving the way for integrating technology and sustainability into our urban, suburban, and rural fabrics. Founder and CEO of S. R. D. Consulting – Sustainable. Renewable. Driven. (SRDC), she leverages her experience in the renewable energy and electric vehicle sectors to advance the clean electrification of our grid and transportation systems. Under her leadership, SRDC is committed to infusing sustainable and equitable approaches into regulations, crafting meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect with communities, and developing clear, intuitive, and approachable programs + plans. A land use planning firm based in Denver, Colorado, SRDC is focused on advancing sustainable and zero emission projects and plans. In 2020, SRDC had a banner year, including leading the Gold Hill Resilient Renewable Energy Design Project in Boulder County, Colorado, and the Town of Estes Park, Colorado’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and Readiness Plan which was recently adopted by the Town Board of Trustees. SRDC was lead project manager and author of the plan.
Prior to pursuing her entrepreneurial aspirations and launching SRDC, she led an interdisciplinary team as Tesla’s Market Lead for EV Infrastructure, developing and deploying over 500 Level 2 & 3 (DC-fast charging) connectors throughout the US. During her tenure, she guided the company’s overall EV charging strategy throughout the Midwest and West using a regional and local approach as well as managed partnerships with private landowners and utilities. SRDC has deep roots within the solar sector, building off of her work as a project planner for Boulder-based juwi solar, Inc. where she led the due diligence and entitlement effort for utility-scale solar PV projects, installing over 250MW of solar nationwide. SRDC’s connections to the solar and emerging energy storage sectors have allowed her to apply lessons learned from integrating into larger utility and local energy generation and demand planning.
Ms. Davis frequently meets with citizens and speaks with groups about EVs, renewable energy, battery storage, and other carbon-free transportation alternatives including micromobility and transit. Her personal car-free lifestyle brings an authenticity to her work in this space. She is a twice graduate from Virginia Tech (Go Hokies!) holding a master’s career of Urban and Regional Planning and a bachelor’s degree in Public and Urban Affairs, Environmental Affairs. She currently serves as an advisor to the Department of Energy funded Solar@Scale initiative, is the Micromobility Subgroup co-chair for the Colorado Electric Vehicle Coalition, a member of the American Planning Association and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Ms. Davis speaks regularly at urban planning, transportation, sustainability, and renewable energy conferences. In her free time, she enjoys Colorado’s year-round outdoor recreation with her wife and their senior Jack Russell mix Maggie, including hiking, biking, snowshoeing, skiing, paddle boarding, and swimming.
Developing Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles
WebinarApril 29, 2021Sarah R. Davis
Speakers
Sarah R. Davis, AICP
Founder + CEO | S.R.D. Consulting, LLCA champion of emerging innovative land uses, Ms. Davis has spent over a decade paving the way for integrating technology and sustainability into our urban, suburban, and rural fabrics. Founder and CEO of S. R. D. Consulting – Sustainable. Renewable. Driven. (SRDC), she leverages her experience in the renewable energy and electric vehicle sectors to advance the clean electrification of our grid and transportation systems. Under her leadership, SRDC is committed to infusing sustainable and equitable approaches into regulations, crafting meaningful relationships built on mutual trust and respect with communities, and developing clear, intuitive, and approachable programs + plans. A land use planning firm based in Denver, Colorado, SRDC is focused on advancing sustainable and zero emission projects and plans. In 2020, SRDC had a banner year, including leading the Gold Hill Resilient Renewable Energy Design Project in Boulder County, Colorado, and the Town of Estes Park, Colorado’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and Readiness Plan which was recently adopted by the Town Board of Trustees. SRDC was lead project manager and author of the plan.
Prior to pursuing her entrepreneurial aspirations and launching SRDC, she led an interdisciplinary team as Tesla’s Market Lead for EV Infrastructure, developing and deploying over 500 Level 2 & 3 (DC-fast charging) connectors throughout the US. During her tenure, she guided the company’s overall EV charging strategy throughout the Midwest and West using a regional and local approach as well as managed partnerships with private landowners and utilities. SRDC has deep roots within the solar sector, building off of her work as a project planner for Boulder-based juwi solar, Inc. where she led the due diligence and entitlement effort for utility-scale solar PV projects, installing over 250MW of solar nationwide. SRDC’s connections to the solar and emerging energy storage sectors have allowed her to apply lessons learned from integrating into larger utility and local energy generation and demand planning.
Ms. Davis frequently meets with citizens and speaks with groups about EVs, renewable energy, battery storage, and other carbon-free transportation alternatives including micromobility and transit. Her personal car-free lifestyle brings an authenticity to her work in this space. She is a twice graduate from Virginia Tech (Go Hokies!) holding a master’s career of Urban and Regional Planning and a bachelor’s degree in Public and Urban Affairs, Environmental Affairs. She currently serves as an advisor to the Department of Energy funded Solar@Scale initiative, is the Micromobility Subgroup co-chair for the Colorado Electric Vehicle Coalition, a member of the American Planning Association and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Ms. Davis speaks regularly at urban planning, transportation, sustainability, and renewable energy conferences. In her free time, she enjoys Colorado’s year-round outdoor recreation with her wife and their senior Jack Russell mix Maggie, including hiking, biking, snowshoeing, skiing, paddle boarding, and swimming.
Development and Enforcement of International Plumbing Code
WebinarJune 25, 2020Jared Agee
Speakers
Jared Agee, MCP CBO
Division Director of Building and Code Enforcement for St. Charles County, MissouriMr. Agee is the director of Building and Code Enforcement for St. Charles County, Missouri. Previously, he worked in urban and suburban municipal governments managing building code enforcement, facilities, and information technology. Prior to his public sector positions, Mr. Agee worked in the construction industry in design and project management.
He has an undergraduate degree in Architectural and Mechanical Design and a graduate degree in Public Administration and Policy Analysis. As a Master Code Professional, Mr. Agee is one of approximately 800 people to obtain the highest level of certification from the International Code Council. He currently holds a total of 28 certifications in building, energy, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and accessibility areas.
Mr. Agee is a former president of the Missouri Association of Building Officials and Inspectors (MABOI). In addition, he founded Regimen Consulting LLC, which provides code training and technology consultation to various organizations across the country.
Development and Enforcement of International Residential Code
WebinarMay 30, 2019Robert J. "Bob" Schutz
Speakers
Robert J. "Bob" Schutz
Retired Building Official with the City of Columbus, OhioMr. Schutz is a retired building official with the City of Columbus, Ohio. He was previously a senior staff engineer with the International Code Council in product development after several years as their manager of instructors in the ICC Training & Education Department. Mr. Schutz has also served as an assistant architect administrator at the Ohio Board of Building Standards. While with the State of Ohio, he oversaw the new Residential Code of Ohio program, including certification of local residential code departments and personnel. His varied previous experiences include active duty Army and Ohio National Guard experience as a combat engineer officer; building code enforcement for several central Ohio jurisdictions, including ten years as chief building official (CBO) for the City of Powell where he also served as city engineer and director of public services; and chief engineer for the Ohio Department of Health, where Mr. Schutz chaired the state’s plumbing advisory board, was chief of plumbing and was a voting member on the Ohio Board of Building Standards.
Development and Enforcement of International Residential Code
WebinarMarch 12, 2020Edward L. Fronapfel
Speakers
Edward L. Fronapfel, MSCE, PE, CBIE, CFCC, Fellow NAFE
President, 7272 ConsultingMr. Fronapfel has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in structural and forensic engineering. Ed’s a Certified Level 2 Infrared Thermographer, Certified 3rd Party EIFS Inspector, Certified Forensic Claims Consultant, Board Certified Building Inspection Engineer, and Certified Building Commissioning Professional. He is a registered engineer in the States of AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MT, MO, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, and WY. Mr. Fronapfel has been deposed nearly 800 times and admitted into trial settings over 125 times. He has been used as an expert in arbitration and mediations over 500 times since the late 1990s. Mr. Fronapfel is an instructor for the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, the College of Contract Management, U.K., Diploma in Structural Forensic Engineering, and he has been an adjunct professor for the Burns School of Real Estate Management, University of Denver, since 2007. Mr. Fronapfel is a Board-Certified Member of the Association of Building Inspection Professionals, a Certified Forensic Claims Consultant through AACE, a Board-Certified member of the International Board of Forensic Engineering and Science and a Member of The Academy of Experts, U.K., and a Fellow Member of ASCE and of NAFE.
Diagnosing Basement Wall Damage and Evaluating Repair Methods
WebinarMarch 3, 2016John Mann
Speakers
John Mann, PE
Structural SupportMr. Mann has 37 years of varied experience as a structural engineer including design and evaluation of the following project types: residential, commercial, industrial and environmental facilities, bridges, and pile-supported foundations. He received his BSE degree in Civil Engineering from Princeton University and has attended graduate courses in Foundation Engineering at Drexel University. Mr. Mann is licensed as a professional engineer in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and South Carolina, and he is a member of the International Code Council (ICC), The New Jersey Society of Professional Engineers (NJSPE), the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), and the Structural Building Components Association (SBCA).
Diagnosing Basement Wall Damage and Evaluating Repair Methods
WebinarJuly 31, 2019Daniel P. Messmer
Speakers
Daniel P. Messmer, P.E., D. GE
Project Manager with The Gateway Engineers, Inc., in PittsburghMr. Messmer has over 30 years of engineering experience in analysis, design, plan/specification development, and project management/personnel supervision for geotechnical, foundation and structural engineering projects in the transportation, industrial, municipal and commercial fields of civil engineering. Throughout his career he has placed an emphasis on quality control and staff training. Mr. Messmer is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Concrete Institute, the American Society of Highway Engineers and the Society of American Military Engineers. He earned his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Messmer was accepted into the Academy of Geo-Professionals in 2013.
Diagnosing Foundation and Slab Damage and Evaluating Repair Methods
WebinarMarch 3, 2016John Mann
Speakers
John Mann, PE
Structural SupportMr. Mann has 37 years of varied experience as a structural engineer including design and evaluation of the following project types: residential, commercial, industrial and environmental facilities, bridges, and pile-supported foundations. He received his BSE degree in Civil Engineering from Princeton University and has attended graduate courses in Foundation Engineering at Drexel University. Mr. Mann is licensed as a professional engineer in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and South Carolina, and he is a member of the International Code Council (ICC), The New Jersey Society of Professional Engineers (NJSPE), the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), and the Structural Building Components Association (SBCA).
Diagnosing Foundation and Slab Damage and Evaluating Repair Methods
WebinarJuly 31, 2019Daniel P. Messmer
Speakers
Daniel P. Messmer, P.E., D. GE
Project Manager with The Gateway Engineers, Inc., in PittsburghMr. Messmer has over 30 years of engineering experience in analysis, design, plan/specification development, and project management/personnel supervision for geotechnical, foundation and structural engineering projects in the transportation, industrial, municipal and commercial fields of civil engineering. Throughout his career he has placed an emphasis on quality control and staff training. Mr. Messmer is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Concrete Institute, the American Society of Highway Engineers and the Society of American Military Engineers. He earned his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Messmer was accepted into the Academy of Geo-Professionals in 2013.
Dimensional Tolerance Analysis
WebinarOctober 17, 2019Robert Hoffman
Speakers
Robert Hoffman
Creative Product Solutions, LLCCreative Product Solutions, LLC, Coloma, MI
Mr. Hoffman received his Mechanical Engineering degree from Michigan Technological University (MTU). He studied solid mechanics including stress, fatigue, mechanism design, and vibrations. Mr. Hoffman has 33 years of experience in both the automotive and consumer products fields. His experience includes extensive use of simulation- based design tools, design of electro-mechanical sub-systems and system level optimization through sequential learning using design of experiments (DOE). Mr. Hoffman also has experience with the reduction of performance variation using component of variation (COV) studies as well as all aspects of testing and production approval of electro-mechanical products including safety, performance, reliability, and quality. He has detailed knowledge of manufacturing processes including stampings, castings, injection moldings, and machining. Mr. Hoffman is a registered professional engineer in the state of Michigan and was trained and certified as a certified statistical black belt from Six Sigma Associates. He is also certified as a master in forced failure testing and certified as a master in product safety at Whirlpool based on the formal training received at that company.
Discovery & Evidence for Paralegals Seminar
On-DemandJanuary 14, 2020Emily Buchanan + 2 Other Speakers
Speakers
Emily Buchanan
haynesboonehaynesboone
Ms. Buchanan is an associate in the firm’s Litigation and Insurance Recovery Practice Groups in the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone. Her practice focuses primarily on representing commercial policyholders in insurance coverage disputes. Ms. Buchanan advises clients regarding insurance programs and risk management efforts, as well as representing insureds in disputed insurance claims through negotiation, alternative dispute resolution, and litigation. Her experience spans a wide range of business insurance, including various liability coverages, property and casualty coverage, and other specialized forms of coverage.
Eric Cassidy
Gregor Cassidy Wynne, PLLCGregor Cassidy Wynne, PLLC
Mr. Cassidy is recognized by Thomson Reuters as a litigator in the top five percent of business trial lawyers in Houston. Mr. Cassidy’s legal practice focuses on trying complex commercial cases, for big and small clients, both in court and arbitration. He has a proven track record of success. He began his career by trying traditional oil and gas and commercial cases for a prestigious boutique law firm. Mr. Cassidy aggressively prepares each case for trial to a verdict or award. This approach adds value by streamlining costs and often forcing the opposition to reach a business solution or settlement to avoid an adverse result.
Mr. Cassidy has years of experience in commercial litigation, royalty cases, fraud and white-collar defense, domestic and international arbitration, trade secret litigation and internal investigations, and qui tam cases. As a first-chair trial lawyer, he has represented energy companies, software companies, oil and gas clients, executives, and businesses in nearly every kind of commercial case. No two clients are the same, and no two cases are the same. Mr. Cassidy’s history and experience make him uniquely qualified to resolve his client’s legal needs.
Paul Green
Calhoun Bhella SechrestCalhoun Bhella Sechrest
Mr. Green represents large and small companies and individuals in various complex litigation matters. His practice primarily focuses on commercial litigation disputes involving fraud, breach of contract, business torts and various statutory and common law claims. He has vigorously and successfully represented clients in both federal and Texas state courts in cases involving agribusiness, construction, personal injury, and real estate, among others. Past clients include Fortune 500 companies, small business owners, and start-up companies. Mr. Green has extensive trial experience, including having tried over 20 cases to jury.
Discovery and Evidence for Paralegals Seminar
On-DemandDecember 18, 2019Jonathon Hance + 1 Other Speaker
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Jonathon Hance
Bracewell LLPPartner, Bracewell LLP, Law Firm, Houston, TX
Mr. Hance is both a litigator and an intellectual property lawyer. As a litigator, he is at home in the court room, where he represents both plaintiffs and defendants and works hard to enforce his clients’ intellectual property rights and data confidentiality rights, to protect his clients’ brands, and to resolve complex commercial disputes in the design and construction, real estate, energy, healthcare and technology industries. As an IP lawyer, Mr. Hance works to protect and monetize his clients’ innovations and protect his clients’ brands across a variety of sectors, including the energy, real estate, and technology industries. He also advises healthcare institutions regarding corporate governance issues and patient data privacy and protection under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Mr. Hance has degrees from Southern Methodist University in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Viola Performance and J.D. degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law. He is a Certified Licensing Professional (CLP), and he served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Prior to the practice of law, Mr. Hance served as the director of information and technology for a mid-size restaurant company where he actively participated in key technology and business decisions relating to corporate back-end computing services, point-of-sale and point-of-transaction systems and web-interface design. He also served as a mathematical consultant for the Bank of America Private Bank where he developed financial portfolio projection and analysis software using the Monte Carlo method.
Margie Putman
Putman, LLCCP, NCPM, Putman Paralegal Firm, LLC, Sugar Land, Texas
Ms. Putman has been in the legal field since 1991 and she has worked for small and large law firms. In 2010, she graduated cum laude from the University of Houston with a BBA degree in Management, and she earned a Certificate of Entrepreneurship from Bauer College of Business. Ms. Putman’s last employer was Bracewell, LLP where she worked for nearly seven years. She has experience in civil litigation, personal injury, intellectual property law, class action lawsuits and other practice groups. In October 2018, upon hearing that she successfully passed the NALA exam, she pursued her idea of being an entrepreneur and combining her business degree with her NALA Paralegal Certification and opening her own paralegal firm. Ms. Putman owns Putman Paralegal Firm, LLC which opened in October 2018. The vision she has for her paralegal firm is to one day have at least one paralegal in every area of law at her firm. She knows this needs to begin with her, so she’s open to working with all practice groups. Ms. Putman is also a Texas mediator. In early September of 2019, she received mediation training from the Austin Dispute Resolution Center to satisfy the Texas Statutory requirement for mediation training in Texas and for admission into the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association. For a limited time, she will be offering pro bono mediations. In addition to the State Bar of Texas Paralegal Division – Online CLE Committee chair, she is also member of the Houston Metropolitan Paralegal Association and serves on the Board of Directors as recording officer. Ms. Putman contributes to the HMPA Newsletter and enjoys staying busy with paralegal events. She welcomes attorneys, paralegals or students to approach her with comments and suggestions concerning the development and growth of the paralegal profession.
Professional Affiliations: Member of National Association of Legal Assistants, Active Member of the State Bar of Texas Paralegal Division, Voting Member for the Houston Metropolitan Paralegal Association and Member of the National Notary Association.
Ms. Putman is a proud sponsor of the 2019 Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge. She also supports the five branches of our armed forces and all first responders. In her spare time, Ms. Putman enjoys running, spending time outdoors and loves to travel with her family.
Discovery and Evidence for Paralegals Seminar
On-DemandJanuary 21, 2020George Peek + 2 Other Speakers
Speakers
George Peek
Crivello Carlson, S.C.George S. Peek is a shareholder in Crivello Carlson, S.C. Mr. Peek devotes a significant portion of his practice to providing business, real estate and trust and estate services. He counsels both for-profit and not-for-profit businesses to arrive at organization, succession and reorganization solutions, including general business related advice. Since 2007, Mr. Peek has also served as an adjunct professor at Carthage College with the Paralegal Certification Program offered through its Department of Graduate and Professional Studies. His private practice experience includes matters involving contracting, corporate governance and risk management and is premised on gaining an understanding of his clients’ financial and non-financial goals. Mr. Peek represents buyers and sellers in all phases of residential and commercial real estate transactions, including the structuring and closing of sales/acquisitions, the drafting and negotiation of leases and assisting with construction/zoning/land use issues. He assists clients in a broad range of estate planning and administration services, including estate administration, will and trust instruments and guardianships/conservatorships; and, he lectures extensively in this area. Mr. Peek has litigated several complex estate planning issues. He also assists clients with issues arising in creditor/debtor, employment and family law contexts. He is presently serving his third appointed term as a panel arbitrator with the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Panel of Fee Arbitrators.
Marcella Spoto
Crivello Carlson, S.C.Marcella S. Spoto is a shareholder with Crivello Carlson, S.C. Ms. Spoto has devoted her legal career to representing parties in complex litigation. The breadth of her experience has included cases involving personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, wrongful death, automobile/trucking negligence, nursing home abuse and neglect, premises liability, mass property damage, environmental/toxic tort, and class actions. Her diverse experience includes numerous state and federal trials, both to courts and juries, state and multi-district class actions, and appellate practice. She has routinely taken on the role of lead counsel for trial matters. Ms. Spoto earned her J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin. She is admitted to practice in Wisconsin, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, and the Trial Bar for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Ms. Spoto has been admitted Pro Hac Vice to practice in other states around the country.
Jennifer Waterstraat
Crivello Carlson, S.C.Jennifer A. Waterstraat is a paralegal with Crivello Carlson, S.C. Her principal areas of practice are in toxic tort litigation, personal injury litigation, insurance defense litigation and products liability litigation. Ms. Waterstraat has experience in coordinating investigations relating to a wide range of liability and damage investigations, including medical investigations, employment investigations, public document collection and database management. She assists numerous attorneys in the firm with all aspects of civil litigation from the inception of suit through trial. This includes preparation of documents and materials for all litigation-related activities, including discovery requests, depositions, hearings and trials. Ms. Waterstraat has been successful in developing and analyzing evidence leading to defenses essential to favorable resolution of cases.
Disputes: Boundaries, Shared Spaces, and Split Estates
WebinarApril 26, 2018Wendy Lathrop
Speakers
Wendy Lathrop, PLS, CFM, CFS
President and Owner of Cadastral Consulting, LLCMs. Lathrop is licensed as a professional land surveyor in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, and as a professional planner in New Jersey. She holds a master’s degree in Environmental Policy and has been involved in surveying since 1974 in projects ranging from construction to boundary to environmental land use disputes. Ms. Lathrop is also a certified floodplain manager through the Association of State Flood Plain Managers (ASFPM) and a certified floodplain surveyor through the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors. A former adjunct instructor at Mercer County College in New Jersey, she has also taught as part of the team for the licensing exam review course at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. Ms. Lathrop has been teaching seminars for surveyors since 1986 and has been writing articles for surveyors since 1983. She is a contributing editor for The American Surveyor magazine, and she has four articles included in the American Bar Association’s text, Land Surveys: A Guide for Lawyers and Other Professionals. She and Stephen V. Estopinal, PLS, PE co–authored a book entitled Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions: Composition, Construction, and Comprehension, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in 2011. She is also on the faculty of GeoLearn, a web-based educational provider. Ms. Lathrop is a past president of the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors and of the National Society of Professional Surveyors, and she has served on the Board of Directors for the American Association for Geodetic Surveying.
Disputes: Boundaries, Shared Spaces, and Split Estates
WebinarSeptember 26, 2019Wendy Lathrop
Speakers
Wendy Lathrop, PLS, CFM, CFS
President and Owner of Cadastral Consulting, LLCMs. Lathrop is licensed as a professional land surveyor in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, and as a professional planner in New Jersey. She holds a master’s degree in Environmental Policy and has been involved in surveying since 1974 in projects ranging from construction to boundary to environmental land use disputes. Ms. Lathrop is also a certified floodplain manager through the Association of State Flood Plain Managers (ASFPM) and a certified floodplain surveyor through the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors. A former adjunct instructor at Mercer County College in New Jersey, she has also taught as part of the team for the licensing exam review course at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. Ms. Lathrop has been teaching seminars for surveyors since 1986 and has been writing articles for surveyors since 1983. She is a contributing editor for The American Surveyor magazine, and she has four articles included in the American Bar Association’s text, Land Surveys: A Guide for Lawyers and Other Professionals. She and Stephen V. Estopinal, PLS, PE co–authored a book entitled Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions: Composition, Construction, and Comprehension, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in 2011. She is also on the faculty of GeoLearn, a web-based educational provider. Ms. Lathrop is a past president of the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors and of the National Society of Professional Surveyors, and she has served on the Board of Directors for the American Association for Geodetic Surveying.