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Getting To The Finish Line: Effective Closing Techniques For Settling Disputes Through Mediation

John E. Osborn P.C.'s law practice concentrates in complex construction and environmental litigation. The firm's practice focuses on the representation of real estate owners in the capital planning process and includes preparation of the design and construction contracts, troubleshooting during the...

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Using Innovative Non-Binding ADR To Eliminate And Resolve Construction Disputes: Project Advocates For The Construction Industry

Members of the design profession and the construction industry have invested a great deal of time, effort and money trying to develop effective alternatives to construction contract litigation in court. Arbitration, mediation, mini-trial, and summary jury are all techniques which are used to...

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The Role Of Strategic Legal Advice In Successful College And University Capital Planning

Colleges and universities are consistently building and renovating to upgrade classrooms, laboratories, conference centers, athletic complexes, and to add adequate levels of student and faculty housing to attract high caliber faculty and students. Even with all of the real estate, capital planning...

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Hospitality Law: Trends, Unique Challenges And Risks - Practical And Legal Strategies For Protecting The Legal Rights Of Hotels

From medieval times, the common law has placed uniquely high legal responsibility on the innkeeper. Fearful that innkeepers were working in conjunction with highwaymen who rob travelers, the law imposed strict liability on the innkeeper when a guest's property was stolen during his stay. As the...

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What If A Hurricane Or Other Catastrophic Event Hits New York: Insurance Preparation And Recovery

On September 27, our law firm together with the restoration firm, Maxons Restorations, Inc., sponsored an in-depth presentation, held at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, focusing on the potential consequences to large property owners in New York City and in the metropolitan area...

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The Construction Lawyer's Pro Bono Commitment

Remember Gary Hobson, the Chicago tavern owner in the TV show Early Edition, who wakes up each morning, opens his apartment door and picks up the newspaper which shows him tomorrow's news. He then proceeds to go out and take steps to alter the catastrophic events shown in the paper. Often the...

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The Owner's Perspective On Dealing With Natural Disasters, Security Risks And Catastrophic Loss: Legal And Practical Strategies

The program was titled "Hurricane Katrina: Lesson Learned in Preparedness Planning, Risk Management, Insurance, Property Operations, and Legal Issues" and examined the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and 9/11 as well as recent developments in the insurance industry, Federal Terrorism Risk...

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