How to stay out of Trouble

SEAoAL and the Prewitt Group are here to keep you out of trouble. Join us Tuesday, Nov. 17th for 2PDHs. Apologies for this short notice, but Kent Holland has a very full dance card!

J. Kent Holland, J.D. is a construction lawyer located in Tysons Corner, Virginia, (formerly with Wickwire Gavin, P.C.) He represents design professionals, contractors and project owners. He is also founder and president of a risk management consulting firm, ConstructionRisk, LLC, providing risk management consulting services to design professionals, design-builders and insurance carriers on construction projects. This includes assistance with contract drafting, review and negotiation; change order and claims analysis (preparation or defense); and risk management counseling.  ConstructionRisk, LLC reviews, redlines and provides advice on well over 1,000 design professional contracts per year.

12:00 - 12:50 COVID-19: Addressing Impacts of Schedule Delays and Project Suspensions, Plus Lessons Learned from 2019 Court Decisions

This webinar by Kent Holland, J.D., will address risk management issues arising out of delays and impacts from COVID-19 to construction projects, and will also review lessons learned from decisions rendered by courts in 2019, including cases on: site safety, third party beneficiaries, indemnification, processing, subcontractor claims, insurance disputes, dispute resolution,  ownership and copyright of documents, standard of care and warranties and fiduciary duty.

1:00 - 2:00  Design Professional Contracts:  Allocating the Risks

This webinar by Kent Holland, J.D., will address managing the risk allocation in design professional contracts, and will provide example clauses and discussion of how to revise and negotiate terms and conditions of the contract to increase insurability.  Examples of the clauses addressed include: standard of care; indemnification, limitation of liability; waiver of consequential damages; cost overruns/cost estimates; compliance with law; site visits and observations; certifications; payment provisions; incorporation by reference; dispute resolution and prevailing party attorneys fees.