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Construction Insurance and Indemnification Boot Camp

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Credit Status Total
California MCLE Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas 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 Approved 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
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware Certified Paralegal Program Approved 6 Total
Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 6 Total
North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 6 Total
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 6 Total
Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 6 Total
NFPA Approved 0 Total
Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 53 minutes
Roy Viola Jr.
Thomas Ahearne
Marc Sanchez
Howard Huntington
Carolina Saavedra
With Roy Viola Jr. from Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP + 4 others
Recorded May 13, 2026.
Product ID 101924

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Overview

Protect Clients, Prevent Gaps, and Advise With Confidence

Construction projects involve multiple layers of risk, and even small missteps with insurance, indemnity, or bonds can lead to costly disputes and client exposure. This intensive boot camp equips you with the knowledge and practical tools to identify gaps, allocate risk effectively, and protect clients before problems arise. Register today!

  • Explore what CGL and other policies cover, what they don't, and where they can overlap.
  • Analyze the interplay between insurance, indemnity, and bonds.
  • Draft airtight indemnity provisions that shift risk appropriately and reduce client exposure.
  • Align contractual obligations with insurance policies, ensuring risk transfer mechanisms work together.
  • Protect clients from emerging threats: get up to speed with recent case law and dispute trends.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Coverages, Gaps, and Overlaps
  2. Endorsements and Certificates of Insurance (COIs): Common Issues
  3. Triggers (Occurrence vs. Claims-Made) and Other Coverage Mechanics
  4. Indemnification Provisions in Construction Contracts
  5. Construction Contract Negotiation and Drafting Tips
  6. Hot-Button Issues and Litigation Trends
  7. Legal Ethics

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Product ID 101924

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California MCLE Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas 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 Approved 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
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware Certified Paralegal Program Approved 6 Total
Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 6 Total
North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 6 Total
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 6 Total
Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 6 Total
NFPA Approved 0 Total
Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Coverages, Gaps, and Overlaps

    1. First-Party vs. Third-Party Coverage
    2. CGL Insurance (and Your Work/Your Product Exclusions)
    3. Builder's Risk Insurance
    4. Professional Liability
    5. Environmental Liability
    6. Workers' Compensation
    7. Completed Operations Coverage
    8. Umbrella/Excess Policies

  2. Endorsements and Certificates of Insurance (COIs): Common Issues

    1. COIs: Common Misconceptions
    2. Additional Insured Endorsements
    3. Waiver of Subrogation Endorsements
    4. Other Endorsements Every Construction Lawyer Must Know

  3. Triggers (Occurrence vs. Claims-Made) and Other Coverage Mechanics

    1. Occurrence vs. Claims-Made Triggers
    2. Deductibles: Per Occurrence, Per Claim, Aggregate
    3. Horizontal vs. Vertical Exhaustion
    4. Latent Defects: Duration of Coverage vs. Statute of Limitations

  4. Indemnification Provisions in Construction Contracts

    1. Types of Indemnity
    2. Triggers and Scope
    3. Defense vs. Indemnity Obligations
    4. Interplay With Insurance
    5. Bonds - and How They Interact With Indemnity Clauses
    6. Limits, Restrictions, and Enforceability Issues
    7. Indemnity Language: AIA vs. Other Form Documents

  5. Construction Contract Negotiation and Drafting Tips

    1. Drafting and Negotiating Indemnity Provisions
    2. Avoiding Uninsurable and Unenforceable Indemnity Promises
    3. Additional Insured Requirements and Endorsements
    4. Waivers: Subrogation, Consequential Damages, and Other Risk Transfers
    5. Ensuring Alignment Between Contract Language and Policy Provisions

  6. Hot-Button Issues and Litigation Trends

    1. Recent Cases to Know
    2. Construction Defect Coverage Litigation
    3. Latent Defects, Long-Tail Liability, and Delay Claims
    4. Exclusion Disputes
    5. Cyber/Data Exposure

  7. Legal Ethics

    1. Competence
    2. Communication With Clients
    3. Conflicts of Interest - Advising Multiple Parties in a Project
    4. Confidentiality

Who Should Attend

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

Speakers

Roy Viola Jr.
Roy
Viola Jr.
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Thomas F Ahearne
Thomas F.
Ahearne
Foster Garvey PC
Marc A Sanchez
Marc A.
Sanchez
Frantz Ward LLP
Howard L Huntington
Howard L.
Huntington
Franco Moroney Buenik LLC
Carolina Saavedra
Carolina
Saavedra
Shutts & Bowen LLP
Speaker bio
Roy Viola Jr.

Roy Viola Jr.

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
Roy Viola Jr.

is a partner at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP. As a first-chair trial lawyer for more than 25 years, he has tried 35 jury trials across the country. Mr. Viola handles all aspects of litigation in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including toxic tort, asbestos, talcum powder, contaminated food, environmental, and construction defect cases. He has also been involved in the opioid litigation, representing wholesale pharmaceutical distributors in both state and federal courts. Mr. Viola also litigates commercial, D&O, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) cases. He actively participates in all areas of discovery, including depositions, motions, and strategy development. Mr. Viola frequently is local counsel in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for various firm clients, regularly appearing in court for motions, hearings, and trials. He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from East Stroudsburg University and his J.D. degree from Rutgers University School of Law.

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Thomas F Ahearne

Thomas F. Ahearne

Foster Garvey PC
Thomas Ahearne

is a principal at the Seattle law firm of Foster Garvey PC. He also is a founding member of the insurance coverage practice group, which represents the policyholder/claimant side in coverage disputes and resulting litigation against insurance companies in federal and state courts. A significant portion of Mr. Ahearne's insurance coverage practice revolves around duty to defend, indemnification, investigation, and good faith issues relating to construction disputes, condominium litigation, directors' and officers' claims, and municipal liability suits, as well as property damage losses and related business interruption/lost profits claims. He has lectured extensively on insurance coverage issues for various trade groups, associations, and other legal and insurance industry professionals. Mr. Ahearne is a member of the King County (Litigation Section), Washington State (Litigation Section), Federal (Litigation Section) and American (Tort and Insurance Section and Insurance Litigation Committee) bar associations, as well as the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL). He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. degree, with honors, from the University of Chicago.

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Marc A Sanchez

Marc A. Sanchez

Frantz Ward LLP
Marc Sanchez

is a partner with Frantz Ward LLP. He focuses his practice on insurance coverage disputes, commercial litigation and all aspects of construction law. Mr. Sanchez has tried cases and argued appeals throughout the State of Ohio in both state and federal courts. In addition, he has participated in many arbitrations both as an advocate and arbitrator. He is a frequent lecturer and has written numerous publications on insurance and construction issues. Mr. Sanchez earned his A.B. degree from Duke University and his J.D. degree from Stanford University. 

 

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Howard L Huntington

Howard L. Huntington

Franco Moroney Buenik LLC
Howard Huntington

is a partner at Franco Moroney Buenik LLC. He focuses his practice on commercial litigation. He also has extensive experience in the areas of construction, product liability, professional liability, transportation litigation, toxic torts and civil rights litigation. Mr. Huntington has successfully represented large and mid-market corporations, family-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and municipalities in a wide variety of civil litigation in both Illinois and Indiana. In regard to commercial litigation matters, he has litigated breach of contract matters and disputes under the Uniform Commercial Code representing corporate buyers and sellers. Mr. Huntington represents businesses in litigation involving claims of failure to pay for goods and services, failure to deliver conforming goods and services, and unfair business practices. He has represented contractors and distributors in construction defect litigation. He also has defended retailers and wholesalers in federal actions alleging false advertising, product disparagement, and other business torts. Mr. Huntington has defended numerous construction contractors, subcontractors, motor freight companies, hotels, casinos, and retailers in catastrophic injury and wrongful death suits. He appeared before the Indiana Supreme Court for a products matter on behalf of a manufacturer of helicopters. In the employment area, Mr. Huntington has defended municipalities and public entities in Title VII discrimination cases, Section 1983 public employee cases, and employment contract disputes. He argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and prevailed in an equal protection matter. Mr. Huntington earned his B.A. degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology. 

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Carolina Saavedra

Carolina Saavedra

Shutts & Bowen LLP
Carolina Saavedra

is an attorney at Shutts & Bowen LLP where she is a member of the Construction Litigation Practice Group. She focuses her practice on complex commercial and construction litigation matters in both state and federal courts, as well as in alternative dispute resolution settings. Ms. Saavedra represents general contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, suppliers and other parties in matters involving construction and design defects, contract disputes, liens, delays and unforeseen conditions on public and private projects. Her experience includes counseling a variety of complex commercial claims, surety litigation, shareholder disputes, employer discrimination claims as well as handling licensing disputes. Ms. Saavedra's experience is shaped by her years practicing in boutique complex commercial litigation firms as well as national firms. She earned her B.A. degree from University of Central Florida and her J.D. degree from Stetson University College of Law.

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