Wednesday, April 2, 2008
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

How to Avoid Getting Sued: Reducing Prospects of Liability Claims

This workshop will provide important information for architects and other design professionals about practices that tend to reduce the possibility of being sued for professional malpractice and that tend to improve professional practice management. Additional topics covered will be: the new/revised AIA Documents; public entities’ right to withhold fees; code section § 3320-Contracts for public works of improvement; progress and final retention payments to prime design professionals; dispute; penalty; nature and application.

Location:

Cavignac & Associates
450 B Street, Suite 1800
Downtown San Diego (Enter from A Street)

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Presenter: Michael M. Edwards, Byron & Edwards, APC, is an "AV" rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell with over 36 years practice experience. He is an arbitrator for the Superior Court of the County of San Diego and serves on the panel of arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association. Additionally, he has served as Judge Pro Tem for the San Diego Superior Court (1986-present) and for the San Diego Municipal Court as well as a member of the San Diego County Planning Commission for over 11 years. His areas of concentration are contract law, contract negotiations, construction litigation, professional liability (specializing in defense of architects and engineers) real estate, land use and employment law. He is the author of "Liability for Innovative but Unproven Designs," Cushman/Hedemann, Architect and Engineer Liability: Claims Against Design Professionals (Second Ed. 1995) and a frequent speaker to professional associations.