April 10th & 11th, 2008

ALL THAT THE LAW ALLOWS, BUT MAYBE MORE OR LESS THAN YOU THOUGHT--STATUTORY CONTRACT AND FIDELITY BONDS
Gregory R. Veal
BOVIS, KYLE & BURCH, LLC
Chris Indelicato
LIBERTY MUTUAL SURETY
Larry DeVos
ZURICH, NA

WHEN YOUR PRINCIPAL'S "OOPS" TURN OUT TO BE "DUPES"–OBJECTING TO DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY
Jason Stonefeld
SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY
Brian R. Gaudet
COATS | ROSE

A THREE-WAY STREET: THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE UNDERWRITER, BROKER AND CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVE
Richard E. Towle
CHUBB GROUP OF INSURANCE COMPANIES
Edward J. Reilly - Assistant V.P., New York Manager
CHUBB SURETY
Paul Healy, CPCU - Executive V.P.
WILLIS NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION
Sam H. Poteet, Jr.
MANIER & HEROD, P.C.
ATTACHMENTS

BANKRUPTCY PREFERENCE CLAIMS: CAN THEY REALLY DO THAT?
Steven C. Watters
UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY
Richard A. Fulton
COATS, ROSE, RYMAN & LEE, PC

THE SURETY'S DUTY TO THE PRINCIPAL AND OBLIGEE: LIMITING BAD FAITH EXPOSURE THROUGH CONTRACT
Gregory P. Brown
HILL, WARD & HENDERSON, P.A.
Paige A. Greenlee
HILL, WARD & HENDERSON, P.A.
Desiree D. Noisette
HILL, WARD & HENDERSON, P.A.

CONTINUING CONTRACT CLAUSES IN FEDERAL PROJECTS
David J. Krebs
KREBS, FARLEY & PELLETERI, PLLC
Harvey S. Bartlett
KREBS, FARLEY & PELLETERI, PLLC

NAVIGATING THE LABYRINTH: PRACTICAL ISSUES ARISING WHEN LITIGATING AIA A312 PERFORMANCE BOND CLAIMS
Nancy Manno
ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.
Maria Del Carmen Ramos
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK, LLP

DESIGN PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY TO THE SURETY
L. Graves Stiff, III
STARNES & ATCHISON, LLP
J. Scott Dickens
STARNES & ATCHISON, LLP

REVISITING CHAPTERS 255 AND 713, FLORIDA STATUTES: IGNORANCE IS AN EXCUSE!
Michael J. Sugar, Jr.
FORCON INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Elizabeth Spiker
FORCON INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Duane A. Daiker
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK, LLP
Seth P. Traub
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK, LLP

PLEADING THE FIFTH – PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS ATTENDANT TO INVOCATIONS OF THE
FIFTH AMENDMENT BY ALLEGEDLY DISHONEST EMPLOYEES, CO-CONSPIRATORS, AND OTHER WITNESSES
Maura P. Pelleteri
KREBS, FARLEY & PELLETERI, PLLC

SALVAGE: PRACTICAL TIPS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE FIDELITY INSURER
R. Shantel Dixon
TRAVELERS BOND
Thomas L. Selden
STARNES & ATCHISON, LLP
Brian A. Dodd
STARNES & ATCHISON, LLP

BANKRUPTCY POST-PETITION ATTORNEY'S FEES: ARE THEY RECOVERABLE BY AN UNSECURED FIDELITY INSURER?
Andrea J. McIntyre
CNA INSURANCE COMPANY
Edward J. Comey
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK, LLP

JUDICIAL EXPANSION OF THE PROBATE SURETY'S OBLIGATION
Where There's an Estate (with or without a will), Courts Find a Way
Toni Hotzel
STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY
Tim J. Burson
BOVIS, KYLE & BURCH, LLC

SURETY LAW UPDATE AND CASE STUDY
Wayne Walton
CHUBB GROUP OF INSURANCE COMPANIES
John V. Burch
BOVIS, KYLE & BURCH, LLC

THE FORTY-FIVE DAY RESPONSE PERIOD UNDER THE AIA A312 PAYMENT BOND
Brian R. Lambert
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK, LLP
Morgan W. Streetman
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK, LLP

FIDELITY UPDATE
Holly LaFevers
TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.
Gregory P. Brown
HILL, WARD & HENDERSON, P.A.
David T. Knight
HILL, WARD & HENDERSON, P.A.