Special Events

Past Special Events

>> Forrest Booth is a featured speaker for ExecSense Webinars discussing the topic "What insurance lawyers need to know about the legal ramifications of the gulf oil spill" presented Friday, June 4, 2010.

>> Bruce Furukawa to present on the topic of “Efficient Use of Electronic Data in Professional Liability Cases” at The 49th Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys, on Wednesday, May 19, 2010

>> David Ericksen, Tracey Merwise and Verita Gulati to present on the topic “Retention, Recruiting or Raiding? The 3R’s of HR for A/E’s” at Severson & Werson’s First Friday Program, Friday, May 7th, 2010, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

>> David A. Ericksen to present on “The Big Bang Theory-Expanding Your Professional Universe and Surviving the Journey” on Thursday, April 29, 2010 from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Seventh Annual Market Trends Convocation

>> Mark D. Lonergan to present at the 43rd Annual Bank Counsel Seminar at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel, April 29th - May 1st, 2010

>> Verita Gulati to present on the topic “Total Case Management, Cost Certainty and Alternative Fee Structures” at the upcoming Women in E-Discovery seminar located at Severson & Werson's San Francisco office on Wednesday, April 21, 12:00 p.m.

>> David A. Ericksen to present on “The New Waves: BIM, IPD, and Lean PD” on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Eastern time

>> David A. Ericksen to present on “Paperless Practices: Managing Communications in a World Gone ‘E’” on Thursday, January 28, 2010 from 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

>> Bruce Furukawa to present on California’s new electronic discovery act on December 10 and 11, 2009 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, CA

>> Chaise Bivin to present at the CMBA Western States 2009 Legislative, Regulatory, QA, and Compliance conference on December 7, 2009

>> David A. Ericksen to present at the 2009 ACEC Conference on Design Quality – Process Driven Risk Management, on Friday, October 9, 2009, in Palm Springs, CA

>> David A. Ericksen to present at the AEBL San Francisco Lunchtime Management Roundtable, on Thursday, September 17, 2009, in San Francisco, CA

>> David A. Ericksen to present at the 2009 Loss Prevention/ Risk Management Seminar, on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, in Houston, TX

>> Sunny Huo will be a panelist on the Litigation Roundtable at the MBA's Regulatory Compliance Conference on Wednesday, September 15 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm in Washington DC

>> Bruce Furukawa to present “Are you in Compliance with California’s new electronic discovery act?” on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 from 1:00 to 4:30pm in Davis, CA and Thursday, September 3, 2009 from 1:00 to 4:30pm in San Francisco, CA.

>> David A. Ericksen to present at the Old National Insurance’s Annual All Insured Day Seminar, on Thursday, June 4, 2009, in Indianapolis, Indiana

>> Sunny Huo will present “Defending Your Company Against Individual Cases” at the MBA Legal Issues conference on May 5, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois

>> David A. Ericksen to present at Kibble & Prentice’s risk management seminar on May 12 and 13, 2009 in Portland, Oregon and Seattle,Washington

>> Bruce N. Furukawa, to present at the JAMS Global Engineering and Construction Roundtable on Thursday May 14, 2009 in Walnut Creek, California

>> Tracey K. Merwise to Present “Getting RIFs Right in 2009: Tailoring Your Workforce to Fit Tough Times” in San Francisco, California on April 16, 2009

>> David A. Ericksen to present, “The PC Storm: Public Construction Projects and Design Professional Liability,” at SEAONC’s March Business Forum meeting on March 18, 2009 in San Francisco, California

>> Todd M. Green to present to the U.C. Berkeley Geoengineering Group on March 11, 2009 in Berkeley, California

>> Bruce N. Furukawa will present to the Santa Clara County Bar Association on January 21, 2009 in Santa Clara, California

>> Bruce N. Furukawa to moderate panel for Palo Alto Area Bar Association on January 28, 2009 in Palo Alto, California

>> David A. Ericksen to present at the 2008 PLUS Outreach Series on September 24th, 2008 in San Francisco, California and on December 3rd, 2008 in Walnut Creek California

>> David A. Ericksen to present at HRH’s A&E Webinar on the topic of "Presents for Santa – Ownership Transition” on Monday December 8, 2008

>> Peter Molgaard, to present at the SEAONC October Business Forum meeting on October 15, 2008

>> Forrest Booth to present “Claims Presented to the Wrong Insurer” at the International Marine Claims Conference on October 22 – 24, 2008 in Dublin, Ireland

>> David A. Ericksen to present at the Arrowhead Design Insurance Agents Academy on November 12, 2008 in Monterey, California

>> David A. Ericksen to present at the 2008 PLUS Outreach Series on September 24th, 2008 in San Francisco, California and on December 3rd, 2008 in Walnut Creek California

>> David A. Ericksen to present at HRH’s A&E Webinar on the topic of "Presents for Santa – Ownership Transition” on Monday December 8, 2008

>> Forrest Booth to present, "Recent Developments in U.S. Insurance Law" at the International Bar Association Meeting on October 12 -17, 2008 in Buenos Aires

>> Bruce N. Furukawa to present “E-Discovery, Are You Ready?” at the Santa Clara County Bar Association MCLE Seminar on October 14, 2008 in San Jose, California

>> Scott J. Hyman & Kristin L. Walker to co-present, “Mortgage and Automobile Finance Litigation and Class Actions” at The Conference on Consumer Finance on October 9-10, 2008 in Dallas, Texas

>> David A. Ericksen to present at the Liberty International Underwriters Risk Management Convention for Architects and Engineers on September 25, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas

>> Scott J. Hyman & Kristin L. Walker to co-present, "Current Developments in Automobile Finance," at the CFSA Annual Convention on September 13, 2008 in Carlsbad, California

>> David A. Ericksen to present, "Three Emerging Issues in Professional Liability," at the 2008 PLAN Annual Meeting on September 13, 2008 in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

>> David A. Ericksen to speak at XLDP Western Regional Attorney Conference on August 21, 2008 in San Francisco, California

>> Mark Lonergan to present, “State Litigation Issues,” at the Lenders One 2008 Summer Conference on August 5, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.

>> David A. Ericksen to speak at the Finance Insurance and XL Design Professional’s risk management seminar entitled, “The Future Is Now: Design Professional Strategies for Managing the Changing World Marketplace” on July 23, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

>> Tracey K. Merwise to Present "The Top Ten Things Every Manager Must Know About Employment Law" in San Francisco, on July 16, 2008.

>> Tracey K. Merwise to speak at the WS&Co.’s Webinar, entitled “Getting RIFs Right: How to Avoid the Unintended Consequences of a Reduction-In-Force” on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 9a.m. (PST).

>> David Ericksen to speak at Kibble & Prentice’s risk management seminar entitled “Strategic Risk Management and Successful Project Delivery for Design Professionals,” on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 in Portland, Oregon and Thursday, May 1, 2008 in Seattle, Washington.

>> David A. Ericksen to present “Loose Fingers Sink Ships – Email as a Project Communication Tool,” at the joint educational seminar for IIDA Silicon Valley Chapter and ASID CA Peninsula Chapter, on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. PST, in San Jose, CA.

>> David. A. Ericksen to present at the HRH A&E's Webinar for Design Professionals on teh topic of "Managing Innovation" in March 2008.

>> Donald H. Cram, III to present “Consumer Bankruptcy Developments 2008,” at the Hyatt Regency, San Francisco International Airport on April 22, 2008.

>> David A. Ericksen to present “Mergers & Acquisitions: Due Diligence, Transition, and Managing the Risks of Acquired/Transferred Liability & Loss” for Severson & Werson’s valued clients on December 12, 2007 at the firm’s San Francisco office.

>> Sunny S. Huo to speak at the MBA's Legal Issues in Mortgage Technology Conference, November 28, 2007.

>> David A. Ericksen to present "Litigation Issues Impacting Design Professional Liability Insurance" and "The New Waves: BIM, IPD, and Lean PD" at Arrowhead Design Insurance Agents Academy on November 13-14, 2007 in Monterey, California. 

>> Sunny S. Huo to speak at the Bridgeport Continuing Legal Education 2007 Class Action Litigation Conference, in Costa Mesa, California on November 9, 2007.

>> David A. Ericksen to address the Travelers’ Inaugural Webinar for Design Professionals on the topic of “Condominium Risk for Design Professionals” on Wednesday November 7th, 2007 at 11 a.m. EDT.

>> Sunny S. Huo to present at the 2007 CMBA Western States Legislative, Regulatory & Compliance Conference, November 5, 2007.

>> David A. Ericksen to present “Fighting City Hall: The Politicization of a Project” at the 2007 DPRCG Loss Prevention Convocation on October 11-13, 2007 in Montreal, Canada.

>> David A. Ericksen to present “Mergers & Acquisitions: Due Diligence, Transition, and Managing the Risks of Acquired/Transferred Liability & Loss” at the Architects & Engineers’  2007 LIU Risk Management Conference, October 3-5, 2007 in Phoenix, Arizona.

>> David A. Ericksen to present, “The Condominium Conundrum” at the 2007 Structural Engineers Association of California ("SEAOC") Convention, September 26-29, 2007.

>> Sunny S. Huo to present at the 2007 MBA Regulatory Compliance Conference, September 23-25, 2007.

>> Mark J. Kenney, Patricia L. McClaran and Sunny S. Huo to speak at MBA Legal Issues & Regulatory Compliance Conference, May 6-9, 2007.

>> David A. Ericksen co-leads seminar at 2007 National Convention of the American Institute of Architects, May 2, 2007.

>> Mark D. Lonergan to speak at PLI’s “Consumer Financial Services Litigation Institute” in Chicago, April 19-20, 2007.

>> David A. Ericksen keynote speaker at ALL OHIO Risk Management Convocation, April 19, 2007.

>> Mark D. Lonergan to speak at Assurant’s “Partners in Excellence” Conference, March 12-14, 2007, Kiawah Island, South Carolina.

>> Donald H. Cram III to speak at the Northern California Bankruptcy Conference in Sacramento on February 7, 2007 regarding 910 Claims in Chapter 13 Cases.

>> Register to Attend Severson’s “Surviving Paid Sick Leave” Luncheon, January 24, 2007.

>> David A. Ericksen to address the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California regarding sustainable design, the related design and liability risks, and strategies to manage those risks on December 13.

>> David A. Ericksen to present “The Perils of Indeminity Clauses! A Legal & Risk Management Perspective” on December 7, 2006.

>> Patricia McClaran to give litigation update at Mortgage Bankers Assocation Conference.

>> Scott J. Hyman to present lecture “Pretexting: By Any Other Name Is Still …?” at San Francisco Bank Attorneys luncheon on November 6, 2006.

>> Patricia McClaran, Michael Steiner and Sunny Huo to speak at the California Mortgage Bankers Association Conference in Irvine, CA on November 6.

>> Scott J. Hyman will be a panelist on “Collection Law from Start to Finish” in Irvine on November 9.

>> David A. Ericksen to speak at the Council of American Structural Engineers 2006 Convocation.

>> David A. Ericksen speaks at Liberty International Underwriters Policy Risk Management meeting.

>> David Ericksen and Rich Gibson of Dealey, Renton & Associates present "Providing Innovative Design Services in a World of Accelerating Changes & Restrictions - For Architects Only."

>> Construction Group Practice Group Leader David Ericksen and Employment Practice Group Leader Tracey Merwise present "Recruiting and Retaining Staff in a Tight Job Market: Strategic Advice for Design Firms."

>> Employment Practice Group presents sexual harassment prevention training for supervisors in February.

>> Scott J. Hyman to speak about "California Collection Law, Start to Finish," at National Business Institute seminar.

>> Patricia L. McClaran and Sunny S. Huo to speak at the CMBA Western States 2005 Legislative, Regulatory & Compliance Conference.

>> Mark J. Kenney interviewed on KALW (FM 91.7) Sunday, August 21, 2005 on “predatory lending,” local initiatives and Severson’s decisive win in AFSA v. Oakland.

>> David A. Ericksen to speak about “Hot Trends in Liability and Risk Management for Engineers.”

>> Donald H. Cram III to teach seminar at National Business Institute.

>> Michael B. Murphy to present keynote address at Errors & Omissions Insurance ExcuSummit.

>> David A. Ericksen to address the National Meeting of the Professional Liability Agents Network (“PLAN”) on “The Challenges and Opportunities in Residential Design for Design Professionals and Their Insurers.”

>> David E. Pinch to lead a panel discussion on “Foreclosure and Repossession in California.”

>> David A. Ericksen to speak about “The Condominium Conundrum & Contract Negotiations for Design Professionals.”

>> Severson Members to speak at the Mortgage Banker's Association Legal Issues & Regulatory Compliance Conference, May 15 - 18, 2005 in Phoenix, AZ.