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Construction Law: Ultimate Bootcamp

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Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
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Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
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Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
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Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
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Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Kimberly Thresher
Raychel Camilleri
James McMahon
Robert Keller
With Kimberly D. Thresher from Clark Hill PLC + 3 others

Wed, Nov 04, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

Product ID 102615

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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. Dealing with Deficient Plans and Specifications
  4. Handling Construction Project Payment Issues
  5. Changes and Delays: Practical Strategies to Deal With the Inevitable and Avoid Disputes
  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 Pending 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 Pending 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 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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  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. 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

  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. 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

  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

Kimberly D Thresher
Kimberly D.
Thresher
Clark Hill PLC
Raychel A Camilleri
Raychel A.
Camilleri
Coffey Modica LLP
James M McMahon
James M.
McMahon
RCC Family of Companies
Robert L Keller
Robert L.
Keller
Chaffe McCall, L.L.P.
Speaker bio
Kimberly D Thresher

Kimberly D. Thresher

Clark Hill PLC
Kimberly Thresher

is a member of Clark Hill PLC and focuses on construction, commercial, and franchise litigation and transactional matters in her practice. Over her more than two decades of experience, she has handled a wide range of legal issues, with specific focus on corporate and construction law over the last 17 years. Ms. Thresher is known for her aggressive representation of clients and her commitment to being a fierce advocate, whether in court or while drafting and negotiating contracts and agreements. She has played a key role in helping form numerous companies while providing strategic guidance to help ensure their success. Throughout her career, Ms. Thresher has worked for large firms, had her own practice and worked with her family at Thresher & Thresher, P.A., where she handled construction law matters. She expanded the firm's scope by building a corporate practice, representing clients for almost 11 years there. Over the course of her career, the breadth of Ms. Thresher's experience ranged from handling medical malpractice and insurance defense matters, serving as general counsel to a Tampa start-up company to construction law and commercial litigation. Given her extensive construction law experience, she became board-certified in construction law in 2024. Ms. Thresher earned her B.A. degree from Florida Southern College and her J.D. degree from Stetson University College of Law.

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Raychel A Camilleri

Raychel A. Camilleri

Coffey Modica LLP
Raychel Camilleri

is an attorney with Coffey Modica LLP. She is an accomplished trial lawyer sought for her experience and success in defending complex, high-exposure litigation. Ms. Camilleri manages client exposure and contains costs either by alternative dispute resolution or trial by jury when necessary. She focuses her practice on construction defect litigation, products liability, labor law, and commercial matters. Ms. Camilleri also represents clients in appellate proceedings before the New York State Appellate Division, First and Second departments. She regularly advises clients pre-litigation through accident reconstructions and investigations. Ms. Camilleri earned her B.A. degree from Bucknell University and her J.D. degree from Western New England University School of Law.

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James M McMahon

James M. McMahon

RCC Family of Companies
James McMahon

is an attorney with the RCC Family of Companies. His practice focuses on construction law and litigation. Mr. McMahon is a member of the New Jersey State, New York State, and Massachusetts bar associations; the New Jersey State Bar Association's Construction Law Section; and the Federal District courts of New Jersey, New York, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. He is also an active member of the New Jersey Association of General Contractors and the New Jersey Utility and Transportation Contractors Association, serving on the Association's Legislative Affairs Committee. Mr. McMahon earned his B.A. and B.S. degrees from Boston College; and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School.

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Robert L Keller

Robert L. Keller

Chaffe McCall, L.L.P.
Robert Keller

is of counsel at Chaffe McCall, L.L.P. He is a seasoned litigator who delivers strategic, results-driven counsel to clients navigating complex litigation and insurance disputes. As of counsel in Chaffe McCall's litigation and insurance sections, he brings depth to a range of civil and commercial matters with his extensive experience supporting clients on sophisticated issues involving construction, professional liability, insurance coverage, products and premises liability, trucking and transportation litigation, and commercial and business litigation. He has experience managing all aspects of litigation from inception through resolution, including jury trials and arbitrations, with a particular emphasis on developing efficient defense strategies that minimize client exposure. He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Villanova University, where he majored in philosophy and English. He received his J.D. degree from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. He is admitted to practice in Louisiana, all United States District courts in Louisiana, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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