CONSTRUCTION SEMINARS
MASTER INDEX
BY TOPIC
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TOPIC
Title (alphabetical order): Seminar Number: Year
*TABLE OF TOPICS*
Administration
Advocacy
Agreements
AIA/AGC
Alternate Dispute Resolution
Americans With Disabilities Act
Arbitration
Architect
Assignment
Attorney (See also Lawyer)
Bankruptcy
Bids
Board of Contract Appeals
Bonds
Boring Logs
Builder
Building
Cases
Causes of Action
Claims
Clauses
Collection
Commercial
Computer/Internet/Technology
Condominium
Conflict
Contractor
Critical Path
Damages
Default
Defenses
Delay
Depositions
Design/Build
Differing Site Conditions
Discipline/Disciplinary
Discovery
Dispute Review Boards
Disputes
Drawings/Specifications
Economic Loss
EIFS
Employment
Engineer
Environment(al)
Ethics/Professional Conduct
Evidence
Exhibits
Expert Witness
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Federal
Forms
Forum
General Contractor
Geotechnical Baseline Reports
Government Contract
Highway
Indoor Air Pollution
Insolvency
Insurance
Joint Defense Agreements
Joint Venture Agreements
Labor
Lawyer (See also Attorney)
Lender
Liability
Licensing
Liquidated/Liquidating
Litigation
Local Government
Management
Marketing
Mechanic’s Liens
Mediation
Miller Act
Miscellaneous
Negotiation
Notice
Occupational Safety and Health
Owner
Pass-Through
Payment
Procurement
Products
Project
Protests
Public
Recent Developments/Updates
Remedies
Residential
Risk
Schedule/Scheduling
Settlement
Subcontract
Subcontractor
Supplier
Surety/Suretyship
Teaming Agreements
Termination
Third Parties
VDOT (Virginia Department of Transportation)
Virginia
Virginia Public Procurement Act
Virginia State Bar
Warranty
*INDEX*
ADMINISTRATION
Contract Administration From the Owner’s Perspective: 7: 1986
The Architect’s Contract Administration Duties Under Virginia Law: 20: 1999
ADVOCACY
A Judge’s View on Effective Advocacy in Construction Cases: 17: 1996
Effective Advocacy in Construction Alternative Dispute Resolution: 18: 1997
Pitbulls Need Not Apply: Effective Advocacy In ADR: 18: 1997
How to Try a $100,000 Case for Less Than $100,000: 25: 2004
Jury Selection in Construction Cases: Using Pretrial Research and In-Court Techniques to be More Effective: 25: 2004
Advocacy in Mediation: 26: 2005
AGREEMENTS
Bay Point Condominium Association v. RML Corporation: A Primer on the Use of Assignment/Liquidating Agreements in the Settlement of Construction Disputes: 24: 2003
Drawing Strength From Alliances: Joint Defense Agreements As a Tool of Effective Litigating: 22: 2001
Pass-Through Claims and Liquidating Agreements Partnering: Potential Pitfalls: 19: 1998
Teaming Agreements and Joint Venture Agreements: Drafting Issues in Light of Virginia Decisions: 24: 2003
AIA/AGC
Big, New and Unsinkable? Changes in the AIA and AGC Documents, A Contractor’s Viewpoint: 19: 1998
Contract Forms Other Than the Common AIA or AGC Versions: 20: 1999
Representing the Owner, AIA Document B141-1997, AIA Document A201-1997: 19: 1998
Subcontractor Comments on AGC Subcontract Forms: 19: 1998
The Ten Most Significant New Provisions of 1997 A-201: 19:1998
1997 Revisions to the AIA Document A401 Subcontract: 19: 1998
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Negotiation, Mini-Trials and Mediation: 6: 1985
Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques–What’s Happening in the Real World: 11: 1990
Effective Advocacy in Construction Alternative Dispute Resolution: 18: 1997
Mediation Fundamentals For Construction Attorneys: 21: 2000
Pitbulls Need Not Apply: Effective Advocacy In ADR: 18: 1997
Strategies of Alternative Dispute Resolution: 14: 1993
The Role of the Lawyer in Alternative Dispute Resolution: 14: 1993
Creative Alternatives to Traditional AAA Construction Arbitration: 27: 2006
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Americans With Disabilities Act Title I: Employment: 13: 1992
Americans With Disabilities Act Title III: Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities: 13: 1992
ARBITRATION
Arbitration and Award–Special Problems: 1: 1980
Introduction of Arbitration to the Virginia Lawyer: 1: 1980
Labor Arbitration: 1: 1980
The Arbitration of a Construction or Commercial Dispute: 1: 1980
Winning Strategies in Negotiating, Arbitrating and Litigating Construction Disputes: 11: 1990
ARCHITECT
Architect/Engineer’s Perspective: 12: 1991
Defending A/E Claims in Litigation: 19: 1998
The Architect’s Contract Administration Duties Under Virginia Law: 20: 1999
The Owner’s Contract With the Architect/Engineer: 7: 1986
When the Contractor is Defaulting or Becoming Insolvent: What to Do From the Architect/Engineer’s Perspective: 12: 1991
ASSIGNMENT
Bay Point Condominium Association v. RML Corporation: A Primer on the Use of Assignment/Liquidating Agreements in the Settlement of Construction Disputes: 24: 2003
ATTORNEY (SEE ALSO LAWYER)
Mediation Fundamentals For Construction Attorneys: 21: 2000
Mediation Fundamentals For Construction Attorneys: 21: 2000
BANKRUPTCY
Bankruptcy Issues: 23: 2002
The Troubled Project When the Contractor is Defaulting, Becoming Insolvent or Files for Bankruptcy–The Contractor’s Perspective!: 12: 1991
What Every Construction Player or His Lawyer Should Know About Bankruptcy: 12: 1991
BIDS
Bid Protests in Virginia–An Overview: 17: 1996
Federal Government Contract Bid Protests: 17: 1996
Holding Subs and Generals to Their Bids: 19: 1998
Protests Involving Competitive Sealed Bid Procurements: 17: 1996
BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS
Maximizing Success Before the Boards of Contract Appeals; Resolving Mid-Project Disputes; Lifetime Lessons in Dealing with Federal Contracts: 15: 1994
BONDS
Collecting on Surety Bonds: 8: 1987
Payment Bonds, or Sub vs. Prime and The Bonding Company: 9: 1988
Recent Developments in Mechanics’ Liens and Bonds: 6: 1985
Sureties and Bonds: 17: 1996
Surety Bonds and Alternatives: 7: 1986
What, No Payment Bond? Is The Miller Act Protection Illusory: 23: 2002
A Practical Guide to Bonding Off a Mechanic’s Lien: 25: 2004
Payment and Performance Bond Claims on Public Projects in Virginia: 25: 2004
BORING LOGS
Boring Logs and Geotechnical Baseline Reports: 24: 2003
BUILDER
Special Builder’s Risk Issues: 21: 2000
BUILDING
Indoor Air Pollution–Are Buildings Really “Sick”?: 13: 1992
The New International Building Code and Its Application in Virginia: 21: 2000
CASES
Bay Point Condominium Association v. RML Corporation: A Primer on the Use of Assignment/Liquidating Agreements in the Settlement of Construction Disputes: 24: 2003
Construction Cases: A View From the Bench: 15: 1994
Construction Cases - A View From the Bench: 16: 1995
Discovery and Document Control in Major Construction Cases: 11: 1990
Examining Experts After Daubert, Kumho Tire, and The New Amended Federal Rules of Evidence: 22: 2001
The Status of Federal DBE Programs After Adarand: 16: 1995
Trying the “Big” Construction Case: Practical Considerations: 10: 1989
Updating the Economic Loss Rule: The Ghost of Sensenbrenner: 20: 1999
Pass Through Claims and Liquidating Agreements in Virginia Construction Practice: 26: 2005
CAUSES OF ACTION
Theories of Liability/Causes of Action: 3: 1982
CLAIMS
Claim Development and Litigation on Behalf of Subcontractors: 9: 1988
Considerations in Presenting Construction Scheduling Claims: 24: 2003
Defending A/E Claims in Litigation: 19: 1998
Defending Against Construction Claims: 8: 1987
Environmental Dispute Claims: Hazards and Opportunities, Risks and Rewards: 13: 1992
Pass-Through Claims and Liquidating Agreements Partnering: Potential Pitfalls: 19: 1998
Pitfalls in Federal Construction Claims: 6: 1985
Preventing and Defending Claims from the Owner’s Perspective: Recognizing and Maximizing Strengths:15:1994
Special Problems in Presentation of a Claim: 3: 1982
Targeting Construction Claims by the Contractor Against the Owner–Avoiding
Targeting Construction Claims by the Contractor Against the Owner–The Contractor’s Concerns: 11: 1990
The Federal False Claims Act: 19: 2000
Warranty Claims for Residential Construction: 18: 1997
CLAUSES
Contact Clauses You Love to Hate: 10: 1989
Exculpatory Clauses: Their Purpose, Avoidance and Enforcement: 10: 1989
Risk Shifting and the Prevalence of the Differing Site Conditions Clause: 20: 1999
COLLECTION
After Lunch Indigestion: A Peek at the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: 18:1997
Collecting on Surety Bonds: 8: 1987
Mechanic’s Liens and Collection Issues (Selected Topics): 18: 1997
COMMERCIAL
Americans With Disabilities Act Title III: Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities: 13: 1992
The Arbitration of a Construction or Commercial Dispute: 1: 1980
COMPUTER/INTERNET/TECHNOLOGY
Computer Graphics and Animation in Construction Litigation: 13: 1992
Implementing eGovernment in Virginia: 21: 2000
The Current Status of E-Commerce and the Construction Industry: 21: 2000
CONDOMINIUM
Fundamentals of Condominium Law in the Context of Construction Controversies: 4: 1983
Rights and Duties of the Parties in Condominium Construction Litigation: 4: 1983
Special Problems Related to Condominium Construction Litigation: 4: 1983
CONFLICT
Conflicts 101: 24: 2003
Ethics and Conflicts of Interest in Government Contracting in Virginia: The Virginia Public Procurement Act: 19: 1998
“Nearer My God to Thee”: Ethics and Conflicts of Interest In Federal Government Contracting: 19: 1998
What is a Conflict of Interest?: 15: 1994
CONTRACTS
AIA Contracts
CONTRACTOR
Big, New and Unsinkable? Changes in the AIA and AGC Documents, A Contractor’s Viewpoint: 19: 1998
Claims Against Virginia Counties Under the Virginia Public Procurement Act (A Contractor’s Perspective): 13: 1992
Targeting Construction Claims by the Contractor Against the Owner–Avoiding Construction Claims by the Contractor Against the Owner: 11: 1990
Targeting Construction Claims by the Contractor Against the Owner–The Contractor’s Concerns: 11: 1990
The Troubled Project When the Contractor is Defaulting, Becoming Insolvent or Files for Bankruptcy–The Contractor’s Perspective!: 12: 1991
Update on Employment Law for Construction Contractors: 10: 1989
Warranties Flowing From the Contractor to the Owner Arising from the Construction Contract and the Performance of Work: 2: 1981
When the Contractor is Defaulting or Becoming Insolvent: What to Do From the Architect/Engineer’s Perspective: 12: 1991
When the Contractor is Defaulting or Becoming Insolvent: What to Do From the Lender’s Perspective: 12: 1991
When the Contractor is Defaulting or Becoming Insolvent: What to Do From the Subcontractor’s Perspective: 12: 1991
CONSTRUCTION
Constructability, Specialty Designs and the Standard of Care: 25: 2004
Sticks and Bricks – Site Work Issues: 25:2004
The Ten Basic Rules for Good Roofing: 27: 2006
CRITICAL PATH
Mock Trial Examination and Cross-Examination of a Critical Path Expert: 16: 1995
Pricing and Proving Damages and the Damages Experts: 22: 2001
Panel Discussion on Critical Path Analysis: 16: 1995
Techniques of Critical Path Analysis: 16: 1995
DAMAGES
Damages and Audit Issues Arising on Construction Projects: 17: 1996
Damages in Construction Litigation: 2: 1981
Effective Damages Presentations: 11: 1990
More Effectively Presenting Construction Damages–Making the Complex Simple, More
Pricing and Proving Damages and the Damages Experts: 22: 2001
Schedule Delay Analysis: Linking Liability to Damages: 15: 1994
DEFAULT
Contractor Default Insurance and Directed Suretyship: 21: 2000
How and When to Terminate for Default: 15: 1994
The Troubled Project When the Contractor is Defaulting, Becoming Insolvent or Files for Bankruptcy–The Contractor’s Perspective!: 12: 1991
When the Contractor is Defaulting or Becoming Insolvent: What to Do From the Architect/Engineer’s Perspective: 12: 1991
When the Contractor is Defaulting or Becoming Insolvent: What to Do From the Lender’s Perspective: 12: 1991
When the Contractor is Defaulting or Becoming Insolvent: What to Do From the Subcontractor’s Perspective: 12: 1991
When the Contractor is Defaulting or Becoming Insolvent: What to Do From the Surety’s Perspective: 12: 1991
DEFENSES
Preemptory Defenses Under Virginia Law: 16: 1995
DELAY
Schedule Delay Analysis: Linking Liability to Damages: 15: 1994
DEPOSITIONS
The Taking and Use of Videotaped Depositions: 13: 1992
DESIGN/BUILD
Alternative Modes of Contracting: Construction Management and Design/Build: 7: 1986
A Simple Approach to Minimizing Risk and Increasing the Rewards and Profitability of a Design Practice: 19: 1998
Commonwealth of Virginia Design-Build/Construction Management Review Board: 22: 2001
Design/Build in Virginia: Drafting the Plan: 18: 1997
Managing the Design-Build Relationship: 22: 2001
DIFFERING SITE CONDITION
Risk Shifting and the Prevalence of the Differing Site Conditions Clause: 20: 1999
DISCIPLINE/DISCIPLINARY
An Overview of the Disciplinary System of the Virginia State Bar: 16: 1995
DISCOVERY
Discovery and Document Control in Major Construction Cases: 11: 1990
Electronic Discovery: From Preservation to Production: 24: 2003
Managing and Resolving Complex Construction Litigation–Uses and Abuses of Discovery: 8: 1987
The Taking and Use of Videotaped Depositions: 13: 1992
Electronic Discovery: A Primer on the 2006 Federal Rule Amendments: 27: 2006
DISPUTE REVIEW BOARDS
Dispute Review Boards and Other Means of Litigation Avoidance: 15: 1994
The Use of Dispute Review Boards in Construction: 22: 2001
DISPUTES
Bay Point Condominium Association v. RML Corporation: A Primer on the Use of Assignment/Liquidating Agreements in the Settlement of Construction Disputes: 24: 2003
Cost-Effective Management of Construction Project Disputes: 14: 1993
Environmental Dispute Claims: Hazards and Opportunities, Risks and Rewards: 13: 1992
Ethical Considerations in the Resolution of Construction and Public Contract Disputes: 14: 1993
Maximizing Success Before the Boards of Contract Appeals; Resolving Mid-Project Disputes; Lifetime Lessons in Dealing with Federal Contracts: 15: 1994
The Arbitration of a Construction or Commercial Dispute: 1: 1980
The Same, But Different...Construction Disputes on VDOT Contracts: 20: 1999
Winning Strategies in Negotiating, Arbitrating and Litigating Construction Disputes: 11: 1990
DRAWINGS/SPECIFICATIONS
Everything You Need to Know About Reading Construction Drawings and Specs–A Practical Course: 13: 1992
ECONOMIC LOSS
Economic Loss: The Spectre of Privity: 10: 1989
Updating the Economic Loss Rule: The Ghost of Sensenbrenner: 20: 1999
EIFS
EIFS Litigation Panel Discussion: 22: 2001
EMPLOYMENT
Americans With Disabilities Act Title I: Employment: 13: 1992
Developments in Employment Law: 9: 1988
Update on Employment Law for Construction Contractors: 10: 1989
Borrowed Servants, Independent Contractors, and Other Workers’ Compensation Issues for the Construction Industry: 27: 2006
ENGINEER
Architect/Engineer’s Perspective: 12: 1991
Defending A/E Claims in Litigation: 19: 1998
When the Contractor is Defaulting or Becoming Insolvent: What to Do From the Architect/Engineer’s Perspective: 12: 1991
The Owner’s Contract With the Architect/Engineer: 7: 1986
Risky Business: Current and Emerging Areas of Risk for the A/E: 26: 2005
ENVIRONMENT(AL)
Environmental Dispute Claims: Hazards and Opportunities, Risks and Rewards: 13: 1992
Indoor Air Pollution–Are Buildings Really “Sick”?: 13: 1992
Environmental Law and Construction Industy: A Survival Guide to the Basics: 25:2004
ETHICS/PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Ethics and Conflicts of Interest in Government Contracting in Virginia: The Virginia Public Procurement Act: 19: 1998