Midwinter Meeting 2022 - San Diego. While it was unseasonably cold and windy for San Diego, Division 1 programs were great. Marissa Downs planned an excellent lunch program on the Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse and she had the magic touch to resolve the technical issues that arose during the program. Janie Winning knocked it out of the park with the social program in the Gas Lamp District. The food and atmosphere was awesome! Here are some photos from the meeting:
January Toolbox Talk Program - Sakib Khan and Joelle Jefcoat (D3) on Delegated Design. Sakib and Joelle did a great job tackling this thorny topic. It was great to partner with Division 3 as well on this program. We recorded it so please check it out:
Building Results: A Panel for Law Students - Division 1 teamed up with the Membership Committee to conduct a program for law students. We assembled a great panel of construction lawyers and I moderated this with Lexie Pereira (our own law student and YLD liaison). Please share this video with your network as well.
Jury Selection Program - In March, Jason Rodgers-da Cruz and Joe Imperiale moderated a program on jury selection. The panel included experienced trial attorneys and a jury consultant. This was a good preview into the trial advocacy practicum series that Jason, Joe, and Ashley Sherwood are putting together for the Fall 2022, Midwinter 2023, and Annual 2023 Meetings.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
April Toolbox Talk Program - Neuroscience in Mediation (April 28 at 12PM ET). Nancy Greenwald will be discussing research and findings concerning neuroscience in mediation. David Ponte will be moderating the discussion with Nancy. Join the conversation and register for this free toolbox talk program.
The Annual Meeting in NYC is less than one month away! Here is the program brochure and registration link. The program will focus on in-house counsel for construction companies. You can attend in-person and virtual. Division 1 planned a practicum, lunch program, and social event. Division 1 steering committee member, Kelsey Funes, is one of the co-chairs of this program so lets support her by registering and attending this program. It has been many years since the Forum has been in NYC so it will be one to remember. Here are some of the events at the Annual Meeting:
- In-House Counsel Practicum - Wednesday, May 4th. Cassidy Rosenthal put together a great panel of in-house counsel for the practicum. It is a bootcamp for in-house counsel covering a broad range of topics. Outside counsel are welcome at attend this program virtually.
- Social Event - Wednesday, May 4th at 7PM. There is going to be an awards gala on Thursday night and another social event on Friday night so we are planning our Division 1 event on Wednesday night. George Fink planned this event which will be at a rooftop bar overlooking times square. Register for the event here or click on the image below to sign up. We will be partnering with Division 13 for this event. Thanks George and BRG for making this event complimentary to attend.
- Blockchain in Construction Lunch Program. Rob Ruesch planned our lunch program for the Annual Meeting. We are teaming up with Divisions 2/4/6 for this lunch. Speakers are Jake Rohrer and Matt Gelb from Wipfli LLP and Nancy Greenwald.
We are actively planning for upcoming meetings. We are having our monthly business planning meeting on April 11th at 3PM ET. Here is the zoom link to attend https://americanbar.zoom.us/j/8035484597?pwd=bld1YysxL25ibWxYZTQ5L29OTmYrdz09.
See you all in NYC next month!
Tom Dunn
Division 1 Chair
rtdunn@PierceAtwood.com
