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Drama Free Construction Defect Summit


Introduction

Join us at the beautiful Aria Hotel for practical education on construction defect litigation, claims, and best practices. This seminar offers continuing education credit for attorneys in Florida, Nevada, Texas, and California.

Program Outline

CD 101 Class For Lawyers and Claims People New to Construction Defect Litigation

Presented by Elgin Hakala, Expert, Technical Training SME

  1. Analyzing & Monetizing Construction Claims

  2. CD from Owner / Plaintiff Perspective

  3. CD from Developer Perspective

  4. CD from Trade-Contractor / Sub-Contractor Perspective

  5. Roles, Responsibilities, and Standards of Care in Construction

  6. Understanding & Evaluating Construction Estimates

  7. Investigative Standards for CD Litigation

  8. Construction Defect Document Literacy

  9. Insurance Basics

CD Master Class For Construction Defect Litigation Veterans

Presented by Pete Fowler, Chief Quality Officer

  1. Allocation of Responsibility for Construction Defects (Working Backwards)

  2. CD 101 Revisited

  3. Representative (Randomized) Selection and Extrapolation of Construction Defects

  4. Expert Testimony: Opposing Side (Preparing for Testimony by Others)

  5. Expert Testimony: Our Side (Preparing Your Expert for Testimony)

  6. Admissibility of Expert Work

  7. Hybrid CD

 
 

Our Panel

Pete Fowler headshot portrait

Pete Fowler
Chief Quality Officer
Pete Fowler Construction

Elgin Hakala headshot portrait

Elgin Hakala
Expert, Technical Training SME
Pete Fowler Construction

 
 

Continuing Education

This summit is applying for continuing education credit for attorneys in the following states: Florida, Texas, Nevada, and California.