Become familiar with how AIA owner-contractor agreements fit within your project and the principle underlying features.
An inadequate contract is like ill-fitting clothes, as time goes by, they become more problematic and obvious. This course will enhance your abilities to select the correct contract, given which party you are to it. A contract, however, is just the hopeful beginning of a commercial relationship. This material will also explore the potential pitfalls in the operation of the contract and options when the contract's execution goes awry.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to define the legal viability of a contract.
- You will be able to describe the parties' rights and responsibilities.
- You will be able to explain the correct contract for you.
- You will be able to identify deficiencies in the contract.
Jim Hughes, a partner with Hancock Estabrook, LLP, has more than 30 years of experience in construction law, negotiating and drafting design and construction agreements for public and private entities. Jim will provide you with a brief overview of his upcoming live webinar. You can watch the video below:
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Agenda
Choosing the Correct Series of Contracts
- Large Projects and Small
- Commercial vs. Residential
A History and Description of AIA Terms
Traps for the Unwary
State Provisions and Statutes
- Prompt Pay Provisions
- Liens and Arbitration Clauses
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This course was last revised on June 22, 2022.
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- ICC 0.1
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David M. McGlone
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
- Partner at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
- Practice emphasizes all aspects of construction and commercial law and has been a first-chair litigator for over 27 years
- Some of his trials have resulted in, among other things, the changing of the application of the civil jury trial right in the first circuit and a more comprehensive explanation of mechanic’s lien law in Massachusetts
- Admitted in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and their corresponding federal jurisdictions
- J.D. degree in New England Law/Boston; A.B. degree, Boston College
- Can be contacted at [email protected]
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