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Tree Law: Your Blueprint for Success
Lori BallardLori Ballard is the President of the Florida Chapter
ISA Board of Directors, is the Chair of the Education Committee and
is a member of the Executive and Grant Committees. Her expertise in
the fields of neighbor law and eminent domain has been instrumental
in the settlement of million dollar and multi-million dollar
business damage claims, providing evidence of deception and error
that lead to settlements and verdicts in federal and eminent domain
courts of law . Lori has been a presenter at the ASLA (Landscape
Architect) annual conference, ISA International annual conference
and at Trees Florida. She is a Certified Arborist, FNGLA Certified
Horticulture Professional and has the ISA Tree Risk Assessment
Qualification. Ms. Ballard received her bachelor’s degree from the
University of South Florida .
8:00 AM - 8:30 AMRegistration open, continental breakfast items
available
8:30 AM – 9:45 AMAvoiding Litigation - Why Arborists Get Sued
and How to Minimize Your Exposure – Ryan Jones This session will
explain the common mistakes made by arborists and tree com-panies
in their daily practice of conducting business. You will learn what
negli-gence is and how to avoid the problem in the first place.
From the moment you answer the telephone until the time you think
the assignment has been complet-ed is filled with dangerous
probabilities of you being sued for negligence.
9:45 AM – 10:45 AMWriting the Bullet - Proof Contract – Doug
OrrYou have always been warned to read the small print . You have
always been taught that the devil is in the details. How old are
the contract forms you or your company is using? The forms that you
use daily to give estimates are one of the first documents used
against you in a lawsuit. This session will enable you to
un-derstand and realize the importance of wording in an easily
understood contract and estimate forms. 10:45 AM – 11:00 AMBreak
with refreshments
11:00 AM – 12:00 PMWriting Your Way into Court – Lori
BallardWithout a doubt, the single most important document you will
ever write is your report. This session will teach you the
professional approach to writing a bullet-proof report. Whether
your report is a paragraph or multiple pages, it is the one
document along with your contract and estimate form that will
appear in front of a jury. You must know the do’s and don’ts of
writing a report. The best place to learn is at this workshop, the
worst place to learn is in court; pick one .
12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLunch provided
1:00 PM – 2:30 PMNeighbor Law and Trees – Joe SamnikIn no other
corner of our industry are lawsuits more probable to occur then
between neighbors and their trees. There is much case law which you
need to know before you or your employees start pruning trees where
neighbors are part of the assignment. This session will enable you
a view from the court and the impact which standing laws have on
how you prune or remove trees with neighbors in the equation.
2:30 PM – 2:45 PMBreak with refreshments
2:45 PM – 4:00 PMPruning Specifications and the Law – Joe
SamnikEvery estimate you give, every report that you write and
every job you do as an arborist is directly correlated with
national standards. This session will ex-plain how the court views
and interprets national standards which we take for granted every
day. National standards are the benchmark upon which rests the
allegations of negligence to you and your company.
4:00 PM Adjourn and Sign for CEUs
Tree Law:
T H E A G E N D A
M E E T O U R E X P E R T S
Please dress for your comfort level indoors and outdoors; we
cannot always control the room temperature to suit everyone .
August 23, 2017 – Ft. Lauderdale (Pompano Beach) - Olson Civic
CenterAugust 25, 2017 – Sarasota - Ringling Museum
Ryan Jones, Esq.Ryan Jones is a partner in Traub Lieberman
Straus & Shrewsberry LLP’s Florida office. His practice focuses
on insurance defense, in-cluding first party property claims, third
party liability claims, and coverage actions. Ryan has been
involved in all aspects of cases from claims handling up to trial
and appeal, but he especially enjoys litigation strategy. Ryan was
named a Florida Super Lawyer “Rising Star” in 2012 through 2014 .
While in law school, Ryan was a member of the Stetson Law Review
and Moot Court Board, where his team won first place at an
international moot court competi-tion. Ryan often returns to
Stetson to assist other moot court teams and has guest lec-tured on
advocacy .
Douglas Orr, Esq. Douglas Orr received his Law Degree from
Rutgers School of Law in Newark, NJ in 1999. Doug’s practice
focuses on construction dis-putes, business & commercial
litigation, in-surance coverage disputes, real estate liti-gation
& transactions and negligence cases. Representing employers in
OSHA citations & penalties and stop-work orders and workers’
compensation premium assessment appeals is also a large part of his
practice. He is a member of the Lee County Bar Association, and is
admitted to the bar in Florida, New Jersey, the U .S . Southern
District of Florida and the U .S . Middle District of Florida .
Doug is also an adjunct professor of Business Law and English at
Rasmussen College .
Joe SamnikJoe Samnik is entering his 50th year as a consulting
arborist. His practice is limited to arboreal consulting and expert
witness testimony. Joe has been named as an expert witness in
excess of 800 legal cases and testified in over 50 trials. He has
been accepted as an expert in federal, criminal, civil, eminent
domain, and small claims courts. He is a current president of the
Association of Eminent Domain Professionals and founding president
of the Florida Chapter ISA. He authored Rule Chapter 14-40 of the
Florida Statutes which provides the formula for appraising roadside
vegetation. Joe is the recipient of the Edward Bok Award for
lifetime excellence in the field of arboriculture and the 2013
President’s Award. He has presented at over 80 annual, regional,
and national conferences.
CEUs:ISA: 6 BCMA: 6 (M)
FNGLA: 4 LIAF: 4
The Florida Chapter ISA Presents
Your Blueprint for Success
It no longer matters what area of arboriculture your business is
in. Pruning trees, removing trees, managing trees as city or county
arborists, consulting on trees - it doesn’t matter anymore. Your
chances of getting sued are now an everyday part of doing business
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This interactive workshop will give you the foundations upon
which you can build your business in a more profitable manner while
greatly reducing the probability of getting sued.
The targeted areas which will be presented at this workshop are
the very areas every arborist has extreme exposure to . 1 . How to
write a contract or an estimate that protects you legally2 . The
bullet- proof manner in which to write a report or any type of 3 .
written correspondence4 . Neighbors and tree issues5 . How to write
any type of tree specifications within the guidelines of
national standards
FRIDAY, August 25, 2017 S A R A S O TA Ringling Museum
Johnson-Blalock Education Building 5401 Bayshore Road Sarasota, FL
34243 DIRECTIONS:From I-75: Take Exit 213 to the west onto
University Parkway; PAY ATTENTION! you will be going through a new
intersection style called a Diverging Diamond . Look it up online
so you know what is going on! Travel almost 7 miles, cross over US
41/Tamiami Trail, and park in the mulch parking lot to the left.
Walk to the Education Building.
WEDNESDAY, August 23, 2017 F O R T L A U D E R D A L E (Pompano
Beach) Emma Lou Olson Civic Center 1801 NE 6th Street Pompano
Beach, FL 33060 954-786-4111
DIRECTIONS:From I-95: Take Exit 36 and travel east on Atlantic
Boulevard (FL-814) for 2 miles. Turn left (north) onto Federal
Highway (US-1), travel .3 miles. Turn left (west) onto NE 6th
Street. The Olson Civic Center will be on your right .