Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) will present a three-part webinar series. The first part, on July 21st, will cover Change Orders and Claims. Then next month, on August 18th, the second part will discuss Scheduling. The series will conclude on September 14th with Project Close-Out/Backcharges. Speakers include Melanie Ford of the Construction Owners Association of America, Phil Beck of Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP, and David Little of the Gallegos Corporation.

July 21st, August 18th, & September 14th, 2021
Virtual Events

The three-day conference will begin with Green Building Tours, Education Sessions, and an Opening Party. The second day of the event will feature a State of the Industry Address, Keynotes, Roundtables, Education Sessions, the Katerva Awards Presentation, and a Bar Crawl. The final day of the conference includes more Keynotes, Roundtables, and Education Sessions and will also feature a Women in Green Luncheon, Speed Networking, and will conclude with the Leadership Awards Celebration. The Expo Hall will be open for perusing on days two and three.

September 21st-23rd, 2021
In-Person & Virtual Event
San Diego Convention Center
111 W Harbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92101

This American Bar Association (ABA) webinar will cover “recent trends and changes in construction law that impact the risk shifting strategies for design professionals on construction and design projects.” Three of the faculty include co-authors of ABA’s recently published book “Design Professional’s Guide to Construction Law.” Topics of this 90-minute webinar include “the design professional’s legal responsibilities in the construction and completion phases of a project; risk-shifting on design build projects; and the design professional’s risk in the areas of indemnification and professional liability insurance, as explored in the new Design Professional Guide.”

July 20th, 2021
Virtual Event

This American Bar Association seminar will cover “what it takes to be an arbitrator or mediator with the American Arbitration Association’s Construction Panel, give tips for building the type of experience that the AAA looks for and offer insight and advice for building a successful ADR practice.” The AAA panel will also discuss their “concerted effort to attract and mentor diverse arbitrators and mediators” as well as “the training and continuing education offered by the AAA to its panelists” and “its mentoring program.”

June 30th
Virtual Event

This one-day seminar presented by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is relevant “for ABC members, including merit shop labor attorneys and construction contractors, and ABC chapter presidents, government affairs directors and attorneys.” Attendees will learn about “the latest developments in labor and employment law and their impact on merit shop contractors.”

June 24th, 2021
Virtual Event

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 27th annual West Coast Casualty Seminar has been moved to October 6th-8th of this year. In addition, the location has been changed to the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. As always, the seminar will cover “the prosecution, defense, insurance coverage, science and technology regarding this specialized subject of claims and litigation.” Attendees come “from the legal, insurance, builder, contractor, subcontractor and numerous other communities averaging in number approximately 1400 per year.” Keep checking the West Coast Casualty Service, Inc.website for updates.

October 6th-8th, 2021
Aria Resort & Casino
3730 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89158

This AGC webinar presented by Construction Risk Partners will discuss three areas of incidents and accidents including the Pre-incident, Incident, and Post-incident. The Pre-incident area will cover how to plan “for an incident from the smallest to the catastrophic.” The faculty will also explain “how to handle the first 24 hours of an incident or injury.” They will conclude with “how to control post incidents or injuries” including “how to work with the Insurance carriers or TPAS to properly report the incident, control cost, exposure, and bad PR.”

May 18th, 2021
Virtual Event

This two-day seminar will cover Montana construction law topics such as “procurement policies and trends under the Biden administration, construction contracting, IP issues, labor and employment, environmental issues, alternative dispute resolution procedures, and many others.” It’s relevant for architects, attorneys, contractors, and engineers.

June 24th-25th, 2021
Location TBD
Bozeman, MT

The 7th annual California Construction Law seminar will be a live webcast this year from Los Angeles, California. The event will “provide practical advice for real situations facing the industry today” and “will cover the latest developments and issues that you need to understand to complete a successful project.” The seminar is relevant for “contractors, subcontractors, owners (public and private), attorneys, construction managers, bond program managers, surety representatives, architects, and engineers.”

April 29th, 2021
Virtual Event

This live-streamed seminar will “provide insights into updated and aggressive discovery techniques that insurance defense attorneys can employ, including investigations into the use of litigation funding and Med Pay, how to handle settlement negotiations, and drafting best practices for discovery requests and notices to admit.” The program is relevant for insurance defense attorneys. Topics to be covered include a review of new state discovery rules, investigating whether a plaintiff has taken litigation funding, and discussing the effects of litigation loans and Med Pay on settlement negotiations, and more. The seminar faculty will be Diana Gerstberger of Arch Insurance Group, Inc. and attorney Ellen H. Greiper of Lewis Brisbois.

April 5th, 2021
Virtual Event

This year's virtual Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee's annual seminar will begin the first week of March. The conference will be conducted over a course of three weeks, with sessions running for a couple of hours on Thursdays and Fridays. The sessions will be offered on March 3-5, 11-12, and 18-19, 2021.

The annual conference is a must for insurance coverage practitioners and, while we will miss traveling to the desert in Tucson, this year can be enjoyed from your home or office. Policyholder lawyers, carrier lawyers, judges and industry experts will offer a variety of seminars ranging from such topics as coverage for COVID-19 business interruption claims to diversity and inclusion in the insurance industry. I will co-present on a panel addressing the future of Directors and Officers coverage. As list of programs offered is here.

Reprinted courtesy of Tred R. Eyerly, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert
Mr. Eyerly may be contacted at te@hawaiilawyer.com

March 3rd-5th, 11th-12th, and 18th-19th, 2021
Virtual Event