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Construction Law Symposium 2026

Category: On Demand

Member Price: $252

Non-Member Price: $315

Product Code: ON053826

Areas of Law: Construction

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CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 7.2 hours of total CLE credit, including 1.2 in Ethics (Full Credits Available: NJ Ethics: 1.2, NJ General: 6.0).
NY CLE (t&nt):NY Ethics Non-Transitional: 1.0, NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 6.0
PA CLE:PA Ethics Credit: 1.0, PA Substantive Credit: 5.0
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.
Faculty

Featured Speaker

Moderator

Stephen W. Bialkowski, Esq.
Bialkowski Law, LLC, Ramsey
Thomas N. Gamarello, Esq.
Counsel, Schenck Price Smith & King, LLP, Florham Park

Presenters

Madison N. Bialkowski, Esq.
Bialkowski Law, LLC, Ramsey
Thomas J. Cotton, Esq.
Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP, Florham Park
Joseph R. Haftek, Jr., Esq.
Gartner+Bloom PC, Whippany
Christopher D. Ling, AIA NCARB, PP, LEED AP
Vertex Senior Managing Director, Claims, Disputes & Forensics
Fritz T. Marth, P.E., CFCC
Director of Consulting Services, GREYHAWK, Mt. Laurel
Michael A. McDonough, Esq.
Ferro Labella & Weiss LLC, Hackensack
Bart Oates, Esq.
Reppert Oates & Vytell, LLC, Basking Ridge
Lauren Greer O’Neill, AIA
Senior Associate, Thornton Tomasetti, Newark
D. Neil Sinclair
Executive Vice President, The Primestone Group, Maryland, New York
George A. Tsairis, RA, NCARB, AIA
GAT Architecture & Design, Spring Lake
Sterling Young
Roofing Innovations, LLC, VA

Join us for this year’s Construction Law Symposium as an esteemed panel takes you through the life cycle of a construction project from technical and legal perspectives. Spend the day acquiring knowledge on each step of a construction project, from groundbreaking to close-out. Industry experts and construction attorneys will provide information on the following topics:

  • How commercial construction projects are designed
  • Bid challenges and procurement risk
  • Submittals, shop drawings and product substitutions
  • Construction coordination and change orders
  • Building envelope and commercial roofing
  • Payment, completion and claims
  • How construction disputes develop and how to avoid them

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Program Agenda:

  • 8:55 | Introduction 
  • 9:00 | Session 1 - Procurement and Bidding
    A. How commercial construction projects are designed and bid - Fritz T. Marth, P.E., CFCC
    B. Bid challenges and procurement risk - Joseph R. Haftek, Jr., Esq.
  • 9:50 | Session 2 - Scheduling and Project Controls
    A. Understanding CPM Scheduling - D. Neil Sinclair
    B. Delay claims and time extensions - Stephen W. Bialkowski, Esq.
  • 10:40 | Break
  • 10:50 | Session 3 - Submittals, Shop Drawings and Product Substitutions
    A. How submittals and shop drawings work - Christopher D. Ling, AIA NCARB, PP, LEED AP
    B. Specification compliance and substitution disputes - Madison N. Bialkowski, Esq.
  • 11:40 | Session 4 - Construction Coordination and Change Orders
    A. How trades coordinate work in the field - Lauren Greer O’Neill, AIA
    B. Change orders and constructive changes - Thomas N. Gamarello, Esq.
  • 12:30 | Lunch
  • 1:10 | Session 5 - Building Envelope and Commercial Roofing
    A. Commercial roofing systems and failure points - Sterling Young
    B. Roofing warranties and defect litigation - Bart Oates, Esq.
  • 2:00 | Session 6 - Payment, Completion and Claims
    A. Payment applications and project close-out - George A. Tsairis, RA, NCARB, AIA
    B. Payment disputes, liens and surety claims potential topics - Michael A. McDonough, Esq.
  • 2:40 | Break
  • 2:50 | Session 7 - Lessons from Construction Disputes
    Panel Discussion - “How Construction Disputes Actually Develop – and How to Avoid Them”
    - Moderator: Thomas J. Cotton, Esq.
    - Panelists: Thomas N. Gamarello, Esq.; Joseph R. Haftek, Jr., Esq.; Michael A. McDonough, Esq.; Stephen W. Bialkowski, Esq. and Christopher D. Ling, AIA NCARB, PP, LEED AP
  • 3:50 | Closing Remarks
  • 4:00 | Adjourn


Program Sponsor: Thornton Tomasetti