Risk Management for Architects: Session 3
May 19, 2015
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Lunch will be provided for all attendees who RSVP
3.0 HSW Total AIA Learning Units
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Legal Considerations in Digital Practice and Building Information Modeling
Presented by Grant Gealy
Partner – Mills Shirley LLP
Learning Objectives
- Explore new issues and trends in digital practice and building information modeling; discover business and practice implications to be considered by owners, architects and contractors; and assess the effects of these trends on practitioners and the public in general.
- Understand roles and responsibilities in projects that utilize digital practice and building information modeling; and recognize their effects on traditional roles and how digital practice and BIM will minimize confusion, and project delays and contribute to a more efficient process.
- Analyze the potential liability associated with the transmission and use of digital data; including key issues associated with the appropriate transmission, maintenance, management and archiving of digital data and with post project uses of digital data for facilities management and other Owner related interests.
- Discover the new AIA Contract Documents addressing digital practice and understand how they facilitate the responsible use and exchange of digital data, including BIM, on a project
About the Presenter
Grant joined Mills Shirley LLP in 1981 and became a partner in 1985. Over the past 30 years he has been lead counsel on over one thousand cases and lead counsel in approximately 80 jury trials taken to verdict, including cases involving construction and design defects, commercial disputes, breach of contract and premises liability.
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Contract Review Basics
Presented by Kevin Pratt
Vice President, A/E Practice Leader - USI Southwest Houston
Learning Objectives
- Discuss what A/E firms can do to manage their professional liability costs
- Understand the definition of the Professional Standard of Care
- Learn the key provisions of a Professional Liability policy
- Explore the aspects of reviewing and negotiating a contracts
About the Presenter
Kevin is a licensed Property & Casualty agent, specializing in professional liability and risk management services to architects and engineers, in a variety of disciplines.
Kevin is USI’s current Architects & Engineers Division Leader in Houston, TX. In Texas alone, USI currently represents more than 700 design firms.
Kevin holds a degree in Business/Information Systems and has over 18 years of project management and sales experience.
Parking
AIA Houston will no longer be validating parking at the Hobby Center Parking Garage. AIA Member registration prices have been reduced to account for the appropriate parking rate in this facility to correspond with the length of each class; however, you are free to park at the facility of your choosing. When possible, we encourage you to take public transportation and/or travel by foot or by bicycle.
