Engineering Ethics: Engineers and Fiduciary Duties

There’s a growing trend to impose fiduciary duties on professional engineers, but is it right for engineers to carry these duties? How can you ensure that you don’t unintentionally take on such a high duty of care?

Join Mathew Rechtien to explore what it means to be a fiduciary and how engineers sometimes find themselves in the role, whether they intended to or not. You’ll also learn tips on how to avoid inadvertently taking on fiduciary responsibilities.

TAKEAWAYS:

• Explore what it means to be a fiduciary and typical fiduciary duties
• Identify situations in which engineers may become fiduciaries (knowingly or otherwise)
• Learn tips on avoiding inadvertently becoming a fiduciary

Presenters: Matthew Rechtien, PE, Esq., General Counsel, Walter P Moore