During this event, Kent Holland, our guest speaker, discussed ethical challenges that engineers face in their line of work. He presented several recent Board of Ethical Review (BER) decisions issued by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Learning objectives:

1. Become more familiar with the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Code of Ethics for Engineers;
2. Learn lessons from a review of recent BER ethics decisions;
3. Learn to recognize potential issues that might create violations of the Code of Ethics; and
4. Learn some ideas for negotiating with clients to avoid violating ethical obligations.

WHEN: Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
WHERE: ASCE Headquarters, 1801 Alexander Bell Dr, Reston, VA 20191. Being a hybrid event, it was also available for attending online.
COST: In-person with catered lunch: $15 (ASCE Member), $20 (Non-member), $10 (Life Member age 65+). Virtual: $5 per person.
Attendees will receive (1.0) Professional Development Hour (PDH).

This event was brought to you by the Reston Branch of the National Capital Section of ASCE. Be sure to check out our LinkedIn page here.

About the Presenters

J Kent Holland, JD is a construction lawyer located in Tysons, Virginia where his practice focuses on representation of design professionals and design-builders. He is also founder and president of ConstructionRisk, LLC, a consulting firm providing risk management services to design professionals, design-builders and insurance carriers. This includes assistance with contract drafting, review and negotiation; change order and claims analysis (preparation and/or defense); risk management counseling; and Program Risk Management for project specific professional liability policies on projects around the country. ConstructionRisk, LLC reviews, redlines and provides advice on well over 2,000 design professional contracts per year.