We have chosen some papers from past AMIA meetings that are still relevant to design professionals and attorneys practicing today. Please note that references within these papers to standard agreement forms, such as those published by the AIA and EJCDC, may be out-of-date. Please contact these associations for the most recent versions of these agreements.
Papers
Is the Standard of Care Evolving In a World Gone Green and High Tech? - David A. Ericksen, Esquire (48th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
Contracting for Integrated Project Delivery: The AIA Documents - Suzanne H. Harness, Esquire, AIA (48th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
Contracting for Integrated Project Delivery: ConsensusDOCS - Brian M. Perlberg, Esquire (48th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
Integrated Project Delivery: Different Outcomes, Different Rules - Robert Mauck, AIA, P.E., and William A. Lichtig, Esquire (48th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
St. Louis Metrolink: The 100-Day Long Jury Trial - Christopher R. Carroll, Esquire and Mark E. Grantham, Esquire (48th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
Maximizing the Benefits of Design-Build Contracting by Identifying and Managing Project Risk - Bennett D. Greenberg, Esquire (48th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
Design Professional Counterclaims: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful - Neil G. Westesen, Esquire and Brad J. Brown, Esquire (47th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
OSHA Inspections and Citations: Do They Affect A/Es? - J. Burruss Riis, Esquire (47th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
Legally Green: What Lawyers Need to Know About Sustainable Design - G. William Quatman, Esquire and Paula Vaughn AIA, LEED® Faculty (47th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
Avoiding an "F" in E-Discovery - Jannea Rogers, Esq., and Lucian Pera, Esq. - Litigation Practice Group (46th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
Outside the Lines: Contractual Clauses that May Go Beyond Professional Liability Coverage - Janet R. Davis, Esq., and Andrew M. Hutchison, Esq. - Meckler Bulger & Tilson (46th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
Investigation of the Collapse of the Swing Stage System on Chicago's John Hancock Building - Ian R. Chin, RA, SE, PE, FASTM, and Bryan K. Rouse - Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (46th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
How Safe Is the Harbor? Limited Liability Provisions in the Design Professional Agreement - W. James Johnson, Esq. - The Van Winkle Law Firm (45th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
Betterment or Added Value? The Defense with an Identity Crisis - Jerome V. Bales, Esq. - Lathrop & Gage (45th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
What Is Left After Bilt-Rite? - Nicholas Noel, III, Esq. - Noel, Kovacs & McGuire (45th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
Constructability: Does the Design Convey Enough Information? - P. Douglas Folk, Esq. (44th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
Architects and Engineers — Building a Bridge Between Professional and General Liability Insurance - Mark Seiden, Esq. (43rd Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)
The Hyatt Skywalk Revisited: What Happened? Could it Happen Again? - G. William Quatman, Esq. (42nd Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys)