September 24th - September 25th, 2009


SPEAKERS AND THEIR TOPICS

"The Surety's Use of the Mediation Process - a Mediator's Perspective"

Vivian Katsantonis - Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald, Vienna, VA
Christopher Brasco - Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald, Vienna, VA
Michael J. Sugar, Jr. - Forcon International Corp. - Brandon, FL
Robert M. Wright - Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP - Baltimore, MD
Ronald F. Goetsch - Liberty Mutual Surety - Seattle, WA
Dennis J. Pisarcik - Liberty Mutual Surety - Plymouth Meeting, PA
Frank Faieta - The Guarantee Company of North America, USA - Toronto, Canada

"What's In Your File Cabinet? Understanding the Universe of Discoverable
Information in Surety and Fidelity Files"

Susan Evans Jones - Wolf, Horowitz & Etlinger, LLC, Hartford, CT
Michelle Himes-Wiederschall - Wolf, Horowitz & Etlinger, LLC, Hartford, CT

"Probate Bonds: Sources of Salvage When the Principal Is a Lawyer"

Tammy Giroux - Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, Tampa, FL
Timothy C. Garding - Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, Tampa, FL
Robert A. O'Brien - Liberty Mutual Surety - Hamilton, OH

"A Practical Guide to Avoiding the Pitfalls and Expense of Protracted Disputes
over Document Production and E-Discovery”

Howard K. Uniman - Wolff & Samson, LLC - West Orange, NJ and New York, NY
Cynthia E. Rodgers-Waire - Whiteford, Taylor & Preston - Baltimore, MD
Robert A. O'Brien - Liberty Mutual Surety - Hamilton, OH
Frank J. Tanzola - International Fidelity Insurance Co. - Newark, NJ

“Identifying and Managing the Risks Unique to "Green" Construction: What
Sureties Should Know”
Martha L. Perkins - Whiteford, Taylor & Preston - Washington, DC
Thomas J. Kucera - Forcon International Corp. - Brandon, FL

"The Completion Options Afforded to a Surety under Varying Performance
Bond Forms - Rights to Complete and Not to Complete"

Matthew M. Horowitz - Wolf Horowitz & Etlinger - Hartford, CT
George Rettig - International Fidelity Insurance Company, Newark NJ

"Subdivision Bonds: Practical Tips in Investigating and Defending Claims
and Mitigating Damages"

Armen Shahinian - Wolff & Samson PC, West Orange, NJ & New York, NY
Michael J. Sugar, Jr., Al Sramek & Rick Davis - Forcon International Corp., Brandon, FL
Brian Kuhn - Arch Insurance Company -Philadelphia, PA
W. Glenn Speicher, Jr. - Zurich North America, Baltimore, MD

“Men Behaving Badly: What are the Surety's Defenses to the Obligee's Latent Defect Claims When the Principal and Obligee's Employees Act Fraudulently?”

Robert Koenig and Daniel Hansen - Shumaker Loop & Kendrick, LLP - Toledo, OH

"Strategies for Preparing and Pursuing an Effective Overpayment Claim"

Vivian Katsantonis - Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald, Vienna, VA
Christopher Brasco - Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald, Vienna, VA
Caryn Mohan-Maxfield - Liberty Mutual Surety, Hoffman Estates, IL
Douglas S. Dearie - Liberty Mutual Surety, Seattle, WA

"The Surety's Rights/Need to Retain Collateral After Release from Bond Liability: Revival of Surety Liability and Avoiding Bankruptcy Pitfalls”

James Ferrucci - Wolff & Samson PC West Orange, NJ & New York, NY
Frank Lanak - HCC Surety Group - Los Angeles, CA

"Analyzing, Comparing and Contrasting the Most Misunderstood AIA Contract Provisions Under the AIA A101 and AIA A201 Contract Documents"

Thomas Crafton - Alber Crafton PSC - Louisville, KY and Troy, MI
Frank Lanak - HCC Surety Group - Los Angeles, CA

"Fidelity Claims - The Year in Review"

Adam P. Friedman - Wolff & Samson PC, West Orange, NJ and New York, NY

"Is Bernie Madoff Coming To Your Local Fidelity Claims Office"

Robert Warchola, Shumaker Loop & Kendrick, LLP - Tampa, FL

"Computer Fraud Coverage: An Examination of Developing Issues"

Susan Evans Jones - Wolf, Horowitz & Etlinger, LLC, Hartford, CT