An Invitation to Members, Agents, and Associates
Surety Association of Syracuse
Surety Day 2015
DATE: Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
WHERE: Doubletree Hotel -6301 State Route 298, Syracuse, NY
Exit 35 off the New York State Thruway, Carrier Circle
REGISTRATION:From 8:00AM – 9:00 AM in the Grand Ball Room Foyer
Coffee & Refreshments to be provided (8:00 AM – 11:30 AM)
SCHEDULED
SPEAKER:Harry Wolf, Liberty Mutual Surety &Allan Reeve,Reeve Brown Law
(3 CE Credits provided)
Thomas (Tom) Eckert, P.E., Bonadio Construction Consultants
Anthony Abboud, Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa, CPA, P.C.
SEMINARS /
LUNCH :9:00 AM -12:15PM – Legal Topics in Surety – Contract Clauses–
Harry Wolf, Liberty Mutual Surety Allan Reeve, Reeve Brown Law (3 CE Credits)
12:30 PM- 1:30PM – Lunch Buffet Michigan Room
1:35PM -3:00PM – The Business of Construction from the Contractor’s Perspective
Thomas (Tom) Eckert, P.E., Bonadio Construction Consultants
3:15 PM –4:30 PM –To Be Determined– Anthony Abboud – Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa, CPA, P.C.
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM – Cocktail Hour – Open Bar
COST: Members:$50.00 each registrant
Non- Members:$75.00 eachregistrant
Non-member firmsmay join the association for $150.00 which will pay dues through 2015 and reduce the per person charge to $50.00.
Complete attached reservation form. Everyone should registerin advance as walk-ins on the day of the event makes life difficult. Please return form with payment by October 23, 2015.
Surety Association of Syracuse
2015Surety Day - November4th, 2015
Doubletree Hotel – Syracuse, NY
RESERVATION FORM
Name: ______
Company: ______Phone: ______
Plan on Attending (please check what portion of the event you plan on attending):
______Legal Topics in Surety – Contract Clauses –Harry WolfAllen Reeve (3 CE Credits)
9AM – 12:15PM
______Lunch – 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
______Afternoon Seminars –Construction Consultant / Accounting:Bonadio Construction Consultants, and Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa, CPA, P.C. - 1:35PM – 4:30 PM
______Happy Hour – 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Return Reservation Form by October 23, 2015 to:
Tony Abboud, Treasurer
Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa, P.C.
5010 Campuswood Drive, Suite 4
East Syracuse,NY13057
Phone (315) 472-7045Fax (315) 472-7053
E-mail –
Make Checks payable to the Surety Association of Syracuse
**For those who wish to stay overnight please contact Courtney Kahler for preferred rates (315) 431-1210 at the Doubletree hotel directlyto make reservationsby October20th, 2015. Please identify yourself as being with the “Syracuse Surety Association” to assure a preferred rate.
An Invitation to Members, Agents, and Associates
Surety Association of Syracuse
Surety Day 2015 – Speaker Bios
Harry J. Wolf, Liberty Mutual Surety
Harry is a senior underwriting consultant in Syracuse, NY for Liberty Mutual Surety with 40 years of experience in the contract bond business. Starting in the home office of Seaboard Surety in 1975, he has spent his career working in New York City, Columbus, Ohio, Syracuse and Rochester, New York. Currently with Liberty Mutual surety for 10 years, in the past, Harry was the manager for Harleysville Surety from 2000-2005 and the manager for Reliance Surety from 1985 to 2000. He has worked in upstate New York since 1981. He is a NY certified Continuing Education instructor. Harry has an MBA from Capitol University in Columbus, Ohio and a BA from Manhattan College in the Bronx, NY.
Al Reeve, Reeve Brown Law
Mr. C. Allan Reeve has been in the field of construction and surety law for more than 38 years, representing contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, bonding companies, architects, engineers, and public and private owners. Mr. Reeve has extensive experience in drafting construction, construction management, architect and owners’ representative contracts; resolving construction, surety, lien law, trust fund, prevailing wage disputes; and all forms of dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration and litigation, and is currently the Chair of the Construction and Surety Law Division of the New York State Bar Association. Mr. Reeve was previously the Chair of the Construction & Surety Practice Area in the NY statewide firm of Hiscock & Barclay. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Reeve was in-house claims counsel for several surety companies, including Hartford, CIGNA, and Chubb where he was Assistant Vice President and National Manager of Surety Claims. He also served as surety and fidelity counsel for the American Insurance Association, a lobbying organization for the largest stock insurance companies in the US.
Thomas M. Eckert, P.E., Bonadio Construction Consultants
Prior to joining BCC, Tom was the President and CEO of MLB Construction Services, one of the top construction firms in Upstate New York. He is a Registered Professional Civil Engineer in the State of New York and held Licenses as a General Building Contractor in the States of Virginia and North Carolina.
In addition to leading MLB for over 30 years, Tom is an arbitrator for Large Complex Cases for the American Arbitration Association, the author of many articles in construction-related publications, and a much-sought-after speaker at industry conferences. Tom’s services include succession and strategic planning, grooming and training future leaders, claim preparation assistance, damage assessment, control work for surety companies and providing expert testimony for construction claims. He also provides coaching to construction company CEOs.
Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa, P.C. – Speaker(s) to be announced