Construction Law Conferences Feature Judges and In-House Counsel, HB Announces

BERWYN, Pa., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Legal issues facing the construction industry will be addressed at two programs – one on litigation and the other on broader industry concerns – both featuring judges, in-house counsel and leading construction law attorneys, HB CEO Tom Hagy has announced.  One program is free of charge for in-house counsel, Hagy said.

The two events are:

Construction Litigation Leaders Forum 2012, Santa Monica, Calif., March 8-9, 2012. 

Free to in-house counsel, this program features six sitting judges, eight in-house counsel and a bank of attorneys who will discuss green buildings, modeling damages, a mock session on closing statements, the role of mediation, real life insurance challenges in construction litigation, and dealing with insolvent companies. 

The program chairs are:

• Richard Glucksman of Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger
• Mark Milstein of Milstein Adelman
• William Mayer, VP & GC at D.R. Horton
• Donalee Pelovsky, ACE North America

Home Building Industry Legal Issues Symposium, March 29, 2012. 

Developed in collaboration with the National Association of Home Builders (nahb.org), this program features a keynote speech by former Senator Tom Daschle and an impressive faculty that includes a sitting federal judge from Texas, a representative of the Federal Trade Commission, and the former Deputy Solicitor of Labor.  Six major industry players -- Beazer Homes, Building Materials Holding Corp., D.R. Horton, K. Hovnanian Homes, McBride & Son,  and Weyerhauser Real Estate Co. – also will present.   Topics include:  industry projections; making adjustments in a slow economy; legislative and regulatory issues; urgent concerns facing GCs; green buildings; litigation; insurance; and electronic media issues affecting the industry.

The program chairs are:

• David S. Jaffe, Vice President, Legal Advocacy, Office of the General Counsel, NAHB
• Scott R. Vokey, General Counsel, Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company
• Stephen R. Mysliwiec of DLA Piper
• Brenda K. Radmacher of Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP

HB is a leading provider of certified legal education conferences on construction, torts and insurance.  For more information visit www.LitigationConferences.com, email [email protected], or call (484) 324-2755 x212. 

SOURCE HB Litigation Conferences LLC