Rick Righi on West Coast Construction Defect Seminar’s Purpose
Rick Righi on The WCC’s Defect Seminar The West Coast Construction Defect Seminar is a west coast conference that companies attend every year to see the latest trends in the construction industry. Numerous case laws and policies are discussed and implemented at this function. Rick Righi, an attorney in Phoenix, Arizona comes to the west coast seminar every year to see the progress in the construction industry. He loves to pick... Read More
Conversation with Matthew Argue at WCC’s Construction Defect Seminar
In this video Matthew Argue an attorney practicing in San Diego for 13 years, head of construction department at his law firm, who became a full time mediator in 2004 is interviewed at the West Coast Casualty’s Construction Defect Seminar. Matt comments on West coast Casualty’s uniqueness, the relationships that are formed within the community and his learning experiences at the conferences. From Matt…. “You will find the full... Read More
Bryan Hill, AECforensics.com interviews LiMa Solutions Part 4
Added Value Through Value Engineering In this, the fourth and final installment of Bryan Hill’s interview with LiMa Solutions, Inc., he focuses on the role that value engineering plays in managing construction defect claims. From the article: Managing the Costs of Litigation Through Time Management As LiMa Solutions deconstructed the construction defect litigation process, Martinet and co-founder, Paul Viau, identified four areas that must... Read More
Bryan Hill, AECforensics.com interviews LiMa Solutions Part 3
Changing Roles, Changing the Paradigm In the third part of Bryan Hill’s Interview with Ed Martinet and Paul Viau of LiMa Solutions, Inc.,the value-Engineered Alternative Dispute Resolution process was examined. The main focus of this part of the interview is the way the process shifts certain roles, and represents changes to distinct concepts, or paradigms, within the construction dispute resolution process. From the article: ‘Changing... Read More
Times are Changing | Road to Resolution for Self-Insured Contractors by Ed Martinet
“The times they are a changing,” has been rattling around in my head recently. The times surely are, or should I say that they have been changing, and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Given the current housing construction situation, general contractors, developers, subcontractors, suppliers and related companies will only survive to see another day by continuing to find ways to successfully cut expenses without detriment... Read More
Bryan Hill, AECforensics.com interviews LiMa Solutions
Brian L. Hill editor and publisher of AECforensics.com recently interviewed the founders of LIMA Solutions, INC Ed Martinet and Paul Viau about the our company goals, the key assets we are employing, and the support our team has garnered. Due to the length of the interview and volume of material covered, the interview is broken up into four parts. The first Part of the interview with LiMa Solutions, Inc., focuses on the background... Read More
Value Engineered-Alternative Dispute Resolution by Ed Martinet
Ed Martinet, president of LiMa Solutions, a construction management and real estate development consulting firm, introduces an improved management program, VE-ADR, Value Engineered-Alternative Dispute Resolution at the West Casualty Conference. In this video Ed Martinet from LiMa Solutions offers a new paradigm in construction litigation management that ultimately reduces unnecessary time, expense and conflict. One of the challenges in ADR is a lack... Read More
Road to Resolution
Michael Ruetz at the Mission Inn in Riverside, CA Latest round of pictures from the Road to Resolution Read More Read More
LiMa Solutions’ Martinet On Construction Defects Litigation
Our own Ed Martinet was a panelist at the Construction Litigation Leader’s Forum on March 3, 2011 and is featured in this video clip from HB Litigation Conferences (http://litigationconferences.com/). He shared his insights about the different challenges in resolving cases on the West Coast and East Coast. In addition, Ed discussed the use of new technologies at LiMa Solutions. By running a virtual office, he says, the team stays connected, data... Read More
Road to Resolution – Bartow, Florida!
Stopped at Bartow, FL, on the Peace River on the way to Tampa for our next Gathering of mediators before heading to CA for 2 weeks of meetings. Read More
