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Upcoming Events
Join Eileen Garczynski, senior vice president of Ames & Gough, for the 19th Annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management (LMRM) Conference hosted by Hinshaw. Its the industry's premier event focused on current and important developments in the law, litigation of legal malpractice claims, malpractice insurance, professional responsibility, and risk management strategies. Eileen will be speaking on March 4, 2020.
Join Eileen Garczynski, senior vice president at Ames & Gough for a "Year in Review — Significant Developments in Malpractice" The claims moderator is Marissa Delinks, Partner, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP and the panelists include Eileen R. Garczynski, Senior Vice President and Equity Partner, Ames & Gough and Marian C. Rice, Partner, L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, LLP.
Are firms seeing bad claims outcomes? What can recent trends tell us about the future claims environment? Experienced malpractice defense counsel and an officer of a leading malpractice insurance broker lead the audience in an interactive examination of current legal malpractice claim trends and exchange their predictions as to what those trends can tell us about the future claims environment. Also, the panel will take the audience on a year-in-review look at some noteworthy legal malpractice developments ranging from the viability of engagement letter arbitration provisions to judicial error and causation.
To learn more about the Hinshaw conference or to register click here.
Eileen Garczynski, senior vice president and partner, Ames & Gough will co-present a CLE seminar for the Virginia Bar Association with Lori D. Thompson, member, Spilman, Thomas & Battle on “Succession Planning for Your Law Practice,” Thursday, March 26 from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The seminar which provides 1.5 hours of MCLE credits, will be held at the Virginia Bar Association, 105 Whitewood Road, Charlottesville. The presenters will discuss best practices in succession planning and ways to prevent the loss of law firm intelligence. Additionally, participants will learn how to evaluate potential successors and discover why mentoring and training are vital parts of succession planning. The program will also examine various insurance options crucial to long-term succession planning. The seminar also will be available by Webcast simultaneously on March 26 and rebroadcast Wednesday, April 22 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It will also be accessible by telephone on the same dates and times as the Webcasts. For more information, click here.
Prior Events
Join Eileen Garczynski, Ames & Gough; Marjorie Salem Hensel, Bush Ross, PA; Thomas P. McGarry, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP for a panel discussion on a “Year in Review: Significant Developments in Legal Malpractice Claims.” at the Legal Malpractice and Risk Management Conference sponsored by Hinshaw. This panel, will provide a year-in-review analysis of interesting court decisions shaping legal malpractice law and procedure, and will discuss the trends evidenced in data gathered from national surveys of legal malpractice claims. To register or for more information click here.
Join Eileen Garczynski, senior Vice President of Ames & Gough, for her presentation at the Pennsylvania Bar Ethics CLE session on How to Avoid The Most Common Legal Malpractice Claims, Including Data Security and Employee Theft.
Join Matt Gough, senior vice president at Ames & Gough, as he participates on a panel at the M&A Symposium. The panel is titled M&A Best Practices and will be on January 25, 2018. The panel will share best practices in terms of preparing for a transaction – both as a buyer and a seller, negotiating through the deal, and successful integration post transaction. For more information or to register click here.
Dan Knise, president and CEO, Ames & Gough will be among panelists presenting “Managing Risk in Today’s Market,” which will look at ways of reducing project risk through effective use of risk allocation and minimization, performance guarantees, surety and insurance,” Wednesday, Jan. 24, from 9:45 to 11 a.m. The panel will take place during the P3 Connect conference, presented by The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships, Jan. 22 - 24 at The Confidante Hotel in Miami Beach, FL. For more details on the event, watch for information to be posted on the Council’s website at http://www.ncppp.org or call 202-962-0555.
Join Matt Gough, senior vice president, and Brett Gough, senior vice president, of Ames & Gough at the Morrissey Goodale LLC M&A Symposium 2018.
The event is for architecture and engineering firm leaders interested in expanding into the Southeast through acquisition, or A/E firm leaders based in the Southeast considering a sale or merger. Attend and learn about current M&A valuation and pricing stats, participate in discussions about M&A trends in Southeastern states and nationally. For more information or to register click here.
Join Brian Lynch, senior broker at Ames & Gough, as he attends the upcoming 29th Annual Nonprofit Finance & Accounting Symposium November 27 to November 29, 2017 at the Washington DC Convention Center. For more information on the event visit the GWSCPA website.
Join Matt Gough, senior vice president, and Brett Gough, senior vice president at Ames & Gough at the Growth & Ownership Strategies Conference November 8-10, 2017.
This annual conference gathers leaders of successful engineering, environmental consulting and architecture firms throughout the country with the goal of showcasing the most effective strategies for achieving growth, improving profitability, and building real and sustainable value. For more information or to register click here.
Dan Knise, president and CEO, Ames & Gough will be among panelists presenting “Reducing Project Risk Through Effective Use of Risk Transfer, Performance Guarantees, Surety and Insurance,” Friday, Oct. 13, from 9:45 to 11 a.m. The panel will take place during P3 Connect 2017, presented by The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships, Oct. 12 - 13 at The Confidante Hotel in Miami Beach, FL. For more details on the event, watch for information to be posted on the Council’s website at http://www.ncppp.org or call 202-962-0555.