Announcement
The law firm of Skellenger Bender is pleased to announce that Raegen N. Rasnic has been named President/Managing Shareholder of the firm and that Jeffrey C. Grant and Lindsey M. Pflugrath have been made Shareholders.
Lindsey M. Pflugrath presented at an AIA Conference in December 2011
On December 13, 2011, Skellenger Bender attorney Lindsey Pflugrath was a featured presenter at AIA Seattle’s second annual forum on Integrated Project Delivery. Ms. Pflugrath provided the interdisciplinary audience with an overview of the contract forms commonly used in IPD, highlighted the differences between IPD contracts and contracts utilized on design-bid-build and design-build projects, and discussed the shifting liabilities associated with multi-party contracts. If you wish to receive a copy of the presentation, feel free to contact her directly.
Peter Offenbecher received the 2011 William O. Douglas Award. (see announcement)
Skellenger Bender litigation team invited to speak at Kibble & Prentice and USI Consultings's Risk Management Seminar for Design Professionals (see brochure)
May 11, 2010, Seattle, Washington
May 12, 2010, Portland, Oregon
Terry Scanlan and Lindsey Malone-Pflugrath are invited to
speak at Building Information Modeling, Integrated Project
Delivery, Underground Utilities and E-Discovery: What Every Design
Firm Should Know, a regional seminar, on the subject of legal
issues surrounding the field.
Skellenger Bender litigation team invited to speak at American Council of Engineering Companies Oregon seminar (see brochure)
April 20, 2010, Portland, Oregon
Terry Scanlan is invited to speak at
Indemnification Clauses in Contracts, a regional seminar.
This seminar focuses on what indemnification clauses are, how to
create contracts that address this subject, and the role federal and
state government has in indemnification clause. For more information
on attendance, please visit ACEC Oregon's
website.
Skellenger Bender litigation team invited to speak at American Council of Engineering Companies Washingtion seminar
February 23, 2010, Bellevue, Washington
Kara Masters and Pamela Tonglao are invited to speak at
Indemnification Clauses, a regional seminar. This seminar
focuses on what indemnification clauses are, how to create contracts
that address this subject, and the role federal and state government
has in indemnification clause.
The Skellenger Bender litigation team was featured in the May 2007 issue of Forbes Magazine for their experienced and innovative representation of design professionals and engineers in the construction industry.
Skellenger Bender attorneys author chapters in two ABA publications
In January 2007, the ABA released its publication, Design Construction Manager and Design Profession
Liability Handbook (2007).
Skellenger Bender attorneys Terry Scanlan and Lindsey Pflugrath
authored chapter 6, The Design Professional and Tort Liability,
of this publication.