12th Annual Construction Industry Summit
PRESENTED BY BEACON PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE ALABAMA STATE BAR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SECTION AND ALABAMA AGC
HYATT REGENCY - THE WYNFREY HOTEL​
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HOOVER, ALABAMA
DEC 8
Agenda
DEC 8
AM Session
Welcome & Introduction
Charlie Baxley, Esq, Hoar Construction (Birmingham)
Panel Discussion: The Payment and Performance Bond Claim from the Perspective of the Surety, Contractor, and Surety Counsel
Panel Discussion: Hear Construction Arbitrators’ Perspectives on the Do’s and Don’ts of this Dispute Resolution Process
Moderator: Charlie Baxley, Esq, Hoar Construction (Birmingham)
C. Allen Gibson, Jr., Esq, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) (Charleston, SC)
Harper Heckman, Esq, Maynard Nexsen (Greensboro, NC)
Leslie King O’Neal, Esq (Winter Park, FL)
A Tale of Two Inefficiency Claims: The Factors That Did (and Did Not) Matter
James F. Archibald III, Esq, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings (Birmingham)
E. Glenn Waldrop, Esq, Lightfoot Franklin & White (Birmingham)
Professional Ethics Update from the Alabama State Bar
Mark Moody, Esq, Assistant General Counsel, Alabama State Bar (Montgomery)
How to Prepare for and Respond to an “ICE Visit” to Your Client’s Construction Site
Bruce H. Henderson, Esq, Phelps Jenkins Gibson & Fowler (Tuscaloosa)
PM Session
Construction Defect Claims: Mock Direct Examination of Expert Witness and How to Prepare for Cross-Examination
Cliff Bishop, PhD, PE, SE, Exponent (Birmingham)
Joseph Leavens, Esq, Balch & Bingham (Birmingham)
W. Robert Locke, PhD, PE, Exponent (Atlanta, GA)
Construction Claim Avoidance and Advantages of Early Preparation for Claim Defense
Matthew R. Jackson, Esq, Adams and Reese (Mobile)
Jordan Watkins, Reed-Hays Design Build (Daphne)
Matt Reed, Reed-Hays Design Build (Daphne)
Michele Kane, Esq, Hargrove Engineers + Constructors (Mobile)
Hot Topics: How to Use AI in Construction Law Practice
Walker M. Beauchamp, Esq, Hoar Construction (Birmingham)
Jonathan B. Head, Esq, Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial (Birmingham and Orlando, FL)
Moderator: Jonathan B. Head, Esq, Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial (Birmingham and Orlando, FL)
Melissa Jane Lee, Esq, Manier & Herod (Nashville, TN)
Jeffrey S. Price, Esq, Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company (Nashville, TN) Miles Hester, Castle Energy Group (Meridian, MS)
The Venue
Hyatt Regency Wynfrey Hotel
1000 Riverchase Galleria
Birmingham, Alabama 35244
205-705-1234
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12
100+
DAY
SPEAKERS
ATTENDEES
Application will be made to the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission of the Alabama State Bar for approval of this program for CLE credits, including ethics credit.
This course will provide continuing education credit for Professional Engineers, Professional Geologists, and Qualified Credentialed Professionals. Certificates of Attendance will be available following the program.
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