Construction Law

4.5

Advanced Construction Law

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 6 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 6 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
OnDemand
5 hours 52 minutes
Summer Geyer
James Papadakis
Elizabeth Tipping
Loretta Thompson
Jacob Amir
With Summer Geyer from Buchalter + 4 others
Recorded February 13, 2026.
Product ID 101527

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Overview

Handle Modern Construction Law Complexities and Complications

Current construction law intricacies make the demand for knowledgeable legal practitioners even more pressing. Do you have the knowledge it takes to handle modern construction contract headaches, project delay difficulties, and insurance coverage landmines? These are just some of the issues your clients expect you to handle. This advanced-level construction law program will get you up to speed on the contemporary challenges your clients expect you to tackle. Don't be caught off guard when clients ask you to handle their biggest construction legal problems. Register Today!

  • Craft construction contracts that cover your clients from the most difficult issues facing the construction industry today.
  • From supply chain issues to labor shortage, handle the most challenging project delay issues your clients face.
  • Disentangle thorny pricing issues in light of current market conditions when handling change orders.
  • Tackle troublesome indemnification clauses and determine their validity and legality.
  • Work with insurance rate hikes and more restrictive coverage terms to keep projects on track and under budget.
  • From force majeure risks to price escalations, stay up to date on today's most challenging construction law issues.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Construction Contracts: Issues and Challenges
  2. Construction Delays: Current Difficulties
  3. Change Orders and Extra Work
  4. Advanced Contractual Indemnity
  5. Insurance Coverage Issues in the Construction Industry
  6. Construction Defect Claims: Current Trends and Difficulties
  7. Ethics for Construction Attorneys

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Product ID 101527

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 6 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 6 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. Construction Contracts: Issues and Challenges

    1. Current Issues: Troublesome Provisions, ChatGPT, Etc.
    2. Mitigating Force Majeure Risks
    3. Price Escalation Clauses
    4. Termination Clauses and Causes
    5. Damages: Liquidated, Waivers, and More
    6. Confidentiality Provisions

  2. Construction Delays: Current Difficulties

    1. Delays and the Construction Industry: Current Headaches
    2. Supply Chain Delays and Labor Woes
    3. Spiraling Costs, Damages, and More
    4. Handling Force Majeure Events
    5. Multiple Delays: What to Do

  3. Change Orders and Extra Work

    1. Unanticipated Changes, Market Conditions, and More
    2. Has the Scope of Work Really Changed?
    3. Change Order Language That Contradicts Contracts
    4. Pricing in Light of Current Conditions
    5. Managing Change Orders: Key Strategies

  4. Advanced Contractual Indemnity

    1. Scope and Limitations: Current Perspectives
    2. How the Courts Interpret Indemnity Clauses
    3. Issues of Validity and Legality
    4. Anti-Indemnification Statutes and Workarounds
    5. Indemnity, Insurance, and Surety Bonds

  5. Insurance Coverage Issues in the Construction Industry

    1. Current Insurance Coverage Trends: CGL, Builder's Risk, Etc.
    2. Coping with More Restrictive Coverage Terms
    3. Liability Rate Hikes: What to Do
    4. Construction Defect Coverage and Liability
    5. Cyber Liability Insurance and Occurrences

  6. Construction Defect Claims: Current Trends and Difficulties

  7. Ethics for Construction Attorneys

    1. Client Authority
    2. Contractual Claims for Attorneys' Fees/Expenses
    3. Dealing with Unrepresented Persons
    4. Ethical Concerns as "Attorney for the Project"

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Construction professionals, insurance professionals, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Summer Geyer
Summer
Geyer
Buchalter
James G Papadakis
James G.
Papadakis
Ropers Majeski
Elizabeth S Tipping
Elizabeth S.
Tipping
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Loretta Thompson
Loretta
Thompson
Withers LLP
Jacob E Amir
Jacob E.
Amir
Zarin & Steinmetz LLP
Speaker bio
Summer Geyer

Summer Geyer

Buchalter
Summer Geyer

is an attorney at Buchalter. She specializes in construction and real estate litigation. Ms. Geyer assists a range of clients, including residential and commercial general contractors, subcontractors, and business and property owners. She works closely with various Tennessee construction documents and standards, including AIA contracts, building and property maintenance codes, and lien and payment laws. Ms. Geyer earned her B.S. degree from Arizona State University and her J.D. degree from Belmont University College of Law.

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James G Papadakis

James G. Papadakis

Ropers Majeski
James Papadakis

is Of Counsel in the New York office of Ropers Majeski, where his practice focuses on construction, insurance coverage, and complex commercial disputes arising from large construction and infrastructure projects. He represents insurers, owners, contractors, and design professionals in matters involving construction defects, project delays, professional liability, and risk transfer issues under Commercial General Liability, builder's risk, and related insurance programs, and regularly advises clients on coverage interpretation, indemnity, and the alignment of construction contracts with available insurance. Mr. Papadakis has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Construction Law and Litigation, and earned his B.A. from Binghamton University, his J.D. from New York Law School, and his LL.M. from Fordham University School of Law.

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Elizabeth S Tipping

Elizabeth S. Tipping

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Elizabeth Tipping

is a partner at Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP. She has more than 20 years of experience representing clients in civil, commercial, and criminal matters, with a primary focus on construction law. Ms. Tipping has successfully tried cases in both jury and non-jury settings in state and federal courts and has advocated for clients at every level of the judiciary, including the Supreme Court of the United States. An active member of both the legal and construction communities, she is affiliated with the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel, National Women in Roofing, and the Lawyer' Association for Women. Ms. Tipping also teaches advocacy skills at programs offered by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), and serves as program director for NITA's annual Deposition Skills Program in Nashville. She earned her B.A. degree from Acadia University and her J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University Law School.

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Loretta Thompson

Loretta Thompson

Withers LLP
Loretta Thompson

is a partner at Withers LLP. Her practice includes both commercial and residential real estate matters, including those involving financing and acquiring real estate with digital assets and cryptoassets, and the use of metaverse and NFTs in real estate. Ms. Thompson regularly negotiates and facilitates real estate acquisitions and dispositions and handles tax exchanges for REIT's, public and private corporations, family offices and high net worth individuals. She also has extensive experience negotiating and administrating finance transactions, commercial leasing, property management contracts, construction and design contracts, and development agreements and easements. Ms. Thompson also advises clients on sustainable investing and resilience management for commercial and residential real estate. Her leasing practice focuses on the negotiation and documentation of commercial industrial and office project leases, as well as rental agreements and leases of high-end residential properties. She also has extensive experience working on all aspects of lender-side commercial real estate and construction loans (for private equity, portfolio, institutional, secondary market), including due diligence, drafting loan agreements, and facilitating the pre- and post-closing processes. Ms. Thompson earned her J.D. degree from Southwestern University School of Law.

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Jacob E Amir

Jacob E. Amir

Zarin & Steinmetz LLP
Jacob Amir

is co-chair of the Westchester County Bar Association's Section on Real Estate, Construction and Land Use, a member of the New York State Bar Association's Sections on Real Property Law, and Local and State Government Law, and sits on the Legal Advisory Committee of the Associated General Contractors of New York State. Jacob is also Chair of a lower Westchester, New York Zoning Board of Appeals. He represents property owners, developers, financial institutions and other stakeholders on all real estate, construction projects and business transactions in the Hudson Valley and New York City, and in litigation in the federal and state courts in New York. Jacob earned his J.D. degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was a Jacob Burns medal recipient and editor of the Moot Court Honor Society, and holds a Bachelor of Arts from New York University.

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