Construction Law

The Construction Law practice group has represented virtually every type of commercial, industrial, and residential construction project in all segments of the industry:

Owners and developers
Architects and engineers
Contractors, subcontractors
Suppliers
Sureties

Our range of experience includes:

The front end of a project: Contracts, insurance, bonds, etc.
Management of risks and claims during the project
Payment issues: Mechanic’s liens, bond claims, etc.
Dispute resolution: Mediation, arbitration, litigation

Our Construction Law practice group represents clients in state and federal courts and before arbitration panels. In addition, we frequently serve as arbitrators and mediators in a variety of construction and commercial matters. Members of our practice group have also authored or edited leading publications on construction law and are frequent speakers at industry meetings:

State-By-State Guide to Construction Contracts and Claims (Second Edition and Supplements), 2009-2014 (Kansas law)
Prompt Payment Acts: Missouri and federal, Missouri Bar CLE Deskbook, 2009
ConsensusDOCS 240: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You, 30 The Construction Lawyer 21, 2010
2007 AIA Contract Documents, Lorman Education Services, 2008
Design Professional and Construction Manager Law, ABA Construction Forum, 2007
Fundamentals in Construction Law, American Bar Association, 2006
OSHA Issues, Kansas City Missouri Home Builders Association, 2005
The Betterment or Added First Benefit Defense, ABA Construction Forum Meeting, 2005
Prompt Payment Acts: Federal and Missouri, Missouri Construction Law, The Missouri Bar, 2004
Speaker: Mold: What’s the Big Deal? 2003
Speaker: Changes in Contracts and Differing Site Claims, National Business Institute, Inc., 2002
Scope of Typical Clauses, Construction Change Order Claims, Wiley Law Publications, 1994

Construction Law

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