TBA
MSS Seminar
Friday afternoon, June 11, 2010
Justin Klein of Klein Agency, LLC and Paul Cottrell, Esq. of Tighe & Cottrell, P.A. are returning to speak and help MSS members better understand some key issues which impact ongoing operations and the overall financial health of a successful surveying firm. Topics include understanding the MD statute of repose and when it becomes a viable defense, keys to getting paid during an economic downturn (including understanding mechanics lien laws and payment bond claims), ownership and protection of the surveyor’s work product, and recent developments in case law throughout MD (and surrounding states). Finally, we will discuss examples of unacceptable provisions in client contracts and how that increases the surveyor’s ultimate risk.
Landlord-Tenant Law
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Wilmington, Delaware
This seminar will provide information concerning landlord-tenant law. Attendees to this seminar will be provided information concerning leases, problem tenants, landlord rights and options, bankruptcy issues, and ethics in landlord-tenant law.
Melissa L. Rhoads of Tighe & Cottrell, P.A. will be participating in this seminar as to Landlord Rights and Options When the Deal Goes Bad, which will include a discussion of the following: straightforward lease violations; collecting overdue rent; ground rent tenants, tenant abandonment of the leasehold premises; unclaimed tenant property; landlord’s right to inspect premises; forcible entry; evictions and getting rid of problem tenants; landlord lockouts and illegal evictions; enforcing awards and judgments; and fair credit reporting.
Law & Risk Management for Surveyors
Friday, June 12, 2009
Chesapeake College
Wye Mills, Maryland
This full day seminar combines expertise in both law and insurance to examine a broad range of topics. Subjects will include understanding negligence and liability, key elements of a successful contract, understanding both statute of limitation and statute of repose, copyright laws and mechanics lien laws in Maryland, plus other legal doctrines impacting surveyors and the defense of claims (i.e. economic loss doctrine and contributory negligence.) The seminar will include many claims stories and will cite case law in Maryland and surrounding states along with a discussion of professional liability insurance and the claims process.
Commercial and Residential Evictions
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Wilmington, Delaware
This seminar will provide information concerning commercial and residential evictions. The attendee to this seminar will be provided information concerning the reduction of exposure to a problem; reclaiming abandoned property; commercial eviction; residential eviction; and what your course of action is when a tenant or landlord files for bankruptcy.
Melissa L. Rhoads of Tighe & Cottrell, P.A. will be participating in this seminar as to the ethical considerations of eviction.
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Construction Liens in Delaware
Friday, November 21,
2008
Wilmington, Delaware
Sponsored by Lormar
The seminar will provide information to owners on how to protect their property from unwarranted liens - and steps to take if they should arise. Contractors, subcontractors and supplier will learn how to collect payment for work performed.
Patrick McGrory will be participating in the seminar regarding special concerns with bankruptcy issues, priorities, the Contractor’s Trust Fund, the Prompt Pay Act, Government Projects within the State of Delaware and the Miller Act.
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"Drafting and Enforcing Commercial Leases"
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Sponsored by Sterling Educational Services, Inc.
Melissa L. Rhoads of Tighe & Cottrell, P.A. will be participating in the seminar and will present various tenet defenses including:
The covenant of quiet enjoyment
Wrongful eviction
Constructive eviction
Warranty to maintain habitability - landlord’s duty to repair
Surrender, acceptance, and re-entry
Problems with common areas, latent defects, and security
Self-help
Mitigation of damages and duty to relet
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"Building Codes in Delaware"
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Sponsored by Lorman.
Attendees to this program will benefit from experienced professionals who will clarify rules, regulations and required permits for designing and constructing safe buildings; insights into the latest in OSHA electrical installation standards; exploring risk assessment principles applied to mold events and remediation; often over-looked code provisions and how to avoid them; as well as updated standards on ventilation, energy and commissioning.
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