December 2011

Tom Thompson, John Hanover, Bob Peckar, Steve Charney, and Paul Monte will be speakers at the 2011 Construction Superconference on December 14 -16 in San Francisco, California. Mr. Thompson will be a speaker in a morning session on December 15th entitled "Fighting Financial Fraud." Mr. Hanover will be a panel member in a morning session on December 15th entitled "Imposing and Meeting Pre-Qualification Requirements: How to Handle Protests." Mr. Peckar will be moderating the luncheon session on December 15th entitled "America – The Home of the World's Leading Infrastructure?" Mr. Charney will be moderating an afternoon session on December 15th entitled "Rebuilding the Structure of MBE programs: From Laudable Goals to Failed Policies to Criminality." Mr. Monte will be a panelist on the MBE session. For more information or to register for the conference, please click here.

 November 2011
Robert Peckar and Thomas Curran recently spoke on Criminal Liability for New York at the Building Trades Employers' Association (BTEA) of New York City's Safety Conference on November 21st in New York City.

William (Tom) Thompson will be appearing with the Inspector General of GSA at the Construction SuperConference on December 15, 2011 in San Francisco for a presentation on “Fighting Financial Fraud.”

Robert S. Peckar will be a moderator at the AAA/ICDR Legal Update and International Construction Roundtable on November 11, 2011 in New York. For more information, please click here.

William (Tom) Thompson will be speaking on “Practical Insights for Federal Contractors” at the International Risk Management Institute's annual meeting in San Diego on November 16th.

October 2011
Thomas Curran is a program co-chair for a CLE seminar entitled "What Every Criminal & Corporate Lawyer Needs to Know About Monitors" sponsored by the City Bar's Criminal Advocacy Committee on October 25th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the City Bar Center for CLE. The program will cover legal and ethical considerations for monitors, regulation and oversight of monitors, codes of conduct, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of monitors. For more information, please click here.

Stephen H. Reisman will be a speaker at a training course entitled "A Creature of Contract: Drafting Construction ADR Clauses to Meet Project Needs" offered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) on October 19th in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The program will discuss how parties can pro actively manage the resolution of disputes that may arise on their project by including ADR clauses in their construction contracts. For more information, please click here.
July 2011
Kevin O'Connor will be discussing changes in the New Jersey Lien Law and the Consumer Fraud Act at a seminar entitled Recent Developments in New Jersey Law: 2011, sponsored by the New Jersey Institue of Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), on July 28th. For more information or to register for this seminar, please click here.

 June 2011

Peckar & Abramson will be hosting a complimentary Breakfast Seminar on "How to Prepare for the Possibility of Labor Strikes" on June 21s at 8:00 a.m. in our New York office. For more information or to register for the seminar, please click here.

Peckar & Abramson is hosting a CLE course entitled "Recent Developments in the Intersection of the Consumer Fraud Act and Construction Law in Residential and Commercial Disputes" on June 10th in our New Jersey office. For more information or to register for the course, please click here.

Charles Kenny will be a speaker at seminar entitled Construction Defect Litigation, sponsored by the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), on June 8th. For more information or to register for the seminar, please click here.

 May 2011

Kevin O'Connor will be discussing changes in the New Jersey Lien Law and the Consumer Fraud Act at a seminar entitled Recent Developments in New Jersey Law: 2011, sponsored by the New Jersey Institue of Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), on July 28th. For more information or to register for this seminar, please click here.

Charles Kenny will be a speaker at seminar entitled Construction Defect Litigation, sponsored by the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE), on June 8th. For more information or to register for the seminar, please click here.

Mc Graw-Hill Construction and ENR, in association with Peckar & Abramson, will be hosting the 5th Groundbreaking Women in Construction (GWIC) conference, a leadership conference for women in the design and construction industry, on May 9th - 10th in New York City. Bob Peckar will be the moderator and Thomas Curran will be a panelist at a pre-conference workshop entitled "Compliance and Intergrity in the Construction Industry-The New Paradigm" on May 9th from 8:30 a.m to 10:00 am. To learn more about the conference, please click here.

Peckar & Abramson will be hosting a complimentary Breakfast Seminar on "Corporate Planning and Pension Withdrawal Liability: What You Need to Know" on May 18th at 8:00 a.m. in our New Jersey office. For more information or to register for the seminar, please click here.
April 2011

Kevin O'Connor will be a speaker at the Morris County Bar Association's Construction Law Conference on April 28th in Morristown, New Jersey. The conference will provide an Overview of Construction Insurance Coverage and Construction Law as it relates to The Consumer Fraud Act , Residential Disputes, and Commercial Disputes. Mr. Connor will review the history of the Consumer Fraud Act leading to the most recent posture as it effects Construction Law. For more information or register for the conference, please click here.

Steven Charney will be speaking at PLI’s Building Better Construction Contracts program on April 28, 2011 in New York. Mr. Charney will be speaking about the ConsensusDOCS Approach to IPD: the 300 Document. For more information or to register for the seminar, please click here.

Stephen Reisman, Neal Sklar and Adam Handfinger will be speakers at a complimentary Peer Conference entitled "Sharpening Your Claims Tools: Knowing How to Prosecute & Defend Claims" on April 6th at 8:00 a.m. in our Miami office. For more information or to register for the conference, please click here.

Mark Berry and Mike Branca will be speakers at the ARTBA's 3rd Annual Transportation Construction Law and Regulatory Forum on April 6th -7th in Washington, DC. Mr. Berry will speaking on P3 Projects and Contractors on April 6th and Mr. Branca will be speaking on Practical Advice for Contracting with the Federal Government on April 7th. For more information, please click here.

Jeffrey Daitz will be speaking on "Countering Insured Resistance to Settlement; Early Mitigation/Settlement Strategies" at RSUI's Annual Claims Seminar on April 18th - 21st in Atlanta, Georgia.