Severson & Werson is pleased to announce Mary Kate Sullivan has been named the new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner. The newly elected members of the Executive Committee are Mary Kate Sullivan, Mark Wraight, Mike Murphy and Duane Geck.
Severson & Werson is proud to have sponsored the CCFL - Conference on Consumer Finance Law's Spring Conference at Loyola University Chicago School of Law in Chicago, IL on May 30-31. 2019. Members Rhonda L. Nelson, Mark Lonergan, and Scott J. Hyman, were on panels discussing Trying a Consumer Case, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and Class Action developments respectively.… Read More
On May 21, 2019, Genevieve Walser-Jolly spoke at the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) ORCC meeting in Chicago about practical steps business can take to comply with the new California Consumer Privacy of Act of 2018. Fore more information, contact Genevieve at grw@severson.com. Read More
Member Eryk Gettell will be speaking at the America's Claims Executive Leadership Forum & Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 24, 2019. His panel is Consider your Options: Avoiding Litigation with Mediation. The other speakers on the panel are Ikram Addus (Director of Property Claims at Union Standard Insurance Group) and Cassandra S. Franklin of JAMS. Contact Eryk… Read More
On May 16, Construction Group Leader David Ericksen was the opening speaker for the Society of Design Administrators annual meeting known as the EDSymposium in Spokane, Washington. Mr. Ericksen’s requested topic was entitled “’Everything’ You Need to Know About Design Professional Agreements.” Mr. Ericksen then also moderated a 90 minute panel of industry experts addressing project communication challenges and solutions.… Read More
David Ericksen, leader of the Construction Practice Group, presented to the SEI ASCE Structures Conference in Orlando on April 26, 2019. David delivered claims expose focused on the competing challenges of client criteria and contractor capacity. Contact David (dae@severson.com) for more information. Read More
Construction Group Leader David Ericksen delivered four seminars to over 500 architects, engineers, and other industry professionals in Fort Worth and Dallas. David addressed the QA/QC Peer Review Process and the interplay and challenges of computers, codes, clients and contractors. Contact David (dae@severson.com) for a copy of his presentations. Read More
Date and Time: Thursday, May 9, 2019 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDT Location: Online webinar Please join Scott Hyman, Member at Severson and Werson, and BPM’s David Trepp as they lead a two-part webinar on cybersecurity incident avoidance and response. Scott, a practicing attorney who is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional, will lead the first half of the… Read More
Please join us in congratulating Genevieve Walser-Jolly, our new Member-in-Charge of S&W’s Orange County Office. She will present on the new California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 at NRMLA’s Western Regional Meeting on March 25 in Huntington Beach, CA and at the ABA 2019 Spring Business Law meeting in Vancouver, BC on March 27. https://www.nrmlaonline.org/ Read More
Master service agreements for design and construction professionals are bad for business – for lawyers! For the design professional, construction manager, or other construction professional, master service agreements are almost always a great business opportunity and an even better risk management tool. The Severson & Werson Construction Group explored multiple and overlapping reasons for this along with "Knowing Your Limitations: A… Read More
On November 15, 2018, Kalama M. Lui-Kwan delivered a presentation to the Consumer Financial Services Committee of the California Lawyers' Association's Business Law Section. Mr. Lui-Kwan's presentation, "The 2018 Financial Services Landscape: Regulatory and Legislative Developments," provided an overview of the OCC's FinTech Charter, key legislation pending before the U.S. House of Representative's Financial Services Committee and the U.S. Senate's… Read More
