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The Annual Review: A 2008 Design Firm Check-up on Legal, Risk Management,
and Insurance Issues of Interest 

Mark your calendars for our upcoming half-day seminar on Thursday, November 6th, The Annual Review: A 2008 Design Firm Check-up on Legal, Risk Management, and Insurance Issues of Interest.  Watch your mail and e-mail for more news on this very popular event or check back here soon for registration details. To pre-register, please call (630) 694-1372
or e-mail ae@euclidinsurance.com.

Interested in risk management? Have new principals or staff that would benefit from a professional liability risk management refresher? Need continuing education hours? Then come join us in our office on the 3rd Thursday of the month for an entertaining and informative 90 minute risk management presentation! Seating in our conference room is limited so sign up early! 1.5 LU. Bring your interest, your questions and your appetite — refreshments will be served. Registration is required. Please call (630) 694-1372.

When: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. We will begin promptly at 3:00 p.m. so arrive early for registration.

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Thursday, August 15th, 2008
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGAL LIABILITY OF DESIGN PROFESSIONAL

Can you define your standard of care? The elements of tort negligence? Do you know to whom or for whom you are liable? Join us for this important overview of the legal system and illustrations of design firm claims and potential claims as we explore the legal liability of design professionals.

Lessons learned often come only after an unpleasant claim experience. Let us help you skip the professional liability claim and fast forward directly to the lesson learned. Join us for Part II of our Defensive Writing series, Defensive Writing: Double Exposure, an illustration of six recent claims and the impact of documentation that was beneficial, detrimental or non-existent.

Thursday, October 17th, 2008
A Risk Management Play in 3 Acts

Join us for this legal, insurance and risk management presentation on issues concerning:
1) project communications, 2) electronic transfer of information and 3) certifications.

Thursday, November 20th, 2008
To be Determined

Due to the popularity of these events, we will not be accepting advance registration
more then 45 days prior to the actual date of the event.

July 23, 2008
Insurance & Legal Issues of Collaborative Practice:
Making the Transition to Integrated Project Delivery
Hosted by CNA/Schinnerer

This was a popular seat-time viewing of a live webinar presented by CNA/Schinnerer, Insurance & Legal Issues of Collaborative Practice: Making the Transition to Integrated Project Delivery. The viewing was followed by Q&A with Eric Singer, Esq, Senior Counsel with the law firm of Ice Miller LLP and Melissa Roberts, Vice President, Euclid Insurance Agencies.

Wednesday, July 30, 5:30 pm- 7:00 pm
Risky Business III: Practice Risks with BIM
AIA Chicago

Speakers included Melissa Roberts, AAI, Euclid Insurance Agencies; attorney Laurie Randolph, Hinshaw & Culbertson; and Mark Schmieding, AIA, DeStefano + Partners, discussing the impact of BIM software on architectural practice.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Learning to Recognize Risk: A Case Study
Hosted by the Association of Licensed Architects

This hands-on and entertaining workshop explored a defective construction claim case study drawn from the presenters’ real life experiences in handling litigation on behalf of design professionals. This mock claim involved design professionals, contractors and others and had a particular focus on legal defense strategies. Questions and input from the audience guided the forum for the exchange of ideas on ethical, litigation, risk management and insurance issues. Presented by John P. O'Malley, Esq. and Jeffrey T. Kubes, Esq, partners in the law firm of Crisham & Kubes, Ltd. and Melissa Roberts, Vice President of Euclid Insurance Agencies.

Joseph H. Jones, Esq., AIA and Melissa Roberts, a vice president at Euclid Insurance Agencies, presentation covered contract clauses that are frequently problematic for design professionals and also included negotiation techniques.  Topics included code compliance, compensation, construction phase services, document control, opinions of cost and time constraints, among other contract provisions.

Joe Jones is a risk management attorney and director of Schinnerer's risk management services.  He provides risk management advice to CNA/Schinnerer insureds, serves as editor of Schinnerer's Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys, and is a resource on evolving areas of professional liability exposures for design professionals.  As a registered architect, Joe practiced architecture for over ten years, working on projects throughout the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, North Africa, and the Caribbean.

Thursday, March 18th, 2008
AIA 2007 Contract Documents and Legal Risk Management Insurance Update

We viewed CNA's previously aired 2007 AIA Contract Documents Webinar followed by a one-hour Q&A and 2007 legal, insurance and risk management update with Laurie Randolph, a partner with the law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson, and representatives from our office.
 
This was an excellent opportunity to learn about the changes in the AIA's 2007 Contract Documents from experts who have been involved in the AIA drafting process, who have worked closely with the AIA's Documents Committee, and who have seen the development of these documents over the last 30+ years.   This was followed by an update on legal, risk management and insurance topics of interest from 2007 -- including new legislation concerning payment of fees.