This course is designed to assist in the preparation for The Florida Bar's Construction Certification Examination. It will include practice pointers on taking the exam from people who have previously served on the Construction Certification Committee. It is also an excellent survey and refresher in advanced construction law topics. Those who have applied to take the certification exam may find this course a useful tool in preparing for the exam. It is developed and conducted without any involvement or endorsement by the BLSE and/or Certification committees. Those who have developed the program, however, have significant experience in their field and have tried to include topics the exam may cover. Candidates for certification who take this course should not assume that the course material will cover all topics on the examination.

Friday - April 9, 2010

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Overview of Certification
Kim Ashby, Orlando – Program Chair

8:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m
Construction Contracts/Understanding A1A Provisions
Jim Miller, Orlando

9:40 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
Break

9:50 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
Contract Awards & Protests
Mia McKown, Tallahassee

10:40 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
Lien Law – Part 1
Lee Weintraub, Fort Lauderdale

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
Melina Gentile, Ft. Lauderdale

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Design Professional Contracts and Liability
Bruce Alexander, West Palm Beach

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Bonding (Private/Public – State and Federal)
John Dannecker, Orlando

3:30 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.
Break

3:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Licensing
Kim Ashby, Orlando.

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Chapter 558 – Construction Defects
Fred Dudley, Tallahassee


Saturday - April 10, 2010

7:55 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Kim Ashby, Orlando – Program Chair

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Lien Law – Part 2
Lee Weintraub, Fort Lauderdale

9:00 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.
Bankruptcy Issues
Denise Dell-Powell, Orlando

9:40 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
Break

9:50 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Insurance (Liability; E&O, BR)
Wm. Cary Wright, Tampa

10:50 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Arbitration and Mediation
Mike Wilson, Orlando

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Construction Lending
Ralf Rodriguez, Ft. Lauderdale

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch (On Your Own)

1:30 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
Damage Theories of Recovery – Delay Damages
Steve Rakusin, Ft. Lauderdale

2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Case Law Update
Tom Yaegers, Orlando

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Prompt Pay
Kim Ashby, Orlando