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Have you ever been frustrated because the insurance representative does not seem to have sufficient authority and can’t settle the day of mediation? Or perhaps plaintiff’s counsel failed to provide defense counsel with critical information raising the value of the claim? How do you handle coverage counsel who is threatening to file a declaratory judgment action? This session offers an interactive discussion with a mediator, outside counsel and two in-house attorneys who regularly deal with these issues in mediation.
Special Note: This program is a recorded education session from the 2015 CAI Law Seminar.
Duration: 90 minutes
Program Description
Have you ever been frustrated because the insurance representative does not seem to have sufficient authority and can’t settle the day of mediation? Or perhaps plaintiff’s counsel failed to provide defense counsel with critical information raising the value of the claim? How do you handle coverage counsel who is threatening to file a declaratory judgment action? This session offers an interactive discussion with a mediator, outside counsel and two in-house attorneys who regularly deal with these issues in mediation.
Speakers
Lincoln Hobbs, Governor, College of Community Association Lawyers, of Hobbs & Olson LC, is active in numerous professional and community service projects, having served for years as a member of the Utah State Bar's Ethics and Discipline Panel, and as an officer of the Utah State Bar Labor and Employment Section, of which he served as chair in 2002-03. Lincoln is also the founder and past president of the Utah Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI), an organization dedicated to fostering vibrant, responsive, competent community associations. In the Spring of 2003, the Community Associations Institute gave Lincoln the Award of Excellence in Chapter Leadership, in recognition of his service to the Community Associations Institute and the Utah community association industry.
Wendy Weingart, Vice President, Assistant General Counsel of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA.
Jennifer Wojciechowski, Senior Claims Specialist, Community Association Underwriters of America, conducts insurance coverage analyses and manages claims and litigation in connection with Directors & Officers Liability and General Liability insurance coverage..
Karin S. Hobbs, President of Hobbs Mediation, is a professional mediator for the past 16 years, is known for her ability to close complex and emotionally charged cases. She has mediated over 4,000 cases, including complex commercial cases, class actions, family cases involving substantial assets and contested custody, catastrophic injury, personal injury, insurance, probate, construction, employment and appellate cases. She has co-mediated several complex multi-party cases. Ms. Hobbs is currently mediating a class action involving several state agencies.
Continuing Education Credit
This program provides credit toward:
- Certified Manager of Community Associations recertification
- Association Management Specialist redesignation
- Professional Community Association Manager redesignation
To earn credit, you must be personally registered for this program and print the certificate of completion to document your participation.
Manager Certifications and
Designations
Certified Manager of Community Associations
(CMCA®) /Association Management Specialist
(AMS®) /Professional Community Association Manager
(PCAM®) /Large-Scale Manager
(LMS®)
Management Company Designation
Accredited Association Management Company
(AAMC®)
Service Provider Designations and
Distinctions
Reserve Specialist
(RS®)/Community Insurance and Risk Management
Specialist (CIRMS®)/Educated Business
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