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Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 7 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Andrew Crabtree
Hugh Brown
John-Patrick Curran
With Andrew L. Crabtree from Law Offices of Andrew L. Crabtree, P.C. + 2 others

Wed, Dec 10, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

Product ID 101250

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Overview

Broaden Your Construction Law Knowledge

Do you have the skills you need to navigate through construction project legal issues? Broaden your knowledge of construction legal issues by examining how to negotiate contracts, navigate indemnification provisions, and avoid costly delays. Our esteemed faculty will also guide you through practical strategies to handle these issues and more. Build your construction legal knowledge and skills - register today!

  • Learn how to avoid future disputes by drafting and negotiating effective construction contracts.
  • Disentangle construction project indemnity and insurance issues.
  • Understand how to deal with unsatisfactory plans and specifications.
  • Discover reasonable strategies for handling changes and delays.
  • Examine methods for approaching various payment issues associated with construction projects.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Drafting and Negotiating Construction Contracts to Avoid Future Disputes
  2. Indemnity and Insurance: Allocating Risk in Construction Projects
  3. Changes and Delays: Practical Strategies to Deal With the Inevitable and Avoid Disputes
  4. Handling Construction Project Payment Issues
  5. Dealing with Deficient Plans and Specifications
  6. Ethical Considerations

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Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Louisiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 7 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Drafting and Negotiating Construction Contracts to Avoid Future Disputes

    1. Spotting Dangers in AIA and Other Form Contracts
      1. Owner Liabilities
      2. Contractor Liabilities
      3. Subcontractor Liabilities
    2. Ensuring Parties With no Construction Industry Knowledge Understand the Contract
    3. Avoiding Conflicts With Other Key Project Documents
    4. The Top Clauses That Lead to Disputes: Negotiating Them in Your Client's Favor
      1. Scope of Work
      2. Payment Clauses
      3. Termination Clauses
      4. Dispute Resolution Provisions

  2. Indemnity and Insurance: Allocating Risk in Construction Projects

    1. Contractual Indemnification: How Broad is too Broad?
    2. CGL Policy Coverage and Additional Insured Issues
    3. Ensuring Indemnity Provisions Leave no Room for Interpretation: With Examples
    4. Ensuring Indemnity Clauses and Insurance Documents Align
    5. Indemnity and Construction Defect Claims
    6. Using Surety Bonds to Protect Against Risk

  3. Changes and Delays: Practical Strategies to Deal With the Inevitable and Avoid Disputes

    1. Handling Change Order Issues, Including Oral Change Orders
    2. Documenting Changes and Extra Work
    3. Project Delays: Excusable vs. Inexcusable
    4. Dealing With Cost Overruns
    5. Obtaining Damages for Changes and Delays

  4. Handling Construction Project Payment Issues

    1. Contractual Payment Clauses and Their Effects
    2. Private Project Remedies
      1. Mechanic's Liens
      2. Stop Notices
      3. Payment Bonds
    3. Public Project Remedies
      1. Miller Act, "Little Miller" Acts, and Bonds
      2. Stop Notices on Public Projects
      3. Retainage Issues on Public and Private Projects

  5. Dealing with Deficient Plans and Specifications

    1. Rights, Liabilities, and Obligations of the Parties
    2. Ambiguity in Specifications
    3. Errors Discovered Prior to Building
    4. Defects Discovered During Construction
    5. Damages and Compensation

  6. Ethical Considerations

    1. Rules of Professional Conduct for Construction Law Attorneys
    2. Conflicts of Interest
    3. Attorney Fees
    4. Lawyer Liability

Who Should Attend

This program covers construction fundamentals for attorneys. It may also benefit construction executives and paralegals.

Speakers

Andrew L Crabtree
Andrew L.
Crabtree
Law Offices of Andrew L. Crabtree, P.C.
Hugh D Brown
Hugh D.
Brown
Fabyanske, Westra, Hart & Thomson, P.A.
John-Patrick Curran
John-Patrick
Curran
Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.
Speaker bio
Andrew L Crabtree

Andrew L. Crabtree

Law Offices of Andrew L. Crabtree, P.C.
Andrew Crabtree

is the principal of the Law Offices of Andrew L. Crabtree, P.C., where his firm focuses on transactional and litigated real estate, landlord-tenant, construction and general commercial business matters. He has a broad background in residential condominium development and sales in commercial leasing; and represents commercial owners, developers, purchasers and tenants, including a national franchise chain in commercial leasing and landlord and tenant matters. Mr. Crabtree represents businesses and individuals in federal and state trial courts, as well as in arbitrations and before administrative tribunals involving commercial disputes, constitutional claims, partnership and shareholder disputes, breach of contract claims, business torts, unfair competition, employment claims, trade secrets and intellectual property cases. He also represents contractors, owners, developers, design professionals, municipalities and state agencies relating to public and private construction and development projects, mechanics' liens, commercial lease disputes and landlord-tenant matters. Mr. Crabtree is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and Suffolk County Bar Association. He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany and his J.D. degree from Fordham University Law School.

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Hugh D Brown

Hugh D. Brown

Fabyanske, Westra, Hart & Thomson, P.A.
Hugh Brown

is a shareholder at Fabyanske, Westra, Hart & Thomson, P.A. He represents contractors, subcontractors and owners in construction disputes in federal and state court, and in arbitration. Mr. Brown is experienced in bond and mechanics' lien claims and in the drafting and negotiating of construction and design contracts. He also advises participants in the construction industry in regulatory issues. Mr. Brown has been named to the Minnesota Super Lawyers' Rising Star's list every year since 2014,  former chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association's Construction Law Section Council. He is also a contributing editor to the American Bar Association Construction Law Forum's preeminent construction-related journal, the Construction Lawyer. Mr. Brown earned his B.A. degree from Carleton College and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School.

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John-Patrick Curran

John-Patrick Curran

Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.
John-Patrick Curran

is of principal at Sive, Paget & Riesel, PC. His practice focuses on environmental and construction law, representing residential, commercial and industrial real property owners, operators and developers, construction managers, contractors, design professionals and lenders. Mr. Curran guides clients in navigating complex issues relating to real estate acquisition and development, construction, property management, risk management and management of environmental conditions at facilities throughout the United States. As a construction attorney, he employs his skills as a draftsman and negotiator specializing in design, design-build, construction and procurement contracts. Mr. Curran also counsels clients on property acquisition, development and construction related business issues, such as pricing, avoidance and allocation of risk, scheduling, project delivery methods, insurance and bonding. With a strong knowledge and understanding of the entire design and construction process, he provides guidance from the earliest stages of project planning through final completion and occupancy, including the avoidance and/or resolution of related disputes, such as design and construction defects, property damage and neighboring property owner disputes, project delays and cost escalations. Mr. Curran earned his J.D. degree, with honors, from St. John's University School of Law.

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