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| Foreword | |
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| Preface and Acknowledgments | |
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| Why Do I Need an Agreement? | |
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| Getting Started: What Should an Initial Proposal Contain? | |
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| What Are the Benefits of Using American Institute of Architects Forms of Agreement? | |
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| How Is the Typical Architect/Owner Agreement Structured? | |
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| Consultants: Who Should Engage Them, the Architect or the Owner? | |
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| What Do I Need to Know if I Am Working on a Project in a Foreign Country? | |
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| How Is My Role Different If I Am Just the Design Architect? | |
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| The Owner's Agreement with the Contractor: What Should I Know? | |
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| What Is My Intellectual Property and How Do I Protect It? | |
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| What Is Copyright? | |
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| What Are Derivative Works? | |
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| Who Owns A Copyright? | |
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| As the Copyright Owner, How Do I Protect My Work? | |
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| How Long Does Copyright Last? | |
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| What Is Copyright Infringement? | |
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| How Does a Court Decide Whether a Copyright Has Been Infringed? | |
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| What Are the Remedies for Copyright Infringement? | |
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| As the Copyright Holder, Can I Put Pictures of the Building on My Website? | |
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| What Are My Intellectual Property Rights When Working Abroad? | |
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| What About My Rights in Electronic Documents? | |
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| Does Using Building Information Modeling Software Change My Rights? | |
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| What Is a Trademark? | |
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| Can Any Word or Symbol Be Trademarked? | |
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| What Are the Penalties for Trademark Infringement? | |
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| What Is a Patent? | |
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| What Are the Penalties for Patent Infringement? | |
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| Why Do I Need Insurance? | |
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| What Exactly Is Insurance? | |
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| What Role Do Insurance Brokers Play? | |
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| What Does Professional Liability Insurance Cover? | |
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| What Does Commercial General Liability Insurance Cover? | |
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| What Does Workers' Compensation Insurance Cover? | |
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| What Does Commercial (Business) Automobile Insurance Cover? | |
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| What Does Business Office Insurance Cover? | |
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| What Does Employment Practices Liability Insurance Cover? | |
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| What Does It Mean to Be an Additional Insured? | |
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| What Insurance Should My Consultants Carry? | |
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| What Is Project Insurance? | |
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| What Is a Waiver of Subrogation? | |
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| How Are My Professional Liability Insurance Premiums Calculated? | |
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| What Do I Need to Know About Getting Paid? | |
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| What are the Different Means of Determining the Framework for Compensation? | |
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| What Happens If My Client Fails to Pay? | |
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| What Is a Lien? | |
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| What Is my Last Resort? | |
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| What Do I Need to Know About Forming and Organizing An Architectural Firm? | |
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| What Form of Entity Should I Have? | |
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| Why Do I Need a Written Agreement with My Other Owners? | |
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| Can I Practice Architecture with Other Professions? | |
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| What Do I Need to Know About Practicing in Other States? | |
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| What Do I Need to Know About Expanding Ownership of My Firm or Merging My Practice? | |
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| What Employment Issues Do I Face as an Architect? | |
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| What Do I Need to Know About Hiring? | |
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| What Workplace Issues Should I Be Aware Of? | |
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| What Can I Do to Avoid Litigation if I Have to Terminate Employees? | |
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| How Do Construction Disputes Get Resolved? | |
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| What Does a Construction Claim Look Like? | |
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| What Is Meant by the Term "Claim"? | |
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| When Do I Need to Get a Lawyer Involved? | |
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| What Are the First Steps in Addressing a Claim? | |
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| What Should I Do When the Claim Is Against Me? | |
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| Why Is It Critical to Save My Records? | |
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| What Are the Main Dispute Resolution Vehicles? | |
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| How Are Disputes Resolved Informally? | |
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| How Can Monetary Claims Be Resolved Informally? | |
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| How Can Non-Monetary Claims Be Resolved Informally? | |
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| Should Dispute Resolutions Be Documented? | |
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| What Are the Main Types of Formal Claims Resolution? | |
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| How Does Mediation Work? | |
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| How Does Arbitration Work? | |
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| How Do I Enforce a Favorable Arbitration Award? | |
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| How Does Litigation Work? | |
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| What Are Appeals? | |
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| I May Have Committed Malpractice: What Is My Legal Exposure? | |
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| Under What Sorts of Laws Can Someone Sue Me for Damages? | |
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| What Sorts of Things Can I Be Sued For? | |
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| What Are "Economic Losses"? | |
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| Who Can Sue Me for Economic Losses? | |
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| For How Long After a Project Can I Be Sued? | |
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| How Do I Become Qualified to Practice Architecture? | |
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| What Kind of Activities Require a License? | |
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| Why Are Architects Required to Be Licensed? | |
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| Who Decides Who Gets Licensed? | |
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| What Are the Requirements to Become Licensed? | |
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| Do I Have to Be Licensed in Every State Where I Provide Architectural Services? | |
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| Does My Firm Need to Be Licensed? | |
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| What Do I Need to Do to Keep My Architecture License? | |
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| What Happens If I Am Not Licensed? | |
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| So If I Have a License and Keep It, Is That All I Need to Do? | |
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| How Do I Choose an Attorney to Help Me? | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Authors | |