Knutson and Associates advises recreational and adventure sports commercial entities, public land administrators, educators and insurers on a variety of risk management and legal liability issues such as:
- Litigation – trying cases and/or negotiating settlement of threatened or filed lawsuits.
- Working with insuring groups to assess risk management issues for their policy holders and designing new programs for policy groups.
- Working with defense counsel in other states to oversee or assist in review and defense of litigated cases or appeals.
- Assessment of risk management and operations plans, policies and procedures, instructor training manuals, and other forms of documentation used by entities.
- Advising entities on and analyzing insurance needs and coverage issues.
- Providing critical guidance to entities responding to incidents including post incident review and information gathering, crisis management, press statements, etc. Working with providers to understand and implement important post-accident policies and procedures following the occurrence of an incident or injury.
- Designing and conducting risk management training for guides and staff.
- Assisting entities and programs in completing certification processes and/or creating certification programs.
- Drafting risk management style documents such as assumption of risk and release/waiver or independent contractor contracts.
- Speaking to entities and organizations about outdoor or recreation liability issues.
- Legal and risk management oriented review of marketing materials and documentation such as brochures and web sites, medical or other screening information, applications, student/participant agreements, etc.
- Evaluation of the sale of adventure businesses, participation in sale transactions and drafting of sale documents.
- Working with public land administrators and commercial entities to resolve or interpret federal or state land use or permitting issues.
- Serve as entity spokesperson for press releases and informational purposes.
- Sponsorship and event management consulting.
- Provide intellectual property and rights management strategies for event and operator content management.
- Film production assistance including contracts, permits, insurance placement, etc.
