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Seminars and Presentations

George Reid is a frequent lecturer and speaker on issues relating to construction contracting and the resolution of construction claims. Many of his presentations have addressed the many advantages of the mediation process and the essential ingredients for a successful mediation. Mr. Reid's national experience as a featured speaker includes the following presentations and seminars:

  • Construction Mediation: Controlling Your Own Destiny, the American Arbitration Association, Atlanta, GA (May 2011)
  • Preventing Construction Claims, Northwest Center for Professional Education, Philadelphia, PA (Oct. 1986); Boston, MA (Oct. 1986); Tampa, FL (Dec. 1986); Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 1987); and, Washington, DC (Nov. 1988)
  • Construction Claims and Corporate Counsel, National Construction Law Center, Inc., Washington, DC (April 1990); Washington, DC (April 1991); Atlanta, GA (April 1993); Washington, DC (Oct. 1994); and, Washington, DC (Oct. 1995)
  • Public Construction in the Southeast, National Construction Law Center, Inc., Atlanta, GA (May 1990); Atlanta, GA (Sept. 1992); Atlanta, GA (May 1993); Atlanta, GA (June 1994); Atlanta, GA (Dec. 1994); and Atlanta, GA (June 1995)
  • Resolving and Preventing Construction Claims: The Owner's Perspective, National Construction Law Center, Arlington, VA (April 1994)
  • Contracting For Design Services, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Gainesville, GA (Nov. 1994)
  • Payment and Performance Bonds, Atlanta Construction Law Conference, Atlanta, GA (Aug. 1994)
  • Resolving and Preventing Construction Claims, National Construction Law Center, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (Nov. 1989); San Francisco, CA (Nov. 1989); Orlando, FL (March 1990); Washington, DC (April 1990); Boston, MA (May 1990); New York, NY (May 1991); Dallas, TX (Nov. 1992); Arlington, VA (April 1993); Orlando, FL (March 1994); Arlington, VA (April 1994); Atlanta, GA (Oct. 1994); Washington, DC (April 1995); Atlanta, GA (Oct. 1995); and, Washington, DC (April 1996)
  • Construction Claims for the Contractor, National Construction Law Center, Inc., Orlando, FL (Jan. 1988); Newport Beach, CA (April 1988); Las Vegas, NV (Oct. 1990) Las Vegas, NV (Feb. 1992); and, Palm Beach, FL (Sept. 1992)
  • Public Construction in Florida: Preventing Problems and Resolving Disputes, National Construction Law Center, Inc., Tampa, FL (Sept. 1989); Orlando, FL (April 1990); and, Tampa, FL (May 1993)
  • Avoiding Construction Claims: The Homebuilder's Perspective, Douglas County Homebuilders Association, Douglasville, GA (Jan. 1998); The Greater Atlanta Homebuilders Association, Atlanta, GA (Aug. 1998)
  • Public Construction: Contracting and Claims, National Construction Law Center, Inc., Washington, DC (Nov. 1998)
  • Contemporary Issues in Construction Procurement: The Local Government Perspective, 45th Institute for City and County Attorneys, Athens, GA (Sept. 1998)
  • Construction Contracting: A School Board Perspective, Georgia School Boards Association (Dec. 1998)
  • Public Construction in Georgia: A New Approach, 47th Annual Institute for City and County Attorneys, Athens, GA (Sept. 2000)
  • Representing the Public Owner, CLE International, Atlanta, GA (Sept. 2002)
  • Construction Dispute Resolution in the Twenty-First Century, Atlanta Bar Association's Construction Law Section (Dec. 2002)
  • Construction Defects: Water Intrusion & Other Defects, The Seminar Group, Atlanta, GA (July 2008)
  • Construction Contracting From the Local Government Perspective: The New AIA Forms - Friend or Foe, 55th Annual Institute for City and County Attorneys, Athens, GA (Sept. 2008)
  • Mediation and Settlement of Coverage - Bad Faith Disputes in Construction Litigation, The Seminar Group, Altanta GA (May 2009)
  • Mediating the Complex Construction Case, the Practicing Law Institute, Atlanta, GA (April 2010)

In-house programs on the prevention and resolution of construction claims for the following firms and institutions:

  • Merck & Co.
  • Dillingham Construction Company
  • City of Dallas, Texas
  • The Georgia Utility Contractors Association
  • United States Postal Service
  • The Washington Post
  • Sain & Associates
  • The University of Kentucky
  • Consolidated Edison, Inc.
  • Escambia County, Florida
  • Simplex Time Recorder Corporation
  • Starr Building Systems
  • Florida Power Corporation
  • The University of Oklahoma
  • Central Louisiana Electric Company
  • The International Council of Shopping Centers
  • The Construction Owners Association of America
  • George Washington University
  • The University of Alaska
  • The Georgia State Finance and Investment Commission
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