SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTSIssues for Consideration in Using the New A102-2017 Exhibit A Insurance Exhibits, North American Construction Lawyers Symposium, November 2017Walking the High Wire While Juggling: Strategies to Manage Litigation Costs and Meet Client Expectations, American Bar Association Annual Meeting, April 2010Emerging (and some Not-so-New) Dispute Resolution Techniques, Construction Owners Association of America, February 2010My Immersion into DRB World, 13th Annual Meeting and Conference of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, Houston, Texas, October 2009Joint Venturing Issues for GCs and A/Es, 17th Annual Associated General Contractors/American Institute of Architects Building Communities Conference, South Padre, Texas, September 2009ConsensusDocs: An Overview, International Facilities Management Association, San Antonio Chapter, May 2009Termination of a Construction Contractor, “How to Keep Construction Projects from Going Bad – And What to Do When They Do” Lorman Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, January 2009Associated General Contractors /American Institute of Architects Contract Series: Comparison of ConsensusDocs and AIA Forms on Key Issues, Topics included: (1) General Overview and Dispute Resolution Practices and Processes; (2) Traditional Roles & Responsibilities: Owner/Architect/Contractor/Subs; (3) Liability Risk Transfer: Consequential & Liquidated Damages, Limitations of Liability, Indemnity and Insurance; (4) Delays, Changes & Change Management; and (5) Default, Termination & Suspension, Associated General Contractors, San Antonio Chapter, August – December 2008Following the Money: Managing the Risk of Owner Non-Payment Under the New Texas Statutory Restrictions on Contingent Payment Clauses, 21st Annual Construction Law Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 2008ConsensusDocs: Good for Owners?, Construction Owners Association of America, Texas Chapter, September 2008Environmental Liability in Construction Contracts, Houston Bar Association, Construction Law Section, November 2007The Basics of Contracts for Financial Managers, Construction Financial Management Association, November 2007Termination of a Construction Contractor, Associated Builders & Contractors, San Antonio Chapter, August 2007Expedited Arbitration Procedures – It Ain’t Just Plain Ole’ Arbitration Anymore, 20th Annual Construction Law Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 2007The Short Version: Can a Lead Person Vote in a Union Election? Associated Builders & Contractors, San Antonio Chapter, January 2007Subcontract Guidance for the Contractor: How to Be Stuck in the Middle, Without Getting Stuck, 18th Annual Construction Law Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 2005Contractor Modifications to Standard Contract Clauses, Fourth Annual Basics in Construction Law Course, San Antonio, Texas, October 2004The Ultimate Survival Strategy: The Limitation of Liability Clause, 13th Annual Construction Law Conference, Houston, Texas, 2000PUBLICATIONSA Practical Guide for Applying Rule 59 of the AAA Construction Industry Arbitrations Rules, Dispute Resolution Journal, Volume 74, Number 3, June 2020The Economic Loss Doctrine as an Obstacle to Claims of Contractual Strangers 46 St. Mary’s L.J. 321 Saint Mary’s Law Journal, 2015; republished with permission in the Construction Law Journal published by State Bar of Texas, Construction Law Section, Construction Law Journal and which article was also republished in the Handbook entitled "Issues in Construction and Technology" associated with the annual publication of "Forms and Agreements for Architects Engineers and Contractors", a five-volume Construction Law treatise published by Thomson/Reuters/West, New York, October 2016Professional Liability Risk for the Contractor – Does Assisting with Design Cross the Line?, San Antonio Construction News, December 2009Indemnity Clauses – Why so much Fuss?, San Antonio Construction News, November 2009Consequential Damages – Waiving Them May be of No Consequence, San Antonio Construction News, October 2009ConsensusDocs: There’s a New Kid in Town, Associated General Contractors, San Antonio Chapter Newsletter 2008Bypassing the Low Bidder: An Examination of Texas Bidding Laws Applicable to Local Governmental Entities, State Bar of Texas, Construction Law Section, Construction Law Journal, September 2007Enforceability of Contingent Payment Clauses in Texas (Co-Chaired Associated General Contractors – Texas Building Branch drafting committee and served as primary author of this AGC publication, which focuses primarily on the 2007 Texas statute restricting the enforceability of contingent payment clauses in subcontracts.)Lien Rights of Construction Managers; co-authored with law student Kerri Ranney, State Bar of Texas, Construction Law Section, Construction Law Journal, September 2007The “Arranger” – Helping the Owner Deal with its Contaminants while Minimizing your Risk of being Contaminated with CERCLA Liability, San Antonio Construction News, September 2006A Day Late and Two Million Dollars Short (How Intermediate Delay Leads to Major Consequences), San Antonio Construction News, August 2006Workers’ Compensation Insurance for the Temporary Worker, San Antonio Construction News, July 2006Limitation of Liability – The Ultimate Survival Strategy, San Antonio Construction News, June 2006