The following are published articles written by the attorneys of Allensworth and Porter, L.L.P. The full text of many articles are provided in the links.
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Construction Law Update, 21st Annual Construction Law Conference, San Antonio, Texas.
William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
Construction Law Update, 20th Annual Construction Law Conference, San Antonio, Texas.
William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
The Role and Use of Experts: A Reminder and Refresher of Why
and When to Use Them, University of Texas Construction Law Conference, September 7, 2006.
William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
Construction Law Update, 28th Annual Advanced Real Estate Law Course, San Antonio, Texas.
William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
Pass-Through Claims in Texas: The Aftermath of Interstate
Contracting Corp. v. City of Dallas, Houston Bar Association Construction Law Section,
April 20, 2006. Joe R. Basham, Author/Speaker.
Out of the Frying Pan…But What Then? Protecting Your
Professional Licensure and Livelihood Before the Architectural and Engineering Boards in Texas,
Half Moon Seminars, March 31, 2006, Matthew C. Ryan, Author/Speaker.
The Trail of Tears: TXDOT Claims and Procedures,
19th Annual Construction Law Conference, State Bar of Texas, March 2-3, 2006,
Matthew C. Ryan, Ryan M. Nord
Co-Authors.
Performance Bonds,
Lorman Educational Services Seminar, February 17, 2006,
Joe R. Basham, Author/Speaker.
Taming the Trap for the Unwary: Securing Mechanics' &
Materialmen's Liens In the State of Texas , Lorman Educational Services Seminar, February 17, 2006,
Matthew C. Ryan, Author/Speaker.
Construction Law Update 2006,
19th Annual Construction Law Conference, Dallas, Texas
William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
Recent Developments in Residential Construction Law,
University of Texas Residential Development and Construction Law Conference, October 12, 2005,
William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
Construction Contracts: Formation and Interpretation,
Lorman Educational Services Seminar, June 15, 2005,
William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
Contract Modifications and Claims Due to Defective or Ambiguous Plans or Specifications,
Lorman Educational Services Seminar, June 15, 2005,
Matthew B. Cano, Author/Speaker.
Why Use A Change Order?,
Lorman Educational Services Seminar, June 15, 2005,
Joe R. Basham, Author/Speaker.
Contracts and Recent Supreme Court Jurisprudence,
Texas Association of Defense Counsel, April 21, 2005,
William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
More Than Meets the AIA: A201 General Conditions' Conflicts
With Texas Law, Lorman Education Services AIA Contracts Seminar, Austin, Texas, March 22, 2005
Matthew C. Ryan, Author.
More Than Meets the AIA: A201 General Conditions' Conflicts
With Texas Law, Lorman Education Services AIA Contracts Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, March 16, 2005
Matthew C. Ryan, Author.
Perfecting Mechanics & Materialmen's Liens in Texas,
Lorman Educational Services Seminar, January 26, 2005,
Joe R. Basham, Author/Speaker.
Construction Law Update 2005,
18th Annual Construction Law Conference, San Antonio, Texas,
William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
The Ten Commandments of Professional Responsibility,
Texas Paralegal Journal, W. Wade Porter, Author.
Construction Contracting: An Introduction to Construction Contracts,
U.T. Construction Law Conference, October 21-22, 2004, William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
Taming the Trap for the Unwary: Securing Mechanics' &
Materialmen's Liens In the State of Texas , Lorman Educational Services Seminar, June 26, 2004,
Matthew C. Ryan, Author/Speaker.
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You—and Your License:
Protecting Your Livelihood, and Avoiding and Handling Cases Before the Design Professionals’
Disciplinary Boards, Lorman Education Services, June 26, 2004,
Matthew C. Ryan, Author/Speaker.
Contract Drafting: Getting it Right in the First Place, Lorman Educational Services Seminar,
Practice Management for Architects and Engineers, 2004, William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
A201 General Conditions' Conflicts with Texas Law, 17th Annual Construction Law Conference, Houston, Texas,
Matthew C. Ryan, Ryan M. Nord, Ryan W. Appleton, Co-Authors.
Construction Law Update, 17th Annual Construction Law Conference, Houston, Texas,
William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine, Austin Construction News,
November 2003, Matthew C. Ryan, Author.
Introduction to Texas Residential Construction Law
(Construction Defects), October 16, 2003, William R. Allensworth and
Joe R. Basham, Co-Authors.
How Long Am I On The Hook?, Statutes of Repose,
Statutes of Limitation, And Why a One-Year Warranty May Not Be a One-Year Warranty, September 25, 2003,
William R. Allensworth and Joe R. Basham,
Co-Authors.
Construction Law Update 2002, 15th Annual
Construction Law Conference, San Antonio, Texas, William R. Allensworth,
Author/Speaker; Matthew C. Ryan, Brad B. Castleberry, and Andrea Sloan, Co-Authors.
Form Follies - Void, Invalid, & Questionable AIA A201-1997 General
Conditions Provisions Under Texas Law, State Bar of Texas 14th Annual Construction Law Conference,
2001, Matthew C. Ryan, Author/Speaker.
Cross Currents in Professional Liability: Negligence, Negligent
Misrepresentation, Breach of Contract and the Economic Loss Rule in Construction Litigation with
Design Professionals, State Bar of Texas 13th Annual Construction Law Conference, 2000,
William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
The New 1997 AIA A201 and B141 Documents, State Bar of Texas 32nd Annual Mortgage Lending
Institute, 1998, William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
Racial, Ethnic and Gender Preferences in Public Contracting:
A Review of Current Texas Programs and the Status of Constitutional Attacks on Them, State Bar of
Texas 10th Annual Construction Law Conference, 1997, William R.
Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
Architects' and Engineers' Contracts, State Bar of Texas 9th Annual
Construction Law Conference, 1996, William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
Risk Transfer in Construction Contracts: The Architect's and Engineer's
Perspective, Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Task Force Conference, 1996,
William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
Quirks and Gray Areas in Texas Construction Law, State Bar of Texas 8th
Annual Construction Law Conference, 1995, William R. Allensworth,
Co-Author/Speaker.
Contractor's Inadvertent Liability for Defective Design, State
Bar of Texas 6th Annual Construction Law Conference, 1993, William R.
Allensworth, Author/Speaker.
Theories of Liability Against Architects and Engineers, State Bar of Texas 5th Annual Construction Law Conference, 1992, William R. Allensworth, Author/Speaker. 
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