Glen Olson will be presenting a program entitled “Malpractice and Ethics Exposures for Small Firms, and Using Insurance to Mitigate Such Exposures” at the California State Bar Solo and Small Firm Section Summit Meeting, June 21 to 23, 2012 at the Long
Beach Renaissance Marriott.
Steven Sharafian will teach Architecture 208 – Introduction to Construction Law; Law and the Design Professional. The course is a graduate level professional practice seminar offered through the Architecture Department in the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley. Steven is a continuing lecturer at U.C. Berkeley, and has taught professional practice in the College of Environmental Design for over 20 years.
On June 23, 2011 Glen Olson presented a Continuing Legal Education program on Ethical Issues in Cyberspace at the California State Bar Solo and Small Firms Section Summit in Anaheim. The program addressed ethical and risk management issues surrounding the use of new technologies, including social networking, cloud computing and electronic document generation and storage.
Related Link: http://sections.calbar.ca.gov/SoloSummit/ScheduleforThursday.aspx
Jennifer Suzuki co-presented a program at the 2010 AIA National Convention in Miami entitled “Show Me The Money: How To Get Paid.” The program outlined strategies for design professionals to minimize the risk of payment disputes by avoiding certain owner-generated contract provisions and including other contract provisions. The program also addressed lien and other fee collection tools to create leverage and improve the prospects for payment.
