April 26-27, 2001
The Sirata Beach Resort
St. Petersburg Beach, FL

SPEAKERS AND THEIR TOPICS

AIA DOCUMENTS: SOME BASIC PROBLEMS WITH A201
Pitfalls in the use of the standard AIA "General Conditions of the Contract for Construction" from the point of view of the owner and point of view of the contractor/surety.

William M. Coats, Esquire - Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee, PC


THE SURETY UPDATE
David T. Knight, Esquire - Gregory P. Brown, Esquire - Hill, Ward & Henderson, PA


PENAL SUM ISSUES - RELATING TO PROBATE BONDS
Timothy J. Burson, Esquire - Bovis, Kyle & Burch, LLC

THE UNCOOPERATIVE OWNER: THE SURETY'S DEFENSES WHEN THE OWNER UNILATERALLY COMPLETES, OVERPAYS OR OTHERWISE MISBEHAVES
Alberta L. Adams, Esquire - Krebs, Farley & Pelleteri, LLC
Courtney T. Wolffe, Esquire - Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland


FIDUCIARY BONDS: WHEN GOOD PRINCIPALS GO BAD
Duane A. Daiker, Esquire - Tammy N. Giroux, Esquire - Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

GOT A MULTI-STATE MESS AND A BANKRUPTCY? MAYBE A CHANNELING INJUNCTION WILL WORK
Thomas R. Barber, Esquire - Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee, PC

HOW OBLIGEES VIEW THE BOND PRODUCT AND HOW CLAIMS REPRESENTATIVES CAN HELP CHANGE THAT PERCEPTION
Marla McI/ntyre - Executive Director - Surety Information Office
Wayne D. Lambert - Forcon International - N.E. , LLC


NECESSITY FOR DEFAULT DECLARATION AND OTHER CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO INVOKE SURETY'S OBLIGATIONS UNDER PERFORMANCE BOND
Thomas L. Selden, Esquire - Starnes & Atchinson, L.L.P.

TRIGGERS PULLED BY DISCOVERY: DUTIES OF THE INSURED AND DEFENSES OF THE SURETY
Christina A. Craddock, Esquire - Bovis, Kyle & Burch, LLC


CONTRACTOR DEFAULT INSURANCE v. SURETY BONDS ARE TRADITIONAL CONTRACT BONDS OBSOLETE?
Elise M. Froshin, Esquire - Starnes & Atchison, L.L.P.


THE YING AND YANG SURETY DEFENSES: FAILURE OF OBLIGEE TO GIVE PROPER NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND/OR ACCEPTANCE BY OBLIGEE OF IMPROPER WORK, SOME NEW WRINKLES
Steven G. Schember, Esquire - Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, L.L.P.


RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FIDELITY LAW
Sam H. Poteet, Jr., Esquire - Manier & Herod


SURETY CLAIM TIPS FROM THE PROS
Michael J. Sugar, Jr. Esquire
Forcon International Corp.

James A. Carpenter, Esquire Charles M. Armentrout
Washington International Insurance Company The Cincinnati Insurance Company

Joel D. Beach, Esquire Andy L. Anderson
The Travelers Casualty & Surety Company Capitol Indemnity Corporation

L. Graves Stiff, Esquire Scott Dickens, Esquire
Starnes & Atchison, LLP Starnes & Atchison, LLP