David A. Ericksen

Seminars and Presentations — Since 2000

• Kibble & Prentice’s Risk Management Seminar on the topics of current economic challenges create opportunities, strategic solutions to manage emerging sustainability and collaborative design risks. (Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington, May 2009).
• SEAONC March Business Forum Meeting on the topic of "The PC Storm: Public Construction Projects and Design Professional Liability".( San Francisco, California, March 2009).
• PLUS Outreach Series on the topic of “Filed of Dreamers: If They Build It, Claims Will Come”. ( San Francisco, California, September 2008) (Walnut Creek, California, December 2008).
• Liberty International Underwriters Risk Management Convention for Architects and Engineers on the topic of “Project Documentation in The Electronic Age: Paper vs. Meta Data”. (San Antonio, Texas, September 2008).
• PLAN Annual Meeting on the topics of IPD/BIM, AIA versus consensus documents, and school claims. (Jackson Hole, Wyoming, September 2008).
• XLDP Western Regional Attorney Conference on the topic of " Defending Design Professionals in Public Construction Claims: Governmental Delays and Trips". (San Francisco, California, August 2008).
• Finance Insurance, Ltd. on the topic of “The Future is Now: Design Professional Strategies for Managing the Changing World Marketplace”. (Honolulu, Hawaii, July 2008).
• Kibble & Prentice Seminar on the topic of “Strategic Risk Management and Successful Project Delivery for Design Professionals”. (Portland, Oregon, April 2008; Seattle, Washington, May 2008).
• The IIDA Silicon Valley Chapter and the ASID California Peninsula Chapter at their joint educational seminar on the topic of “E-Mail as a Project Communication Tool: Loose Fingers Sink Ships”. (San Jose, California, March 2008).
• The HRH A&E’s Webinar for Design Professionals on the topic of “Managing Innovation”. (March 2008).
• The Arrowhead Design Insurance Agents Academy on the topic of “Litigation Issues Impacting Design Professional Liability Insurance” and “The New Waves: BIM, IPD, and Lean PD”. (Monterey, California, November 2007).
• Travelers’ Inaugural Webinar for Design Professionals on the topic of “Condominium Risk for Design Professionals”. (November 2007).
• 2007 DPRCG Loss Prevention Convocation on the topic of “Fighting City Hall: The Politicization of a Project”. (Montreal, Canada, October 2007).
• Liberty Insurance Underwriters on the topic of “Construction Administration Services & The Role and Challenges for Design Professionals”. (Phoenix, Arizona, October 2007).
• America Public Works Association (“APWA”) on the topic of “Consultant Selection, Contract Liability, and Indemnification”. (Berkeley, California, September 2007).
• 2007 Structural Engineers Association of California (“SEAOC”) Convention on the topic of “The Condominium Conundrum”. (Olympic Valley, California, September 2007).
• Seminar co-lead, 2007 National Convention of the American Institute of Architects in San Antonio, Texas on the topic of “Managing Clients’ Expectations”. (San Antonio, Texas, May 2007).
• Keynote speaker, All Ohio Risk Management Convocation for Architects & Engineers on topics of “Building Toward The Paperless Project: Risks, Rewards, and Safeguards” and “When Less Service Means More Risk: Managing Risk of Reduced Services”, hosted by Sevaggio, Teske & Associates. (Columbus, Ohio, April 2007).
• SEA Utah on the topic of “Opportunities of Innovation & Limitations of Reality: Providing Design Services in a World of Accelerating Changes & Restrictions”. (Salt Lake City, Utah, January 2007).
• Contributing author: “Inside the Minds: Winning Legal Strategies for Construction Law”. (Aspatore Books, 2007).
• American Institute of Architects (“AIA”) on the topic of “The Perils of Indemnity Clauses! A Legal & Risk Management Perspective”. (San Francisco, California, December 2006).
• Structural Engineers Association of Northern California Business Forum Meeting on the topic of “Risk Management Tactics for Sustainable Design Projects”. (San Francisco, California, December 2006).
• American Institute of Architects “(AIA”) on the topic of “The Perils of Indemnity Clauses! A Legal & Risk Management Perspective”. (San Francisco, California, December 2006).
• ADI Agents’ Academy on the topics of “ Opportunities of Innovation & Limitations of Reality: Providing Design Services in a World of Accelerating Changes & Restrictions” and “Can You Condo? Strategic Analysis for Design Professionals Evaluating the Risks and Opportunities of Condo Projects”. (Monterey, California, November 2006).
• Council of American Structural Engineers (“CASE”) Risk Management Program 2006 Convocation Program on the topics of “Can You Condo? Strategic Analysis for Design Professionals Evaluating the Risks and Opportunities of Condo Projects” and “The Condominium Conundrum”. (San Francisco, California, October 2006).
• Council of American Structural Engineers at their 2006 Convocation on the topic of “Condos: Risk and Profit”. (San Francisco, California, October 2006).
• Liberty International Underwriters (“LIU”) Policy Risk Management Conference on the topic of “Opportunities of Innovation & Limitations of Reality: Providing Design Services in a World of Accelerating Changes & Restrictions”. (Phoenix, Arizona, September 2006).
• Central Valley American Institute of Architects (“AIA”) on the topic of “Can You Condo? Strategic Analysis for Design Professionals Evaluating the Risks and Opportunities of Condo Projects”. (Sacramento, California, May 2006).
• Stuckey Insurance on the topics of “Can You Condo? Strategic Analysis for Design Professionals Evaluating the Risks and Opportunities of Condo Projects” and “The Condominium Conundrum”. (Phoenix, Arizona, April 2006).
• CELSOC Ninth Annual Attorneys Roundtable on the topic of “Managing Your Professional Liability”. (Los Angeles, California, April 2006).
• Co-Presenter with Richard Gibson of Dealey, Renton & Associates on the topic of “Providing Innovative Design Services in a World of Accelerating Changes and Restrictions”. (San Francisco, California, February 2006).
• Co-Presenter with Richard Gibson of Dealey, Renton & Associates to the American Institute of Architects (“AIA”)/Santa Clara Attorneys Roundtable on the topic of “Project Communication in the Electronic Age”. (San Jose and Mountain View, California, December 2005).
• PLUS International Conference on the topic of “Current Trends Impacting Architects and Engineers’ Professional Liability”. (Boston, MA, November 2005).
• 2005 DPRCG Loss Prevention Convocation on the topic of “The Condominium Conundrum”. (Austin, Texas, October 2005).
• National Meeting of the Professional Liability Agents Network (“PLAN”) on the topics of “The Challenges and Opportunities in Residential Design for Design Professionals and Their Insurers”, “Can You Condo? Strategic Analysis for Design Professionals Evaluating the Risks and Opportunities of Condo Projects”, and “The Condominium Conundrum”. (Phoenix, Arizona, September 2005).
• American Council of Engineering Companies (“ACEC”) at their Annual National Convention on the topics of “Hot Trends in Liability and Risk Management for Engineers” and “Opportunities of Innovation & Limitations of Reality: Providing Design Services in a World of Accelerating Changes & Restrictions”. Orlando, Florida, September 2005).
• CELSOC Attorneys Roundtable on the topic of engineers’ liability to contractors. (Monterey, California, March 2005).
• ADI Fall Roundtable on the topic of “Managing the Construction Manager”. (Monterey, California, October 2004).
• Co-Presenter with Michael Strogoff of Strogoff Consulting on the topic of “Mock Owner-Architect Negotiation: What Works, What Doesn’t”. (Chicago, Illinois, June 2004).
• 2004 DPRCG Mid-Year Meeting on the topics of (1) tools of controlling joint and several liability; (2), residential construction; and 3) electronic file systems and archiving. (Denver, Colorado, May 2004).
• Co-Presenter with Robert Mayeron of KKE Architects on the topics of “The Collection/ Claim Connection: Getting Paid Without Getting Sued”, “When Less Service Means More Risk: Managing Risk of Reduced Services”, and “Changing of the Guard: Dealing with the Transition Between Successive Design Professionals”. (Kona, Hawaii, October 2003).
• PLUS Western Region Conference on the topics of “California’s ‘SB800’ Legislative Engineering or Residential Construction liability Implications and Strategies” and “The Design Professional’s Prospective – Hard Markets, Hard Times: Getting Harder?”. (San Francisco, California, September 2003).
• ADI Agents’ Academy on the topics of “Changing of the Guard: Dealing with the Transition Between Successive Design Professionals”, “When Less Service Means More Risk: Managing Risk of Reduced Services”, and “Seven Steps to Effective Risk Management for Design Professionals”. (Monterey, California, May 2003).
• ACEC/Nevada on the topic of “The Mold Menace: It’s here! Are you ready? Strategies for Construction Professionals to Respond to and Avoid Mold Exposures”. (Las Vegas, Nevada, September 2002).
• ASEC Spring Meeting on the topic of continuing professional development. (San Antonio, Texas, March 2001).
• SEAONC Business Forum on the topics of “E-Mail as a Project Communication Tool: Loose Fingers Sink Ships”, “Design in the E-World: Seizing Opportunities and Managing Risk”, and “Building Toward the Paperless Project: Risks, Rewards, and Safeguards”. (San Francisco, California, February 2001).
• Joint-Presenter with Gloria Ha of DPIC Companies and Lora Peluso of the American Insurance & Investment (“AII”) to AII on the topic of “Design in the E-World: Managing the Risks of E-Mail, Electronic Design and Project Website”. (Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2001).
• AIA Desert Conference on the topic of “The Changing Face of Practice and the Contracts to Make It Work”. (Indian Wells, California, November 2000).
• “Construction Project Documentation” and “Seven Steps to Effective Risk Management in Construction”. (Boston, Dublin, and London, September 2000).