Webinar: AIA Orange County Lunch Hour Program
Design Professional Liens and Other
Strategies to Get Paid
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Course Description
Sometimes getting paid on a project can be tough. This program will provide an overview of some basic but powerful strategies to help architects get paid for their work. We will cover design professional liens, mechanics liens, how to leverage license rights, and key provisions to include (and avoid) in contracts to facilitate payment.
Learning Objectives:
How to preserve and enforce design professional lien rights;
How to preserve and enforce mechanics lien rights;
How leverage license rights and copyright to get paid; and
What kinds of provisions to include in the contract to facilitate payment.
Date: June 18, 2024
Webinar: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Webinar link will be sent to registrants on June 17th).
Learning Units: 1.0 AIA LU
Cost: Free - but AIA members MUST include their AIA member number for learning units.
Presenters:
Paul A. Breucop
Paul A. Breucop is an attorney in the firm’s Orange County office. His practice focuses on construction law, professional liability, public entity liability and general business litigation, including the representation of general contractors, construction managers, developers, architects, and engineers. Before joining the firm, Mr. Breucop represented investors, including public entities, in securities fraud litigation across the country. He has substantial experience in all phases of litigation, including pre-litigation investigations, pleadings, discovery, class certification, dispositive motions, and appeals.
Rebecca J. Chmura
Ms. Chmura is a trial attorney at the firm’s Orange County office. Ms. Chmura’s practice primarily focuses on public entity liability, professional liability, labor and employment, general casualty litigation, general business litigation, commercial transactions, and trial. Ms. Chmura’s practice includes competent representation of counties, cities, sheriffs, police officers, and other public employees, as well as architects, engineers, homeowners associations and board members, and legal professionals. As part of her practice, Ms. Chmura has vigorously defended clients in matters involving civil rights violations, wrongful imprisonment, Monell claims, personal injury, breach of contract, negligence, fraud, malpractice, and dangerous conditions.