Beacon v. SOM: What Architects Should Know 

The California Supreme Court ruled against SOM in Beacon vs. SOM this summer. The  Court ruled that architects owe a duty of care to future homeowners in the design of a residential building where the architect is a principal architect on the project.

This panel will provide architects and firms with an understanding of what they need to know to navigate the new waters of the post-Beacon legal landscape. Our panel of experts will include attorney David E. Barker of Collins Collins Muir + Stewart, who wrote a court brief on behalf of the AIA California Council, and attorneys Jennifer W. Suzuki and Bruce N. Furukawa of Long & Levit LLP, who specialize in the representation of architects and design professionals. This panel will explain the facts of the Beacon v. SOM case and how architectural practice may change as a result of this ruling, and what architects can to do in the future to mitigate the potential for liability. 

Includes a cheese and wine reception.

Presenters:
David E. Barker, Collins Collins Muir + Stewart
Jennifer W. Suzuki, Long & Levit LLP
Bruce N. Furukawa, Long & Levit LLP 
Kurt Cooknick, Assoc. AIA, AIA California 
with moderator Malvin Whang, AIA, University of California, San Francisco