Learn best practices for documentation and record management on this 90-minute CD Construction Documentation and Record Management: Get it Right to Prevail in Disputes.  This recorded program will provide you with guidance to help you develop effective procedures for documenting your projects.  You’ll get answers to your pressing questions, PLUS you will get sample forms and correspondence you can put to use right away to make sure you are documenting everything you should be – in the right way. 

     Listen to gain insight on:

• “Putting it in writing” rule – what should you record?
• For whom are you documenting?
• What is the hearsay rule?
• Why are proper records so essential for claims and disputes?
• Critical project documentation – what you absolutely need to document; and non-critical documentation – what you don’t need to document
• How to use project management software and Web-based capabilities to move towards a paperless project, establish good audit trail and consolidate project documentation
• Is written instruction via e-mail the same as a change order?
• What should you do when a project goes bad?
• AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!

Your Presenter:

Matthew DeVries 

Partner, Smith Cashion & Orr PLC 

Matthew DeVries is a partner with the construction boutique law firm of Smith, Cashion & Orr PLC in Nashville, Tennessee.  His practice concentrates on construction law, green building and construction, employment law and commercial litigation. He is also the author of the construction law blog, www.bestpracticesconstructionlaw.com.

In July 2009, he earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) credential.  Mr. DeVries began practicing construction law and commercial litigation at Wickwire Gavin PC in 1998 in Vienna, Virginia. Mr. DeVries’ construction experience includes representing numerous owner-developers of power plants throughout the country in defending claims, providing claims preparation and contract administration assistance to general contractors, and representing numerous clients in mechanic’s lien actions in state court and Miller Bond claims in Federal court.

Mr. DeVries has written numerous articles on construction-related issues, and has given presentations on green building litigation, environmental law in the construction industry, construction law in Indian Country, project delivery systems, and the basics of construction law principles.