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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I recall an argument being made by a church organization that as an “association” of members the members were essentially considered as “group owners”- Of course, I don’t know the business structure of the church or if there have been statutory changes since that time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Paul J Kelly <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:constructionlaw-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert E. Doan<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 19, 2011 11:20 AM<br><b>To:</b> RPPTL constructionlaw<br><b>Subject:</b> [RPPTL-constructionlaw] Commercial Job (church) with volunteer labor<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A church owner wants to use “volunteers” from the congregation to do much of the labor on a renovation. A GC will be paid to pull permits and actually supervise and direct the work (not just pull permits and disappear.) GC is concerned about liability for these volunteers if they are injured on the job and would like to address it as much as possible contractually and/or with waivers/releases signed by the volunteers. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anyone dealt with this scenario before. If so, please reply directly to me at: <a href="mailto:robert@lawgainesville.com">robert@lawgainesville.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Robert E. Doan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Board Certified Construction Attorney<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator</i><br>Silverman, Vorhis & Doan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>311 NE 1st Street<br>Gainesville, FL 32601<br>PH: 352-337-8373<br>Fax: 352-505-6188<br>Email: <a href="mailto:robert@lawgainesville.com">robert@lawgainesville.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><img border=0 width=400 height=70 id=logo src="cid:image001.gif@01CC5E95.9A8E0B00" alt="The Law Office of The Law Office of Silverman, Vorhis & Doan - Family Law"></span><br>**This communication is intended for the sole use of the individual to whom<br>it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential<br>and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of the<br>communication is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent for<br>delivering the communication to the intended recipient, you are hereby<br>notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this<br>communication may be strictly prohibited. If you receive this communication<br>in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone call. Thank<br>you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>