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Upcoming Events
Eileen Garczynski, senior vice president and partner, Ames & Gough will co-present a CLE seminar for the Virginia Bar Association with Dennis Quinn, partner, Carr Maloney on “Ways to Avoid Legal Malpractice Claims and Ethics Violations,” Friday, Sept. 6, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. The seminar, which provides 2.0 hours of MCLE Ethics Credit, will be held at the Virginia Bar Association, 105 Whitewood Road, Charlottesville. The program is intended to give law firms an overview of the most common legal malpractice claims (and related risks, such as cyber, management, and employment-related claims), and how to avoid them. The seminar also will be available by Webcast simultaneously on Sept. 6 and rebroadcast on Friday, Sept. 20, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. The seminar will also be accessible by telephone on the same dates and times as the Webcasts, as well as on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. For more information, visit www.vacle.org.
Join Cady Sinks, client executive of Ames & Gough, as she presents a lunch and learn webinar to the AIA Washington Chapter on September 13, 2019 at 12pm. Her presentation is titled "Demystifying Insurance." The legacy and success of your business is dependent on you staying in business. Ms. Sinks will discuss why you need insurance to run your business for long term success, discussing professional liability, claim examples as well as general and cyber liability. To join the session click here.
Join Rob Hughes and Wayne Marshall of Ames & Gough as they attend the Tri-State 2019 Conference September 22-24, 2019. For more information or to register click here.
Rob Hughes, senior vice president and partner of Ames & Gough, will be presenting an educational session at the ACEC Fall Conference on Monday, October 14 from 2:15pm to 3:30pm. The topic he is presenting on is "That Means What? Contractual Provisions That May Surprise You." To learn more or register to attend the ACEC Fall Conference click here.
Join Brett Gough, Matt Gough and Mike Heatwole of Ames & Gough at the upcoming ROG Conference in Naples, FL. For more information or to register click here.
Prior Events
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.
Join Eileen Garczynski, vice president of Ames & Gough, for a CLE seminar. Details to be posted closer to the event. In the interim, if you have any questions, contact Eileen Garczynski.
Eileen Garczynski, senior vice president and partner, Ames & Gough, will moderate a panel on managing the fall-out from law firm breakups, including contractual, fiduciary and statutory obligations, as well as insurance implications. The panel, “Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” will be held Thursday, Sept. 14, from 11:15 – 12:15 p.m. at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. It takes place during the American Bar Association’s National Legal Malpractice Conference, Sept. 13 - 15, sponsored by the ABA’s Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability. For details and registration information, click here.
Please join us Tuesday September 12, 2017 (7:30AM-11:00AM) at the Westin Waltham Hotel for a FREE Design Professionals Risk Management Seminar! Presentations include Effective and Key Risk Control steps to Manage emerging Risk Trends and to Guard Data against Cyber Risk | to RSVP please email Carol Johnson-Chafe.
Eileen Garczynski, senior vice president and partner, Ames & Gough, will co-present a CLE seminar with Syed Ahmad, partner, Hunton & Williams, on advising clients about cyber risks and cyber insurance. The seminar will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, from 12 – 2:15 p.m. at the D.C. Bar Conference Center, 1101 K Street, NW. The presenters will discuss what attorneys should know about various cyber risks their clients may face, as well as related issues for professional organizations, such as law firms and accounting firms. They also will describe the use of cyber insurance to mitigate risk and potential coverage gaps clients may have. For more information and to register, please click here.
Eileen Garczynski, senior vice president and partner, Ames & Gough will moderate a panel on succession planning for law firms, Thursday, April 20, from 3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Panelists include: C. Erik Gustafson, CEO, LeClairRyan; Ben Sibthorpe, executive underwriter, Berkley Select; and Patricia A. Brannan, general counsel, Hogan Lovells US LLP. The session will outline some of the effective long-term strategies for succession planning, including partner roles and responsibilities, leadership development, compensation, and retirement. It takes place during the Spring 2017 National Legal Malpractice Conference, April 19 – 21 at the Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA. For additional information, please click here.
Join Ames & Gough in attendance at the 2017 Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference. The event focuses on developments in law and litigation of malpractice claims, legal malpractice, insurance and risk management strategies. To learn more click here.