Senate Bill 326:
Condo Infrastructure Investigation Requirements
Wednesday, February 19, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
Scott’s, Jack London Square #2, Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607
This meeting has been approved for 2 IIBEC CEHs!
Hear from these experts!
Speaker: Allison L. Andersen, Esq.
Corporate and Construction Defect Litigation Services, Angius & Terry LLP, Attorneys
Speaker: David Field
Richard Avelar & Associates, Forensic Investigation and Expert Witness Services
Speaker: Michael T. Kennedy, Jr.
Partner, Berding | Weil, Ligation Department
Speaker: William Lepowsky
Statistical Consultant and Expert Witness
Instructor of Mathematics and Statistics, Laney College (Oakland)
A short ferry ride from Downtown San Francisco
12 Blocks to BART-Antioch-Millbrae
Richmond-Daly City, Warm Springs!
Secure Garage or Street Parking Available
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If registering after the Monday before the meeting, please call (916) 485-6350 to register. Registrations after the Monday before the meeting and walk-ins will be assessed an additional $10 charge, have no guarantee of a meal choice, and given a white meal ticket.
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Meeting Agenda:
6:00 p.m. - Registration, Bar Opens, Networking
6:30 p.m. - Dinner and Announcements
7:00 p.m. - Presentation Begins
8:30 p.m. - Adjourn
Dinner Meeting Sponsor
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About This Meeting:
You’ve learned the law, but how do you implement the process? Join us for a presentation and discussion on the importance of incorporating a statistician into your project team, developing an inspection protocol, communicating with the client and reserve study preparer, the timing of the report, and whether a “non-emergency repair approach” should be implemented. For those who have decided to participate, learn how to manage risk from the attorneys’ perspective.
Learning Objectives
Formulate the Condominium Infrastructure SB326 inspection protocol
Draft the Condominium Infrastructure Report
Perform Condominium Infrastructure Repairs
Work Outside the Condominium Infrastructure Legislation
If registering after the Monday before the meeting, please call (916) 485-6350 to register. Registrations after the Monday before the meeting and walk-ins will be assessed an additional $10 charge, have no guarantee of a meal choice, and given a white meal ticket.
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About Allison L. Andersen, Esq.
Ms. Andersen represents community associations in corporate governance, operational, transactional, and civil litigation matters. She has over seventeen years’ experience negotiating and litigating CC&R enforcement, real estate fraud and disclosure, contract interpretation and compliance, breach of fiduciary duty, fair housing, free speech, due process, construction defect, and insurance coverage matters.
Ms. Andersen specializes in complex construction defect matters. She has successfully mediated the settlement of claims for water intrusion at exterior cladding systems (siding, stucco, stone veneer and curtain walls), roofing systems, windows, balconies, decks, stairways and entry landings; mechanical systems (hot water distribution, air conditioning, humidity control, gray water discharge); structural systems; foundation systems (post-tensioned slab on grade and elevated podium deck structures); electrical systems; acoustical systems; and civil infrastructure including site drainage, reclaimed water distribution, attachment of municipal sewer mains to private lots, differential settlement, soil stability and groundwater dewatering systems.
Ms. Andersen achieved notable success managing condominium conversion claims through settlement and trial. This experience includes the evaluation of developer compliance with applicable condominium conversion laws, sufficiency of developer prepared operating and reserve budgets, sufficiency of developer disclosures to condominium associations and members, and the investigation of converters’ construction practices.
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About David Field
Coming from a background of custom residential design, David is very familiar with the challenges and intricacies of residential construction. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley in 1995 and received his Master of Architecture from the University of Colorado at Denver in 1998. Working at multiple design firms during those years, his responsibilities included drafting, design, and sight observation.
Then, in 2000, David began working at Richard Avelar & Associates where he performed litigation support duties, including site observation and code compliance analysis. Then, after obtaining his Architect’s license in 2004, he began assisting with post-litigation reconstruction in both repair design and contract administration. Currently, David performs forensic investigation and expert witness services, including building performance and code compliance review, repair specifications, and contract administration.
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About Michael T. Kennedy, Jr.
Michael T. Kennedy, Jr. is a Partner of Berding | Weil in the litigation department. Michael has been involved in residential and commercial construction litigation for over 20 years, dating to his time working full time during law school for a firm representing homeowners in construction defect matters.
Michael’s experience and insight into the construction industry helps quickly identify building defects and the necessary investigation methods. This knowledge leads to concise investigations, which ultimately saves the experts’ time and this savings is then passed onto our clients.
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About William Lepowsky
William Lepowsky has been a statistical consultant and expert witness for more than 30 years, working in particular on dozens of construction defect cases over the past couple of decades. Bill is also an instructor of mathematics and statistics at Laney College in Oakland where he has been teaching adults for over 50 years, and he has authored an introductory textbook, Statistics in Action.
In construction defect cases, Bill has testified about the use of confidence intervals as well as Bayesian methods. In addition, he has created original computational tools to deal with the mathematical complexity of stratified sampling.
Bill majored in math at Harvard where he received his B.A. summa cum laude, later earning three graduate degrees (in mathematics and statistics) at U.C. Berkeley.
Philip D. Dregger, PE, RRC, Technical Roof Services, Inc., (left) joined us for our February Networking Meeting. He presented “Common Sense Approaches to Reducing Condensation Problems Associated with Reflective Roofing on Western Wood Framed Decks.”
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Vendor Table Sponsorship:
$250 Members
$500 Non-Members
Details:
• One Vendor Table located in the back of dining room
• One Vendor Table display table per company per year (limit does not apply to Symposium)
• Includes display table, complimentary dinner admission for one, recognition on event announcements and website as “Dinner Meeting Sponsor,” photograph on WestCon website post-event recognizing sponsor company
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Menu
Salmon Alla Bella – Dipped in an Egg and Parmesan Batter with a Lemon-Caper Butter Sauce
Chicken Breast & Wild Mushroom Piccata – Shiitake Mushrooms, Wine, garlic, Capers and Demi-Glace
Roasted Vegetable Ravioli – with a Red Pepper Cream Sauce
Char-Broiled Double Cut Pork-Chop – Sauteed Spinach & Shiitake Mushrooms, Pinot Noir Demi Sauce - Additional $12
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Please Note:
• If registering after the Monday before the meeting, please call (916) 485-6350 to register. Registrations after the Monday before the meeting and walk-ins will be assessed an additional $10 charge, have no guarantee of a meal choice, and given a white meal ticket.
• Registration after the Friday before this meeting may not guarantee your name badge, dinner ticket, or raffle ticket at our Dinner Meeting. Please register prior to the Friday before this meeting to ensure you receive these items upon arrival.
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• Cancellation deadline is one week before the event. Please email info@connerlyandassociates.com to cancel your registration.
• For questions, please call our office at (916) 485-6350.
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