This Seminar has been postponed.
During this program we will discuss the Effective Use of Insurance Products for construction projects, resolving claims, and best practices to make sure you are
completely covered while
Minimizing Costs.
Join Program Co-Chairs
James H. Cox of
Carlton Fields,
Jennifer W. Fletcher of
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP and our outstanding faculty for these topics:
- What’s Really Covered in General Liability Coverage?
- New Models for Providing Full Coverage to Construction Projects in this New Era of Collaborative Delivery Systems
- The Evolving Law Impacting Surety and Bond Claims
- Industry Panel Discussion - The Effective Use of Insurance Products
- Interactive Discussion with the Faculty
Want to promote your company by becoming a Sponsor of this seminar?
Call The Seminar Group at 800-574-4852 for more information.
Who Should Attend:
Insurance Professionals
Real Estate Professionals
Real Estate Appraisers
Contractors
Attorneys
Architects
Engineers
Land Use Planners
Anyone Involved in the Construction Industry
Thursday, May. 6, 2010
| 9:00 | Introduction and Overview |
Carlton Fields
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
| 9:10 | What’s Really Covered in General
Liability Coverage? |
What’s included in General Liability Products?
What’s Not Covered? How Does the Emerging
Case Law Impact Recovery for Construction
“Defects” and “Business Risks”? Do Other
Policies, such as Professional Liability Policies,
Fill the Gaps?
Shapiro Fussell Wedge & Martin LLP
Smith Currie & Hancock LLP
| 10:45 | New Models for Providing Full
Coverage to Construction Projects
in this New Era of Collaborative
Delivery Systems – What Industry
Professionals Should Know |
Ames & Gough
| 1:15 | The Evolving Law Impacting Surety
and Bond Claims |
Public Bonds (What’s Required under
ARRA?); Private Bonds (Do Standard Form
Bonds Work for Your Company or Client?);
Effective Bond Forms for 2010 and Beyond
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
Thompson Slagle & Hannan LLC
| 2:30 | Industry Panel Discussion |
The Effective Use of Insurance Products from
the Viewpoint of a Contractor, Subcontractor,
Insurance Provider, Attorney, and the Court
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
Choate Construction
Fellows LaBriola LLP
Bovis Lend Lease, Inc.
City of Atlanta
| 4:30 | Questions for the Faculty |
Interactive Discussion with the Faculty and
Students to Discuss Projects and Problems
James H. Cox, Program Co-Chair, is a shareholder at Carlton Fields. His 25 years of experience include class actions and complex litigation, business torts, entertainment law, products liability and wrongful death, intellectual property law, ERISA, unfair competition, and D & O liability and securities fraud.
Jennifer W. Fletcher, Program Co-Chair, a partner with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, serves as Team Leader of the firm’s Construction Industry Practice Group and is a member of its Executive Committee and its Litigation Group. Her practice involves construction industry issues exclusively.
Shawn Allen is General Counsel for Choate Construction, one of the largest general contractors in the Southeast. The firm’s areas of concentration include design/build, pre-construction and construction management for various areas of discipline including corporate, institutional, interiors, and retail.
Gregg Bundschuh, Executive Vice President and Equity Partner with Ames & Gough, is an expert in issues related to complex construction projects and the interrelationship of contractual risk and insurance. His 25-year career includes experience as a construction lawyer, insurance broker and risk consultant.
Shattuck “Tucker” Ely, a partner with Fellows LaBriola LLP, handles a broad-based commercial litigation practice with an emphasis in representing policyholders in insurance coverage matters. For the past three years, he has been selected as a “Georgia Rising Star” by Atlanta Magazine.
Ronald J. Garber, a partner with Shapiro Fussell Wedge & Martin LLP, has over 30 years experience in construction law. He assists clients on a wide variety of public and private construction projects in preventing and resolving disputes.
Kirk D. Johnston, an attorney with Smith Currie & Hancock LLP, focuses his practice almost exclusively in the areas of construction litigation and insurance coverage. He has many years of experience representing owners, general contractors, architects, etc. on a wide range of construction projects.
J. Dean Marshall, Jr., a partner with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP and member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, has successfully resolved construction claims for major municipal, industrial, and commercial construction projects. He has more than 23 years of experience resolving construction disputes.
Lisa S. Mingoia is a Vice President and Regional Counsel with Bovis Lend Lease, Inc., one of the world’s leading project management and construction companies, using industry best practices when working with clients to create high quality, sustainable property assets.
Renee McGee Shepherd is a Senior Assistant City Attorney with the City of Atlanta. She has practiced law in Georgia for the past ten years.
DeWitte Thompson, founding partner of Thompson Slagle & Hannan LLC, began his practice in 1975. He has litigated countless civil cases in the areas of surety law, construction and personal injury. He has been recognized as one of Georgia’s “Super Lawyers” in the field of Suretyship and Construction Law.
This seminar is approved for the following credits
Georgia Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency
6.3 General CLE Credits
Georgia Real Estate Commission
6.0 Hours
Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board
6.0 Hours
Georgia Insurance Department
6.0 Hours
If this seminar has not been approved for the credits you require, let us know and we will look into it for you.
Information on Continuing Education Credits
Fee Description
Cancellation Policy
We will refund your tuition less a $50 cancellation charge if we receive your cancellation by 4/30/2010.
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| Sheraton Atlanta Hotel |
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165 Courtland Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
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| Phone: 404-659-6500 |
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A courtesy block of sleeping rooms has been set aside at a group rate. To reserve, please call 888-627-7033 no later than 4/14/10. Mention THE SEMINAR GROUP.
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