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Date: May 28, 2014

Douglas J. McIntyre To Speak at Minnesota Engineering Law Seminar June 19

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Date: May 28, 2014
by foleyandmansfield

Douglas J. McIntyre To Speak at Minnesota Engineering Law Seminar June 19

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Douglas J. McIntyre To Speak at Minnesota Engineering Law Seminar June 19

Douglas J. McIntyre, chair of Foley & Mansfield’s national Construction Law group, will be a featured speaker at the 2014 Minnesota Engineering Law seminar, to be held Thursday, June 9 in Eagan, MN.  McIntyre will be presenting on the topics “The Law of Engineering Malpractice” and “Reviewing Contracts for Design Services”.

The program, sponsored by HalfMoon Education, Inc. offers 6.0 PDHs to Minnesota professional engineers.  For more information or to register, enter here.

  

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