Introduction
Join us for a full day of practical education on construction defect litigation, claims, and best practices. This seminar offers continuing education credit (CLE) for attorneys in Florida, Texas, Nevada, 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
Analyzing & Monetizing Construction Claims
CD from Owner / Plaintiff Perspective
CD from Developer Perspective
CD from Trade-Contractor / Sub-Contractor Perspective
Roles, Responsibilities, and Standards of Care in Construction
Understanding & Evaluating Construction Estimates
Investigative Standards for CD Litigation
Construction Defect Document Literacy
Insurance Basics
CD Master Class For Construction Defect Litigation Veterans
Presented by Pete Fowler, Chief Quality Officer
Allocation of Responsibility for Construction Defects (Working Backwards)
CD 101 Revisited
Representative (Randomized) Selection and Extrapolation of Construction Defects
Expert Testimony: Opposing Side (Preparing for Testimony by Others)
Expert Testimony: Our Side (Preparing Your Expert for Testimony)
Admissibility of Expert Work
Hybrid CD
Our Panel
Pete Fowler
Chief Quality Officer
Pete Fowler Construction
Elgin Hakala
Expert, Technical Training SME
Pete Fowler Construction
Continuing Education
This webinar is applying for continuing education credit for attorneys in the following states: Florida, Texas, Nevada, and California.
The CEU Institutes will be the continuing education provider for our webinars in 2026. Any questions regarding continuing education credit can be directed toward their compliance team by emailing rosters@ceuinstitute.net
This provider does not accept poll responses submitted via the chat function. All three of polling question answers must show on the specific poll report generated by Zoom Webinar to count for credit.
It can take up to 30 days for credit processing and certificate distribution.