Construction from a Developers Perspective

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Featured Guest:
 
Don Tuttle, Jones Development Company

F. Don Tuttle, Senior Project Manager for Jones Development Co., administers many of the key functions of the company including management of all construction projects, cost estimation and contract negotiations. With more than 15 years in construction management and commercial real estate, Don provides significant insight into each of the company’s projects. He has been directly involved in projects spanning over 4,000,000 sq. ft. and exceeding $100,000,000.

Litigation Update - Forecasting for Construction and Business Development

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Featured Guest:
 
Doug Weems, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP

Doug is a partner in Spencer Fane’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. He has been involved in a wide variety of business litigation matters, including contract, construction, real estate, employee benefits, bankruptcy disputes and litigation. Doug has handled a number of mechanics' lien matters including two reported appellate decisions.

Bidding on Public Projects and What to Do When Your Low Bid is Rejected

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Featured Guest:
 
Joseph Hatley, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP

Joe is a partner practicing in Spencer Fane's Education Law and Business Disputes Groups. He concentrates his practice in education law and complex business litigation.

FMLA Expansion Is Now a Reality: First Major Expansion of the FMLA Becomes Law

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Featured Guest:
 
Sue K. Willman, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP

Sue is a member of Spencer Fane's Labor and Employment Practice Group. She has more than 25 years of experience in advising clients in numerous industries on a wide variety of labor and employment laws, including OSHA. She works with clients on safety standards, safety policies, record-keeping requirements, training requirements, and agency proceedings (inspections/complaints, responses to citations, settlements and conciliations, and administrative hearings).

Tax Updates on Recent and Proposed Legislation That Directly Impacts Contractors

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Featured Guests:  

David Allison, CBIZ Midwest Construction Industry Group

Dave Allison is a shareholder in the national CPA practice of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. in Topeka and Leawood, Kansas, and Leader of the CBIZ Midwest Construction Industry Group. With 25 years of experience in public accounting, Dave provides a variety of attest, tax and consulting services, including IT and operations reviews, for small to large contractors.

Gwynne Reid, , CBIZ Accounting, Tax & Advisory, LLC

Gwynne Reid is a shareholder in the national CPA practice of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. in Topeka and Leawood, Kansas, and Director with CBIZ Accounting, Tax & Advisory, LLC. She provides a variety of tax and consulting services to closely held businesses and individuals, estates and trusts. Gwynne also spends a significant amount of her time working with clients on transactional and complex tax issues.

Moving Border Enforcement into the Construction Worksite (and Other Employment Holiday Treats)

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Featured Guest:
 
Dave Wing, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP

Dave is a partner in Spencer Fane Britt & Browne's Labor and Employment law group. Dave represents management in connection with a wide variety of labor and employment issues including union campaigns and elections, unfair labor practice proceedings, discrimination claims and litigation, and consultations to improve employment practices and reduce litigation risks.

Insurance Coverage for Construction Defects

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This discussion will focus on coverage afforded under the standard general liability policy for construction defects including insuring clause requirements and typical policy conditions. The focus will be on common exclusions to coverage and proof requirements, in addition to coverage analysis of latent defects which includes analysis of which policies are triggered by defects resulting in long-term damage. Differences between property policies, professional liability policies, and general liability coverage will also be discussed. 

 
Featured Guest:  
Patrick J. O’Connor Jr., Esq., Faegre & Benson LLP

Patrick is a partner with Faegre & Benson LLP in its Minneapolis, Minnesota office. His practice focuses on construction, suretyship and insurance. Patrick also acts as a mediator, arbitrator and expert witness in construction disputes. He works closely with a number of industry organizations on Building Information Modeling and Integrated Project Delivery initiatives.

Part II: When OSHA Comes Knocking at Your Door

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Waiting on the results of an OSHA inspection is like Halloween trick-or-treat. Employers often have no idea if they’ll like what they get! In Part I of our OSHA teleseminar, Sue Willman addressed the OSHA inspection process. In Part II, she will discuss OSHA citations and penalties, negotiating the best outcome, the appeals process, and responding to retaliation complaints.  

 
featured guest:  
Sue Willman, Of Counsel, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne, LLP

Sue Willman is a member of Spencer Fane's Labor and Employment Practice Group. She has more than 25 years of experience in advising clients in numerous industries on a wide variety of labor and employment laws, including OSHA. She works with clients on safety standards, safety policies, record-keeping requirements, training requirements, and agency proceedings (inspections/complaints, responses to citations, settlements and conciliations, and administrative hearings)..

SubPrime Lending - The Impact Upon Construction Companies

This week I interviewed Scott Goldstein, Partner with Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP on SubPrime Lending - the Impact upon Construction Companies: Workouts, Bankruptcies and other Painful Experiences 

 
Featured Guest:  
Scott Goldstein, Partner, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne, LLC

Scott Goldstein is a partner with Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP. He is chair of the firm's creditors' and debtors remedies group

Commercial Construction Lending: What Contractors Should Know About Constructio Loans

A construction loan is one of the most complicated loans that a financial institution will make. If a contractor understands these complicated lending processes, funding of the project should go more smoothly. In this informative seminar, we will discuss the lender’s requirements that ultimately affect the contractor, architect and engineer of a project. We will cover the proper handling of draw requests, change orders and cost over-runs. And, we will review all aspects of loan disbursement procedures, lien waivers and construction monitoring.

Featured Guest:
 
Elizabeth Fast, Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP

Elizabeth Fast is a partner with Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP where she specializes in real estate finance. In addition to her law degree, she has her Master of Business Administration degree and she is a Certified Public Accountant. Before joining Spencer Fane, she was the General Counsel, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary of a $9 billion bank with more than 130 branches. Also, she owned and operated Midwest Enterprises, Inc., a small WBE construction company. She is a member of the Missouri State Banking Board, appointed by the Governor and she is a member of the Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, appointed by the Mayor.