BIA Breakfast - "Who Owns the Design?" & "Getting Paid - Mechanics' Liens Law"

Please join us for this informative breakfast meeting!
Presented by Saxton & Stump
Topics:

• How to protect your designs when submitting bids (building plans/blueprints, etc.)
  • Absent an agreement to the contrary, the designer owns the copyright to any design made in response to a bid.
  • Need to carefully read the bid document to make sure with the submission that you are not giving up rights.
  • If bid requires relinquishment of rights, be proactive or your design may be used but not your services in the implementation of the design.
• When and how to get paid for late payments by filing a Mechanics' Liens
  • Requirements
  • Special Issues
  • Pitfalls

• 7:30am - 7:45am - Registration
• 7:45am - 8:00am - Welcome
• 8:00am - 8:45am - Who Owns the Design - Helen Wolstoncroft
• 8:45am - 9:15am - Getting Paid - Mechanics' Liens Law - Ron Pollock
• 9:15am - 9:30am - Q&A