David A. Ericksen

Publications and Decisions — Since 2000

The following publications are available to friends and clients of Severson & Werson. To receive a copy, please contact Mimi S. Jones.

•  Contributing Author, "The XL Insurance Contract Guide for Design Professionals” (2007)
• “Design Delegation/Transfer: The Buck Stops Where?” Updated October 1998
• “B141: The Good, The Bad, and the Dangerous” Updated September 2004
• “E-Mail as Project Communication Tool: Loose Fingers Sink Ships” Updated April 2008
• “Building Towards the Paperless Project” Updated April 2008
• “The Changing Face of Practice and The Contracts to Make It Work” Updated November 2001
• “Lessons from the War Room: Key Contractual Concerns for Engineering Service Agreements” Updated April 2007
• “Seven Key Provisions of Prime Design Agreements”
• “The Mold Menace: It’s here! Are you ready?” Updated February 2005
• “Managing the Risk in Construction Management.” Updated July 2004
• “Changing of the Guard: Dealing with the Transition Between Design Professionals” Updated October 2003
• “When Less Service Means More Risk: Managing Risk of Reduced Services” Updated April 2008
• “Getting Paid: Strategies to Secure Payment For Services Delivered” Updated November 2004
• Outline: “Construction Administration Services for Architects” Updated April 2008
• “Seven Steps to Effective Risk Management for Design Professionals” Updated April 2008
• “California’s “SB800” -- Legislative Engineering of Residential Construction Liability Implications and Strategies” Updated February 2005
• “The Collections-Claim Connection: Getting Paid Without Getting Sued” Updated August 2003
• “The Design Professional’s Perspective – Hard Markets, Hard Times: Getting Harder?” Updated September 2003
• Outline: “Why Provide Construction Administrative Services?” Updated April 2008
• “Construction Project Documentation Discussion” Updated April 2008
• “Managing The Construction Manager” Updated May 2005
• “Engineering the Service Agreement: Contractual Issues and Strategies for Engineers” Updated December 2007
• “Changing Combatants to Collaborators: Building Positive Relationships Between Design Professionals And Construction Managers” Updated May 2005
• “Opportunities of Innovation & Limitations of Reality: Providing Design Services in a World of Accelerating Changes & Restrictions” Updated March 2008
• “Can You Condo? Strategic Analysis for Design Professionals Evaluating the Risks and Opportunities of Condominium Projects” Updated June 2007
• “Are You Ready for Prime Time!?! The Real World of Prime Consultant Contract Provisions.” Presentation of May 20, 2004
• “Latent Defects: Hidden Dangers & Exposures in Design Professional Mergers & Acquisitions”. Updated December 2007