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On September 11, 2014, David Ericksen, Severson & Werson’s Construction Practice Group Leader, spoke to the AIA Large Firm Round Table in Madison, Wisconsin.  Flad & Associates, Inc. hosted the meeting of in-house counsel from the largest AIA Member firms.  Mr. Ericksen spoke on Design Professional Stamping & Stealing Practices & Standards, and the Standard of Care for Evolving Technology,… Read More

The meeting was attended by over thirty leaders of national engineering companies, insurance companies, and insurance brokers as well as a number of attorneys representing the engineering community.  The meeting was led by Janice Marsters of Kennedy Jenks Hawaii office and Charles Kim of ACEC.  Severson & Werson was represented by the Firm's Construction Practice Leader David Ericksen. Read More

Jeane Struck recently successfully completed the three-day Litigation Management Institute course, earning the designation of Certified Litigation Management Professional (CLMP). Hosted at Columbia Law School in New York City, the Litigation Management Institute (LMI) is the first certification program specifically designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the business of litigation management and to bridge the gap between legal theory… Read More

This honor is reserved for women lawyers who have attained the highest possible Martindale-Hubbell ® rating in both legal ability and ethical standards, and who have been identified by their colleagues and members of the judiciary as preeminent in their field.  Less than 5% of women lawyers have achieved this rating. Read More

Founded in 1972, the Academy is the nation's oldest lawyers' organization dedicated to appellate practice. Its members are California lawyers with substantial appellate experience, who are elected to membership after rigorous scrutiny of their skill in advocacy before the appellate courts. The Academy has over 100 members, all of whom have been in practice for at least 10 years, have served… Read More

David Ericksen was cited and quoted in the article No Guarantees (PE Magazine, March 2012) as an authority on design law and green issues. In particular, PE Magazine referenced Mr. Ericksen’s guidance to the design professionals in the face of over-hyped expectations and corresponding ambiguities in the design of sustainable projects. PE Magazine is published monthly by the National Society… Read More

The American Academy of Appellate Lawyers was founded in 1990 to recognize outstanding appellate lawyers and promote the improvement of appellate advocacy and the administration of the appellate courts. Academy membership is open only to a person who possesses a reputation for recognized distinction as an appellate lawyer. To be eligible for membership, a nominee's practice must have focused substantially… Read More

Severson and Werson ranked among the Best Law Firms in U.S.News for Admiralty & Maritime Law and Banking & Finance Law. Read More