Risk Control for Architects, Engineers and Environmental Professionals. Best Practices for Improved Performance and Profitability

AIACM Corporate Affiliate, Van Oppen & Company is offering a discount for Central Massachusetts AIA members to attend their 2nd annual risk control seminar: Risk Control for Architects, Engineers and Environmental Professionals. Best Practices for Improved Performance and Profitability. Included in the cost is attendance at a Red Sox game at Fenway Park.

Cost is $125, but discounted to $75 for AIA Central MA members.  Register here: vanoppenco2.com/Boston-23

Credits: 3 LUs

2:30pm            Registration Networking and Refreshments

3:15pm             Welcome and Introduction - Rick van Oppen, VOCO2 

3:20pm            Mitigating Risk and Liability Exposures

Tim Corbett, SmartRisk 

Based on 195 risk assessments of design firms from 2020 - 2022, this session identifies the trends and the primary causes of claims and litigation. Risk assessments identifies higher risk disciplines, project types, and the operational and business practices leading to claims in the past three years. The session also highlights recommendations for mitigating risk and liability exposures and the correlation between effective enterprise risk management programs and the improved performance and profitability of design firms. 

4:35pm             Break

5:00pm             Top 10 and Ten

Jeff Alitz, Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP

The top 10 Clauses to Include and the Top 10 Clauses to Exclude in the Professional or Environmental Services Contract.  Practical wisdom and legal advice.   

6:15pm             Closing Remarks | Learning Credit Units | Dinner | Open Bar  

7:10pm             First Pitch:  Red Sox vs. Royals   

 Learning Objectives