Seminar Leader:
Joseph A. Ferry, Esquire is a nationally known legal authority on issues affecting the home inspection industry and has represented professional home inspectors nationally on a variety of legal matters including the defense of claims of professional negligence. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Temple University School of Law.

"Your seminar was the best money I have spent since entering the home inspection business. The seminar should be mandatory for all home inspectors.

- Kent Duke, Old North State Home Inspections Inc., Raleigh, NC

"I drove over 4 1/2 hours one way in treacherous freezing rain conditions on only (3) hours of sleep to attend this event. It was worth every minute of time and every penny spent!"

- Rick Bates, RickBates.net, Environmental, Mechanical, and Structural - Consultants, Educators and Inspectors, Elmira, NY

"There are 30 members in my [ASHI] chapter. I'm going to tell all of them to attend this seminar the next time it comes to Richmond."

- John Ellis, Inside n' Out Inspections, Richmond, VA

"Joe, this was a great seminar. I will contact my ASHI counterparts with your information, hopefully you can speak at one of our continuing education meetings.
"PS I am going over my pre inspection agreement this week end and have also made changes to my inspection reports as of yesterday."

- Mike Elko, A-Pro Home Inspection Services, Yardville, NJ

"Joe, I enjoyed your seminar. It was very helpful and informative. Although I hope I don't have to, I'm sure I'll be contacting you sometime in the future for assistance."

- Jim Horsley, PMH Associates, Moores town, NJ

"Joe,thanks for the great info. at the Boston Seminar. Nice job."

- David Valley, Certified Massachusetts Home Inspections, Methuen, MA

"I just spent over 5 hours with Joe Ferry. He had a class called Law and Disorder in Plymouth Meeting this morning. I wanted to tell you all about it.
"I thought that it was excellent. Well worth my time. I could have made my average $1300 today, but I spent that time with Joe and other inspectors who attended. It was worth my time because I learned things that I had not thought of or was told before or read about. Those things will be now implemented in my work. I now have things to improve in my report writing (disclaimers), in my agreement (clauses), in my insurance (hold-harmless), in my methodologies (abiding to the standards of practice), and having confidence in me being fully prepared when being named in a complaint (having no fear)."

From NACHI Message Board:
- Ben Gromicko, Peach Inspections, Phoenixville, PA

Seminars

* HOW TO STOP YOUR CLIENTS FROM SUING YOU *

SEMINAR IS FREE TO INTERNACHI MEMBERS [See Below]

Non-Members get FREE Membership to INTERNACHI

First, watch this video. Then, read this.

Read about how two home inspectors defeated bogus claims after attending Law and Disorder Seminar

Dear Professional Home Inspector,

On the day before Thanksgiving 2006, I received a telephone call from a home inspector in Florida. He wanted to know if I could advise him with respect to a demand letter seeking money damages for alleged negligence that he had just received from an attorney regarding a home inspection that he had conducted some twenty (20) months before.

SEEKING MONEY DAMAGES TWENTY MONTHS AFTER INSPECTION!!!

I asked him to send me the attorney's demand letter, his pre-inspection agreement and his inspection report. After reviewing the material that he had sent me, I was considerably astonished to discover that the 'deficiencies' for which the attorney was seeking damages had been present at the time of the inspection and had been called out in the inspector's report.

THREATENED WITH A LAWSUIT FOR ITEMS THAT HE CALLED OUT!!!

I responded to the demand letter on the inspector's behalf and advised the claimant's attorney (a) that the claim was invalid because the inspector had called out the deficiences that were the source of his client's complaints; (b) that should a claim be brought on the spurious grounds outlined in his demand letter, it would be defended vigorously; and (c) that following the inspector's certain vindication in that litigation, he would be seeking damages from both the attorney and his client.

We never heard from that attorney again.

STRONG FIRM RESPONSE SENDS LAWYER PACKING

Following that experience, I surveyed a number of inspectors and discovered that frivolous lawsuits were a major issue for the profession. So combining my knowledge of the home inspection industry and my twenty-plus years of experience as a practicing trial lawyer, I developed a system that, if followed consistently, will dramatically reduce and virtually eliminate your exposure to frivolous lawsuits.

FRIVOLOUS LAWSUIT THREATS ARE THE BANE OF THE PROFESSION

I subsequently developed a seminar for the home inspection industry to teach my system. It was quickly approved by the American Society of Home Inspectors (â€œASHIâ€) and the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors (â€œNACHIâ€), the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New Jersey for four (4) Continuing Education credits.

LAW AND DISORDER

I call the seminar â€œLAW AND DISORDER: Survival Strategies for the Professional Home Inspector in a Litigation Nationâ€ and have presented it in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virgina and North Carolina. The response of home inspectors who have attended the seminar has been extremely gratifying. Here are some examples --------------------------------->

In This Seminar You Will Discover:

how our litigious culture evolved
how it manifests itself in the home inspection industry
how a lawsuit develops procedurally
what legal rights and remedies you may invoke
how to establish pre-emptive defenses
the three essentials of a winning defense
how to dramatically reduce your exposure to frivolous claims and lawsuits
the Twelve Essential Clauses that should be in every Pre-Inspection Agreement
how to Manage your Client's Expectations
how to Manage your Liability Exposure
how to handle a claim if you are not insured
how to handle a claim if you are insured
how to select an attorney if you are not insured

UPCOMING SEMINARS

The Seminars are always held at Marriott Courtyard Hotels located approximately 10 to 15 miles outside major US Cities. I choose these venues because they are located close to major highways and usually have free parking. They typically have a maximum seating capacity of 30, however, so it is important to register early to ensure that you will be able to attend.

The seminars run from 9:00 a.m to 1:00 p. m.

A list of upcoming Seminars for March 2008 is below.

Between now and June 30, 2008, I will be visiting the top 50 Metropolitan Areas. Check back here often to see when I will be appearing in your area.

A Complete Schedule of remaining 2008 Seminars can be seen here.

COST:

$189.00 [Price includes a FREE one year membership to InterNACHI]

$99.00 InterNACHI Members [Includes a $100.00 credit against your next year's InterNACHI dues. That's right the seminar is essentially FREE to InterNACHI Members.]

NO AT-THE-DOOR REGISTRATION

TWO WAYS TO REGISTER:

1. Follow the registration link below for the seminar that you wish to attend. It will take you to the registration page of my website. Scroll down to the seminar venue you wish to attend and click on the "Register here" link. It will return a button. Click the button to register through paypal or a major credit card.

OR

2. Email me here and include the following information: the venue of the seminar that you will be attending, your name, address and telephone number. I will give you instructions on how to register.

Current Dates:
July 25th Newton MA
July 29th Saddle Brook NJ
Aug 30th Cranbury NJ
Aug 7th Chic. IL
Aug 19th Memphis
Aug 21st Nashville

InterNACHI members register here:

REGISTRATION INFO & DRIVING DIRECTIONS!