Join Holmes Murphy Construction for an informative webinar to review the professional code of ethics and be presented with sample contractual provisions that may or may not directly challenge the design professional. After review, attendees will gain insight into the conflict that may exist within the provision and what makes it problematic. Then attendees will gain insight on how to make the necessary contractual adjustments for the provisions to be consistent with their code of professional ethics.

Join Holmes Murphy Construction for a second webinar to build on the topics learned in Part 1 of our subconsultant series. After gaining a better understanding of the mutually beneficial ecosystem among prime and subconsultants in Part 1, attendees will learn tangible strategies to implement in their firms to ensure that proper risk transfer is in place to support that relationship. Attendees of this session will also learn the “how” of subconsultant risk, focusing on insurance risk transfer and verification.

Join Holmes Murphy Construction for an overview of the mutual benefits of prime/subconsultant relationships, the necessary obligation to have clearly written and signed agreements, the need for each to vet the firms they are working with, and the value of taking a strategic approach to your prime/sub consulting relationships. Attendees will learn about how this approach can help increase efficiency resolving disputes, encourage better cooperation, and lead to better project outcomes.

Join Holmes Murphy Construction January 18, 2024 12 - 1 p.m. CT in a one-hour webinar to explore the importance of effective time management and project initiation. Attendees will acquire tools and techniques to assist in managing time more effectively. While reviewing claims examples, the webinar with enable participants to analyze and uncover issues and determine steps to manage and find resolution. Register today!

Putting your company in the best position in the event of a claim starts well before any work has been done on the project. The assertion of a claim often highlights how well-meant decisions can come back to haunt you. Join us, Holmes Murphy and AXA XL, as we address how your firm can best position itself to deal with a problem before it arises. Register today!

The newly released documents at the heart of the AIA Contract Documents program — the A201-related AIA Owner–Architect Agreements — are revised by the Documents Committee on a 10-year cycle.  This session will provide insight into the AIA’s revision process. Join us October 19, 2023 12 - 1 p.m. CT.

Join Holmes Murphy and Fleece and Forests LLC as we welcome mindfulness and meditation coach/registered Professional Engineer, Elyssa Dixon, as she takes us through a profound conversation centered around the science of stress, leadership, emotional intelligence, and a mindfulness practice for individuals and companies. Register today!

As a firm leader, you are faced with many unique decisions that will impact the future of the firm. During this session, we will discuss various practice management best practices and provide in-depth education on the many facets of succession planning, including the liability implications of mergers and acquisitions and the ins and outs of an ESOP transition. Additionally, we will introduce how to create a crisis management plan and why it is imperative to run your firm. Join us August 17th at 12 p.m.

Join us July 13th 12 - 1 p.m. CT to discuss the types of Auto and Workers’ Compensation claims experienced by design firms. We will review the risks associated with Auto and Workers’ Compensation exposures, your firm’s responsibilities, and procedures to help evaluate, prevent, and mitigate losses. Register today!

Change challenges the basic premise of project management: the control of resources to meet a certain objective by a specific date within a finite budget. Scope creep happens when there is an expansion of services provided without a corresponding increase in the design professional’s fees or recognition of additional risk exposure. Join us as we discuss this topic June 15th 12 p.m.

This updated program looks at six non-technical risk drivers from closed claims that incurred a loss or expense over a recent 5-year period. The six non-technical categories are: client selection, construction phase services, communications, negotiations and contracts, project team capabilities, quality management. To gain further perspective on these six areas of risk, we delve into the elements of risk within each risk driver. Join us May 18th 12 - 1 p.m. CT. Register today!

Join us April 13, 2023 12 - 1 p.m. CT as we explore the risks driving claims in the design build process, learn questions a design professional should be asking, and look at go/no-go factors that should be considered. We will also discuss recent legislation that has affected states across the Midwest. Register today!

Leveraging a go/no-go process to make better decisions about which projects to pursue enables firms to focus on the right opportunities versus any opportunity. Among other benefits, it saves firms time and money, reduces fundamental project risks, protects project outcomes for clients and stakeholders on every project they lead or support, and increases the likelihood of a successful project outcome. Join Holmes Murphy's Nick Maletta, and AXA XL's Brett Steward and Patty Huntley February 16, 2023 12 - 1 p.m. CT

Join us Thursday, November 17, 2022 12 - 1 p.m. CT as we analyze a "routine" interstate project gone wrong, and what could have happened to prevent future risks.

During design, the engineering firm hired a traffic safety engineer to develop a temporary traffic safety plan. This plan included diverting traffic away from the edge of the deceleration lane during construction. The “routine” project was handed over to a recently hired engineering school graduate. During construction, the cones marking the deceleration lane were not placed as specified in the traffic safety plan. However, the engineer did not notice this deficiency during construction observation. A motorist, surprised by the cones, was unable to change lanes, caught his tires in the uneven pavement, flipped his car and ended up a paraplegic. The driver sued everyone involved.

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This webinar presents rationale, methodology, and tools for developing a systematic and proactive approach to eliminating or mitigating poor project outcomes. The program’s goal is to reduce project uncertainty while ensuring protection to the end user’s health, safety and welfare. Join us Thursday, October 20, 2022 12 - 1 p.m. CDT.

In this webinar, we will discuss mental health and design professionals. Join us September 15, 2022 12 - 1 p.m. CDT. Register today!

In this webinar, we will examine the challenges an architect faced on a fast-track stadium project that ultimately experienced problems with the chilled water-cooling system resulting in a $20 million claim. Join us Thursday, August 18, 2022 12 - 1 p.m. CDT. Register today!

In this webinar, we will be analyzing a case study where an architect was hired to design a major renovation to a publicly owned science/tech museum. After construction was complete, an information kiosk fell and killed a teacher and injured children and causing a media frenzy. What can we learn about this situation? Find out Thursday, June 16, 2022 12 -1 p.m. CDT. Register today!

In this webinar, you’ll review the Risk Drivers research that identifies poor “Client Selection” as one of the top four causes of loss; acquire tools to create sound strategies for client review and intake; learn to understand and manage client expectations; and develop an action plan for your firm. Join us Thursday, May 19, 2022 12 - 1 p.m. CDT.

Detail is spent on preparing for and conducting site visits and what to do when there are unsafe conditions on a
construction project. Employee safety is emphasized against the backdrop of communicating challenges in staffing site visits when there is a public health crisis. Join CSDZ and Holmes Murphy experts Thursday April 21, 2022 12 - 1 p.m. CDT.

Design professionals have a code of ethics that play an important role in their profession. Join us March 16th 12 - 1 p.m. for a webinar that will uncover strategies for ethical responsiveness, rules of practice and professional obligations, and tools to help make ethical decisions. Register today!

In this webinar, we will highlight business development responsibilities and actions all staff can take, particularly project managers, to contribute to the growth and sustainability of their firms and highlights aspects of being a Seller-Doer with existing clients and in developing repeat clients. Join CSDZ and Patt Huntley, PMP from AXA XL on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at noon CT.

This session explores key contract terms by utilizing a uniform four-part approach that explains the contractual concept, provides an example of the proper language to use, analyzes how deviations in the contract language can create risks, and concludes with negotiation talking points for firms to use to support their position during contract negotiations. Join us Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 12:00 p.m.

In this webinar, we will be examining the 'Holy Smokes' case study and discussing project team capability, communication strategies, proper documentation and properly responding to problems. Join James Roan, Holmes Murphy, and Denise Rust, AXA XL, on Thursday, September 16, 2021 from 12 - 1 p.m. CT.

Studying claims that have actually happened can help you more readily spot risks, identify opportunities to use loss prevention techniques and decrease your exposure to claims. We will be examining a renovation project of a 110-year-old building in which an arch collapsed and a patron was injured. Join Nick Maletta, Holmes Murphy, and Michael G. Norris, Norris, Keplinger, Hicks, & Welder, LLC on Thursday August 19, 2021. *Continuing education credits apply

In this webinar, we will discuss ethics and how it relates to the design professionals. Participants will define ethical behavior, review professional association ethical canons, explore models for ethical decision making and develop strategies for ethical responsiveness. Join CSDZ and AXA XL on June 17, 2021 from 12 - 1 p.m. CT. Continuing education credits apply.

Handing off work can be a challenge for very junior-to very senior-level staff. This program addresses three significant areas of successful delegation. First, it presents an opportunity for attendees to understand the importance of value-added work and identify their highest-value activities. It subsequently, provides a clear, proactive process for successfully delegating work and finally, this program steps the attendee through a simple framework to follow when providing feedback that is based on good intent versus a series of compliments and criticisms.

Join us May 20, 2021 12 - 1:00 p.m. CT. *Continuing education credits apply

Poor communication is the single biggest non-technical factor that gives rise to an environment in which technical error can occur and result in a claim against in A/E firm. Learn how to improve communication and lower risk.

Architects and engineers face the very real threat of claims on every project they undertake. Given the small profit margin of the typical firm, a single claim can mean the difference between profit and loss on a project—and a large claim can spell disaster. That’s why it’s so important for design professionals to understand how to avoid claims and mitigate their exposure.

Cybersecurity threats are everywhere and impact every business and organization, no matter how large or small. The threat landscape continues to evolve as bad actors become more sophisticated at taking advantage of weak cybersecurity defenses. Join Holmes Murphy and GroupSense for a discussion on Cybersecurity. Attendees will leave with a greater understanding of the cyber threat landscape, how your business may be impacted, what to do if you suspect you’ve been subject to a cyber incident, and best practices to implement.

This course is the foundation for all risk management learning. Design professionals will learn the basics of identifying project risks and important ways to manage those risks to minimize unfavorable outcomes. Learn about the sources of project risk and gain a better understanding of strategic options in risk management.

Join John Omara with Victor Insurance on Thursday, October 15 from 12 - 1 p.m CST.

Filling out your insurance application can be cumbersome and often times confusing. In this webinar, we explore how a professional liability application tool can lower your costs and manage risk. Tools, such as these, can provide you a snapshot of your risk. Watch the presentation today!

One of the pillars of the project delivery process is the management of the quality of the product or service a design firm provides. The project specifications generally spell out the quality standards for the project and by reference become a part of the contract between the design professional and the project owner.  This course will discuss best practices your firm can implement to manage the risks associated with those contracts.

Join Elizabeth S. Poeschl a Partner with Meagher &; Geer Attorneys at Law, on Thursday, August 20 from 12 - 1 p.m. CST.

With every project you undertake, you assume risks in order for your client to achieve a successful outcome. Since risks are present throughout the entire project cycle, managing them is a constant activity. This seminar will strengthen the participants understanding of risk management basics along with the ability to identify the warning signs of claims. They will recognize drivers and non-technical causes of claims, and learn solutions to curb exposures in all disciplines. Attendees will discover how and where risks present themselves and walk away with 10 valuable strategies to manage risk. Join Nick Maletta with Holmes Murphy on Thursday, May 21st from 12-1 p.m. CST.

Design firms can now have up to five generations working on any particular project, and different generations also work and communicate in different ways.  This course will update your team with good communication practices along with the nature and liability presented with poor communication.

Join Nick Maletta with Holmes Murphy on Thursday, April 23 from 12 - 1 p.m. CST.

This course examines the riskiest provisions design firms face in client-generated professional services agreements, focusing on onerous provisions that corrupt the standard of care, transform normally insurable professional services into uninsured contractual responsibilities, or create risk and cost-shifting obligations that exceed professional liability insurance coverage.

Join Elizabeth S. Poeschl a Partner at Meagher &; Geer Attorneys at Law on Thursday, February 20 from 12 - 1 p.m. CST.

Nick Maletta, Account Executive/Shareholder, Holmes Murphy

Kristine Kubes Esq., Legal Advisor, Kubes Law

Nick Maletta, Account Executive/Shareholder, Holmes Murphy

Nahom Gebre Esq., Risk Management Specialist, Victor O. Schinnerer

Elizabeth S. Poeschl, Partner, Meagher & Geer Attorneys At Law

Elizabeth S. Poeschl, Partner, Meagher & Geer Attorneys At Law