Eric Cheng (Partner-White Plains) and Wendy Testa
(Partner-Philadelphia) collaborated on an article for the Summer
2020 Professional Liability Newsletter published by Great American
Insurance Group titled "Getting Paid without Inviting
Litigation," directed toward design professionals. According
to the authors, "The bottom line regarding fee claims is that
they more often than not end up encouraging much larger litigation
and significant associated time and expense." Wendy and Eric
advise that design professionals avoid the need to assert a fee
claim by using best practices such as vetting clients carefully,
communicating with clients frequently and openly, and documenting
all changes to material terms of payment and the scope of
work.
Read the Article.
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