Another one in the books!
It was great talking about AI, safety and some risk management war stories! Thank you to our knowledgeable speakers from Dykema, RLI and Straub, Seaman & Allen, P.C. for sharing their presentations with us. And one more CHEERS to Jim Case for spending 40 years with us at our Design Professional Seminars annually!
If you couldn’t attend, you can watch it right from our website!
Hope to see everyone again next year!
2025 Seminar Speakers & Topics
Presentation by James R. Case
Lessons Learned Over a Lifetime: From Pursuing the Work, Formation of the Contract, Monitoring the Work
Jim, a graduate of St. John’s University, is a member of Dykema Gossett law firm. Jim belongs to the Michigan and Detroit Bar Associations, the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, and the International Association of Defense Council.
Presentation by Thomas F. Waggoner
Legal and Ethical Implications of AI and Its Impact on the Design Profession
Tom is a shareholder of Straub, Seaman & Allen, P.C. with offices in Michigan and Indiana. Tom completed his B.A. at Indiana State University, summa cum laude, his J.D. at the University of Notre Dame Law School, and his L.L.M. in Taxation at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts in Michigan and Indiana and the United States Tax Court. The primary focus of his practice is the representation of architects and engineers.
Presentation by RLI – Doug Moerke, Vince Costello, Kelly Sundstrom
Building a Culture of Safety
Doug Moerke is a Technical Underwriting Manager for the RLI Design Professionals Program. Doug has 33 years of underwriting experience with the past 20 years focusing on Architects and Engineers. Doug has worked for RLI Insurance Company the past 14 years, and had previous underwriting roles with Auto-Owners Insurance Company and Travelers.
Vince Costello is an Assistant Vice President for RLI Design Professionals Insurance Program. Vince has over 20 years of experience working with Professional Liability lines of coverage. Prior to RLI , Vince worked for AON as an insurance broker, servicing the insurance needs of technology related firms.
Kelly Sundstrom is a Claims Manager with RLI’s Professional Liability Group, managing a combination of miscellaneous professional liability and complex design professional claims. Kelly joined RLI in 2019, after having practiced construction law as a litigation attorney in Los Angeles and Chicago for 16 years.
