AMENDMENT TO LAW COMPANIES GROUP, INC.
                     SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN


         This Amendment to the Law Companies Group, Inc. Supplemental  Executive
Retirement Plan  ("Amendment")  is entered into and made effective this 10th day
of August,  1999, by and between LawGibb Group, Inc., f/k/a Law Companies Group,
Inc. (the "Company") and Bruce C. Coles (the  "Participant").  Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise  defined  shall have the meaning  ascribed to such
terms in the Plan.

         WHEREAS,  by Resolution adopted May 10, 1996, the Board of Directors of
the Company established a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan effective as of
September 1, 1995 (the "Plan"); and

         WHEREAS, the Plan document stated in error that the Plan was effective
on August 31, 1996; and

         WHEREAS,  consistent  with and  subsequent to the effective date of the
Plan,  the  Company has made an annual  contribution  to the Account on or about
September 1 of each year, for the  twelve-month  period ending August 31 of that
year; and

         WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Plan to make certain technical
corrections  consistent  with the  prior  direction  of the  Company's  Board of
Directors.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the mutual  recitals  set forth
herein  and  for  other  good  and  valuable  consideration,   the  receipt  and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

         1. Amendment to  Introductory  Paragraph.  The  introductory  paragraph
beginning with the words "NOW  THEREFORE," and ending in the words  "compensated
employees." is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

                  "NOW THEREFORE,  the Company hereby  establishes the following
                  Supplemental  Executive Retirement Plan effective September 1,
                  1995   ("Effective   Date")  which   constitutes  an  unfunded
                  nonqualified  plan that  benefits an employee  who is within a
                  select  group  of  key   management   or  highly   compensated
                  employees."

         2.       Amendment  to Section  1.11.  Section 1.11 is hereby  deleted
in its  entirety and replaced  with the following:

                  "1.11  Plan Year.    "Plan Year" means the twelve-month period
                  beginning September 1 of each year and ending August 31 of the
                  following year."

         3.  Amendment to Section 2.1.  The last  sentence of Section  2.1(a) is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

                  "For example,  if the Participant  terminates  employment with
                  the Company on July 31,  2002,  the Account  shall be credited
                  with a contribution of 11/12 of $65,437.00 for Plan Year 2002.

         4.       Amendment to Section  7.9.  Section 7.9 is hereby  deleted in
its entirety and replaced  with the following:

                  "7.9  Effective Date.  This Plan will be operative and
                  effective on September 1, 1995."

         5. Effect of Amendment.  Except as expressly provided herein, all other
terms and provisions of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

         6.   Counterparts.   This   Amendment   may  be  executed  in  multiple
counterparts, each of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the Company and the Participant have executed this
Amendment on the date first above written.

                                                 LawGibb Group, Inc.
                                                 f/k/a Law Companies Group, Inc.

Attest:
                                        By: /s/ Steven Muller
/s/ R.B. Fooshee                        -------------------------------
______________________________          Name: Dr. Steven Muller
Its Executive Vice President & CFO
                                        Title: Director & Chairman,
/s/ Keith C. Groen                             Compensation Committee
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Its Secretary

                                             /s/ Bruce C. Coles
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                                             Bruce C. Coles