Over 300 pages of commentary on risk management and contracts. Written by attorney, J. Kent Holland, based upon his knowledge and experience from over 20 years working with design professional contracts, risk management and insurance. This is a practical guide to help design professionals and those who work with design professionals to better understand and manage risks and liabilities potentially arising out of contracts, communication, and documentation. Much attention is given to explaining how contract language may affect the availability of insurance coverage for claims against design professionals. Several chapters address managing communication and documentation, with particular emphasis on e-mail, and records maintenance, retention, and destruction. Over 30 clauses that may be of particular concern for risk management and insurability of risks are discussed. For each of these clauses, one or more key issues is considered. Extensive examples and commentary are offered on various provisions of the AIA and EJCDC forms. In addition to discussing example contract clauses, we have included a discussion of risk management of communication and documentation. As you will see from the litigation examples referenced, many claims against design professionals could be avoided or mitigated through better communication and documentation. This is such an important issue that entire seminars are devoted to it. WHO SHOULD GET IT? (1) Attorneys and insurance brokers that advise design professionals on their contracts and the insurability of contract language; (2) design professionals who desire to have more information and reasoning to use during their contract negotiations with project owners; (3) project owners who desire to understand what and why design professionals are seeking certain language in their contracts and rejecting language proposed by owners. They will also benefit from learning what professional liability insurance can and cannot cover in the way of claims against design professionals. (4) Educators will find this book a useful tool to teaching practical application of the concepts of risk management. The book can easily be used as course book and even provides continuing education quizzes for three distinct continuing education courses based upon reading various chapters of the book.
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
J. Kent Holland is a risk management consultant for the environmental and design professional liability unit of Arch Insurance Group, and he is an attorney with the law firm of Wickwire Gavin, P.C., with a practice emphasizing construction law. Kent provides contract reviews and risk management workshops for design professionals and has been involved in the drafting process for numerous insurance policy forms. He is a frequent speaker and writer on the subject of risk management for design professionals, including several books he has authored and co-authored. A construction risk management website developed and maintained by Mr. Holland at www.ConstructionRisk.com, and publishes an electronic newsletter by the same name, analyzing recent legal cases and risk management issues. Mr. Holland received his Juris Doctorate degree from the Villanova University School of Law in 1979.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Authors
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
State-of-the-Art Resource on the Topic,
This review is from: Risk Management & Contract Guide for Design Professionals (Paperback)
After reviewing this book, I bought over 50 copies for distribution within the engineering and consulting firm for whom I serve as in-house counsel. It is a useful tool for construction lawyers, and a fantastic guide and education resource for design professionals who deal with contract and risk management issues.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A necessary tool,
By
This review is from: Risk Management & Contract Guide for Design Professionals (Paperback)
Kent Holland's Risk Management & Contract Guide for Design Professionals belongs in evey law office, insurance brokerage and design professional risk management office. It is an invaluable, easily accessible reference for the constantly reocurring topics in design professional contracting. It is usually the first volume I reach for in responding on these issues.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Risk Management Made Easy,
By
This review is from: Risk Management & Contract Guide for Design Professionals (Paperback)
Kent has done an admirable job in not only identifying the various pitfalls faced by design professionals, but also providing practical "real world" solutions to these issues. Any design professional who is serious about managing his/her risk should read this book and take its lessons to heart.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
Risk managers often speak of three primary means of risk management: risk avoidance, risk allocation, and risk reduction. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
contractual liability exclusion, design professional policy, professional liability policy, contractual liability coverage, uninsurable loss, change order costs, contract guide, client for damages, project owner, differing site conditions, change order requests, uninsurable risk, electronic folders, site safety, negligent performance, contract language, design professionals, equitable adjustment, substantial completion, indemnification provisions, contract documents Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
American Institute of Architects, Disabilities Act, Engineer's Consultants, Joinable Party, Contracting Guide, Constituents of Concern, Defective Services New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Risk managers often speak of three primary means of risk management: risk avoidance, risk allocation, and risk reduction. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
contractual liability exclusion, design professional policy, professional liability policy, contractual liability coverage, uninsurable loss, change order costs, contract guide, client for damages, project owner, differing site conditions, change order requests, uninsurable risk, electronic folders, site safety, negligent performance, contract language, design professionals, equitable adjustment, substantial completion, indemnification provisions, contract documents Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
American Institute of Architects, Disabilities Act, Engineer's Consultants, Joinable Party, Contracting Guide, Constituents of Concern, Defective Services New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 1
book:
- Risk Management (IOD Director's Guide) by Institute of Directo in Front Matter
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
