| Time (Central) | Session |
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| 8:30 a.m. | Registration & Coffee Service
Get to know the early risers in our group over a cup of coffee. |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions James Weatherholtz, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Charleston, SC
James Noonan, Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP, Bridgeport, CT
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| 9:15 a.m. | A Contract Duel – The Bare-Knuckled Brawl of Contract Negotiation Ever wonder how construction contracts are negotiated and hammered out? Come see top construction lawyers match wits and show you all the ways to work out those details that will most benefit your clients in this live contract
negotiation presentation. This demonstration will include considerations that best protect your client and how they impact your client’s potential insurance coverage. These and other issues will be debated and argued
about in a live format. With audience participation, you'll also learn what not to do and issues to avoid and the benefits of standard form documents. Vic McConnell, Smith Cashion & Orr, Nashville, TN
Zach D. Jones, Martin & Jones, Knoxville, TN
Alisa Schneider, Director and Counsel AIA,
Missoula, MT |
| 10:15 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 a.m. | DRI Insights Quick Hits |
| 10:45 a.m. | Renewable Energy in New Home Build – Benefits, Considerations, Risks and Issues for the Design and Build Team at the HIPAA Is Going On? An Ethical Look and Update on HIPAA Renewable energy is the way forward, and things like solar are becoming more commonplace and standard in new construction, including residential builds. Learn about how solar energies are being incorporated into design and engineering
plans, how they can benefit the owner, and how the builders and general contractors deal with renewable requirements and the regulations that control them and the risk involved. We will also discuss how the insurance carriers
manage the change in risk and what potential coverage issues arise when the renewable part of the project leads to defects and delays. Olivia Amyette, Infinite Energy Advisors, Lawrenceville, GA |
| 11:45 a.m. | Catastrophe Strikes and a Construction Defect Is Discovered – Now What? What happens when your multifamily new construction build is impacted by a natural disaster that reveals a construction defect? This program will take you through the initial considerations and steps necessary for the lawyer and
claims professional to identify the problem, the impact on the overall construction, the potential coverage issues, and how to ensure your client is protected. Jason Pannu, Freeman Mathis, Nashville, TN
Wes Grushon, Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Company, Cincinnati, OH
Everett Hixson, Chartwell,
Chattanooga, TN |
| 12:45 p.m. | DRI Networking Lunch |
| 2:00 p.m. | Should I Do That? (Ethics) Learn about ethical considerations in the use of technology and AI in construction projects. |
| 3:00 p.m. | It’s Not Me It's You – Risk Transfer and Avoidance If you want to keep your carrier and client happy when dealing with a construction defect claim, you must understand the risk and how you transfer it. This session will explain why it’s so important to examine the contract,
bring everyone to the party and how understanding risk transfer can significantly alter the defense of a claim. Working with your client’s carrier can have a big impact on the strength and position in your case. Christine Bernstock, Tishman Construction, New York, NY
Darrell Whiteley, Lewis Brisbois, New York, NY
Julian Ehrlich, AON, New York, NY
Jeremiah Welch, Saxe, Doernberg & Vita, Temecula, CA |
| 4:00 p.m. | I AM AI – You Cannot Escape Me! AI is the way of the future, and that includes litigation and construction claims. This will be an interactive session with audience participation that will show you how using AI can help you manage your construction case, the
best AI tools at your disposal in litigation, and the dangers and pitfalls of this new trend in the litigation space. This will also cover the dangers of how carriers and counsel can risk violating privilege by using AI during
the investigation. Sean Griffin, Longman & Van Grack, Washington, D.C.
Richik Sarkar, Dinsmore, Cleveland, OH |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
| 5:30–7:30 p.m. | Networking Reception Join fellow seminar attendees at our Networking Reception. More details to come.
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| 7:45 p.m. | Dine-Arounds Join colleagues and friends at selected restaurants for dinner (on your own). |