This two day advanced course will cover the following topics: Interpreting Construction Documents: How to find that hidden nugget to support your client’s position from typical construction documents, Construction Loan and Bond Underwriting Issues, Integration of, and conflicts between, insurance policies, bonds and contract clauses provided by contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals, Ethics and open microphone issue on The State of Prevailing Party Attorney Fee Awards in Florida After Trytek, Complex Damage Calculations: Computing delay damages, lost profits, and indemnity damages and getting around waivers of consequential damages and limitation of liability clauses, Advanced Lien Law , Court Ordered Non-Binding Arbitration, Bid Protests, State of the Economy in Construction, Advanced Litigation Skills Training: Selecting, Preparing, Attacking, & Defending, Expert Witnesses, Federal and State Public Construction Contracting and False Claims Act, Forum Selection for Design/Build Claims, Designing and Building to LEED Standards, Legislative & Case Law Update

Day 1 (Optional) • Thursday, April 8, 2010

12:30 p.m.
Golf Tournament Check-In
International Course
Shotgun Start at 1:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception

Day 2 • Friday, April 9, 2010

7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Check In and Late Registration

7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Lee Weintraub, Ft. Lauderdale – Program Chair

8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Workshop A: Interpreting Construction Documents: How to Find that Hidden Nugget to Support your Client’s Position from Typical Construction Documents
George Meyer, Tampa
Charlie Cacciabeve, Orlando

Workshop B: Construction Loan and Bond Underwriting Issues
Rob Stern, Tampa
Bill Parker, Miami

9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Networking Break

10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
*Integration of, and Conflicts Between, Insurance Policies, Bonds and Contract Clauses Provided by Contractors, Subcontractors, and Design Professionals
Wm. Cary Wright, Tampa
Gary Smith, Tallahassee

11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch Presentation
*Ethics and open microphone issue on the State of Prevailing Party Attorney Fee Awards in Florida after Trytek
Mindy Gentile, Ft. Lauderdale
Lee Weintraub, Ft. Lauderdale

Presentation of Construction Law Lifetime Achievement Award

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Workshop A: Complex Damage Calculations: Computing Delay Damages, Lost Profits, and Indemnity Damages and Getting Around Waivers of Consequential Damages and Limitation of Liability Clauses
Tom Shahady, Ft. Lauderdale

Workshop B: Advanced Lien Law
Larry Leiby, Ft. Lauderdale
Bruce Alexander, West Palm Beach

2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Networking Break

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Workshop A: Court Ordered Non-Binding Arbitration
Robert Ferencik, Ft. Lauderdale

Workshop B: Bid Protests
Deborah Mastin, Miami

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Reception

Day 3 • Saturday, April 10, 2010

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
*Breakfast: State of the Economy in Construction
Ken Simonson – Chief Economist for Associated General Contractors of America, Washington, D.C.

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Workshop A: Advanced Litigation Skills Training: Selecting, Preparing, Attacking, & Defending Expert Witnesses
Arnold Tritt, Jacksonville
Tom Icard, Sarasota
Leslie O’Neal Coble, Lake Mary
Michael Nuechterlein, Tampa

*Workshop B: Federal and State Public Construction Contracting and False Claims Act
Michael Sasso, Winter Park
Ed Kinberg, Melbourne

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Networking Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Workshop A: Forum Selection for Design/Build Contracts
Richard Daniels, Miami

Workshop B: Designing and Building to LEED Standards
Dr. Charles J. Kibert, Director, University of Florida Powell Center for Construction & Environment, Gainesville

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
*Legislative & Case Law Update
Fred Dudley, Tallahassee

5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Off Property Evening Event: Sunset Gator “Hunt” by Airboat (registration required) - Spouse & Families encouraged

The afternoon starts by heading with your “Certified” Eco-Guides to the turn of the century fish camp, located on the banks of the “CENTRAL FLORIDA EVERGLADES.” Here, you enjoy refreshments and gator-tail samplings while being entertained with a live life wildlife show by The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission. Following the show, the group will enjoy an exclusive Florida “Cracker-Style” buffet dinner and just before sunset, the group will board airboats for the Gator “Hunt.” This safe and educational dinner adventure takes you into the seldom-visited heart of natural Florida.

*Select presentations will be available on the audio CD and awarded 8.5 credit hours.

To register, please print and complete the registration form then send with payment by mail or fax. Call The Florida Bar Order Entry Department at (800) 342-8060 ext. 5831 with any questions.

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