Stanley B. Edelstein, Esq. - Publications
Seminars/Speaking Engagements

A First Look at the New AIA Documents and Consensus Documents
CFMA
Speaker (New Jersey, March 2008)

The 2007 Revisions to the AIA Contract Forms -- A Further Look
Jacoby Donner Breakfast Briefing conducted jointly with the construction insurance specialists of The Graham Company
Speaker, with B. Christopher Lee (Philadelphia, February 28, 2008)

A First Look at the New AIA Documents and Consensus Documents
November Full Membership Meeting of the Building Contractors Association of South Jersey
Speaker (New Jersey, November 2007)

Mechanics' Liens in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Bar Institute in Pittsburgh
Speaker (Pittsburgh, November 1, 2007) and (Philadelphia, November 8, 2007 with a live video conference to Mechanicsburg)

Avoiding Lawyers - Ten tips for reducing legal entanglements on construction projects... What you can do now!"
Jacoby Donner Breakfast Briefing
Speaker (Philadelphia, September 2006)

Pennsylvania Mechanics' Liens
Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Speaker (Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, 2001 and 2005, 2006, 2007)

Pennsylvania Construction Law Start to Finish–Creative Strategies for Project Completion and Litigation Avoidance
Lorman Education Services
Course Planner and Speaker (Philadelphia, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004)

The Americans with Disabilities Act
Lorman Education Services
Speaker (Philadelphia, 2002)

Public Construction Contracting in Pennsylvania
Lorman Education Services
Course Planner and Speaker (Philadelphia, 1998 and 1999)

The 1997 Revisions to the Standard Forms of the American Institute of Architects
Construction Financial Management Association, Philadelphia Chapter
Speaker (Philadelphia, 1998)

Pennsylvania Construction Law: What Do You Do When?
National Business Institute, Inc.
Course Planner and Speaker (Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Allentown, 1996)

Mediation of Construction Disputes
Construction Financial Management Association, Philadelphia Chapter
Panel Member (Philadelphia, 1995)

Ethical Quandaries Facing the Trial Lawyer Some Nuts-and-Bolts Guidance for Some Real World Situations
Plenary Session, Philadelphia Bar Association Annual Conference and Exposition
Course Planner and Panel Moderator (Washington, D.C., 1992)

Extraordinary Collection Remedies in the Construction Industry as part of seminar entitled "Extraordinary Collection Remedies in Pennsylvania"
National Business Institute, Inc.
Speaker (Philadelphia, 1991)

How to Survive a Federal Compliance Audit
Mechanical Contractors Association of Eastern Pennsylvania
(Philadelphia, 1989)

Critical Subcontract Clauses
Mechanical Contractors Association of Eastern Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1984)

Avoiding Legal Entanglements
George Washington University Alumni, Philadelphia Chapter (Philadelphia, 1982)

Remedies for Nonpayment in the Construction Industry
Philadelphia Bar Association, Real Property Section (Philadelphia, 1982)

Various custom-tailored presentations to clients' staff involving administration of construction contracts and minimizing potential for litigation on construction projects.

Publications

The Legal Intelligencer – "Pennsylvania Supreme Court Allows Action for Negligent Misrepresentation by Contractor Against Design Professional" (April 2005)

Stanley B. Edelstein contributed to the January 2005 edition of The Philadelphia Business Journal on the topic of contract documents.

Stanley B. Edelstein contributed to the September 2004 edition of The Philadelphia Business Journal on the topic of requests for change orders relating to price increases for materials during the course of a construction project.

Stanley B. Edelstein contributed to the April 2004 edition of The Philadelphia Business Journal on the topic of project risk analysis and how experienced construction counsel can help.

The Legal Intelligencer – "Superior Court Enforces Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Contract Implementation" (November 2003)

Stanley B. Edelstein contributed to the November 2003 edition of The Philadelphia Business Journal on the topic of chief causes of construction disputes.

Stanley B. Edelstein contributed to the June 2003 edition of The Philadelphia Business Journal on the topic of standard construction form contracts.

The Enforceability of "No Damages for Delay" Clauses in Pennsylvania, Fifty State Monograph on the Enforceability of "No Damages for Delay Clauses," American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Committee on Construction Litigation (1998)

The Legal Intelligencer – "The New Pennsylvania Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act" (May 1994)

Beyond Liens and Bond Claims–Some Non-Statutory Remedies for Non-Payment to Subcontractors. Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Construction Litigation Reporter (August 1987)