Evaluating Ethical Risk in Professional Practice (Sold Out!)

Date and Time

Wednesday Apr 20, 2016
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

7:30 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Program

Location

Marriott Minneapolis West 9960 Wayzata Blvd, MN Minnetonka (952/544-4400)
(Located on the north frontage road of I-394 between Hwy 169 & Hopkins Crossroad – directly across from the ACEC/MN office)

Fees/Admission

$50 ACEC/MN members
$100 non-members
(No-shows will be charged the cost to attend)

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Description

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We have reached the maximum number of people that the event location can accommodate.

This presentation will bolster engineers’ understanding of their rights, as well as their obligations, under the Minnesota Rules on professionalism and ethics that apply to every design professional, help attendees understand the link between an ethical professional practice and the protection of the public, give attendees tools for identifying and handling ethical dilemmas on their projects and in their practices/firms, and provide opportunity for small group evaluation of case studies.

Learner Outcomes: Two-hour ethics PDH for professional engineers

Refresh your understanding of the Minnesota rules of professionalism and ethics
Learn how to identify ethical dilemmas in practice both in the office and in the field
Learn how to do the right thing when faced with ethical issues
Learn how to use the Licensure Board’s Complaint Process
Learn how ethical practice protects the public health, safety, and welfare

Presenter: Attorney Kristine A. Kubes is principal of Kubes Law Office, PLLC, serving design and construction professionals. Kristine helps clients strengthen their businesses. She concentrates her work on design defense/ litigation and proactive counseling during the project. Services include defending clients against professional liability and general liability claims, addressing and cooperatively resolving project-management, risk-management, and payment issues, prosecuting mechanic’s liens, and entity set-up. Integrated with her construction practice, Kristine is a qualified neutral who mediates construction and design disputes during and after the project. She is a frequent lecturer on construction, design, and ethics issues. Kristine serves on the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law, is past-chair of the Forum’s Design Division, and served as a public member on the MN Board of AELSLAGID from 2006-2013, during which she served two terms as Board Chair from 2009-2011.