Articles

"Environmental Contractor Awarded Attorney Fees for Defending an Appeal," St. Louis Construction News and Real Estate, p. 22-23, March-April 2008

"Subcontractor Cannot Recover Where Owner Paid Title Company," St. Louis Construction News and Real Estate, p. 26-27. January-February 2008

"Pay-if-Paid Clause Found Ambiguous," St. Louis Construction News and Real Estate, p. 30-31, November-December 2007

"Missouri Supreme Court Favors Subcontractor Overturning 14 Years of Contrary Court Precedence," St. Louis Construction News and Real Estate, p. 28-29, September-October 2007

"Missouri's Appellate Courts Rule in Two City-Sponsored Private Redevelopments," St. Louis Construction News and Real Estate, p. 52-53, July-August 2007

"The Long and Winding Road: Automobile Dealers' Day in Court Act Turns 50," Journal of Missouri Bar, May-June 2007

"Bank Liable for not Disclosing to Buyer EPA Investigation of Bank's Real Estate," St. Louis Construction News and Real Estate, p. 54-55, May-June 2007

"Contract's Standard Insurance Waiver Does not Preclude Subrogation Claim," St. Louis Construction News & Real Estate, p. 21, March-April, 2007.

"Statute of Limiations Drowns Homeowners' Recovery of Personal Property Damages From Flood,"   St. Louis Construction News & Real Estate, p. 10-11, January-February 2007

"Land Owner Can Flood Neighbor To Save 100 Acres of Land," St. Louis Contruction News & Real Estate, November-December 2006

"Does a Cost Plus Contract Include Profit and Overhead?,"  St. Louis Contruction News & Real Estate , p. 24-26, September-October 2006

"Original Owner/Builder of Apartment can be Sued for Defect 10 Years Later,"  St. Louis Contruction News & Real Estate, p. 18, July-August 2006

"Attorney Fees Allowed for Failure To Make Scheduled Payments," St. Louis Contruction News & Review, p. 18, March-April 2006

"Missouri's Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices Act,"    Journal of Missouri Bar, January-February 2006

"Jury to Decide Illegal Picket and Invasion of Privacy Claims," St. Louis Contruction News & Review, p. 10, January-February 2006

"The Current Law on ADR," St. Louis Bar Journal, Winter 2006

"Subcontractor Must Pay Punitive Damages to Contractor for Settling Claim with Owner," St. Louis Contruction News & Review, p. 34, November-December 2005

"Contractor Ordered to Pay Subcontractor 9% (not 18%) Interest on Withheld Money," St. Louis Contruction News & Review, p. 16, September-October 2005

"High Court Supports Condemnation for Private Development,"  St. Louis Contruction News & Review, July-August 2005

"Homeowners Association Recovers $987,940 from Developer and Trustee,"  St. Louis Contruction News & Review, May-June 2005

"Material Suppliers Mechanic's Liens Favored Over All Others in Missouri,"  St. Louis Construction News & Review, March-April 2005

"Contractor Recovers $2,071,371 from Kansas City’s Construction Authority," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 9, January-February 2005

"Subcontractor Recovers nearly $2,500,000 on Contracts it Abandoned and Breached," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 30, November-December 2004

"Annual Survey of the Law for the Missouri Bar's ADR Conference,"  Columbia, MO, October 15, 2004

"Subcontractor Recovers $4,000,000 on Abandoned Contract," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 18, September-October, 2004

"Subcontractor Recovers $220,435 from General Contractor on Oral Contract," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 21, July-August, 2004

"Conflicting Contract Provisions Erase Asbestos-Removal Contractor's Jury Award," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 13, May-June, 2004

"Contractor Fault Not Required for Subcontractor to Recover," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 9, March-April, 2004

"Recent Construction Cases Lengthen Time to Sue," St. Louis Lawyer, p. 9, February 4, 2004

"Parents of Electrocuted Worker Cannot Sue Owner, Supervisor nor Engineer," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 9, January-February, 2004

"Contractor's Performance Must be Workmanlike," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 11, November-December, 2003

"Court Orders Contractor to Arbitrate Mechanic's Lien Claim," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 14, September-October 2003

"HBA Loses Challenge to Wildwood's Ordinance on Construction and Maintenance Deposits," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 18, July-August, 2003.

"Builders' Implied Warranty of Quality Extends to Work Beyond the Home," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 20, May-June, 2003

"Contractor Recovers for Extra Work Without Written Change Orders," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 58, March-April, 2003

"Appellate Courts Reverse Big Jury Verdicts for Two Fallen Construction Workers," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 9, January-February, 2003

"Homeowners Defeat Contractors in Two Cases," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 10, November-December, 2002

"Arbitration Update in Missouri: 2002," St. Louis Daily Record, The Countian and St. Charles County Business Record, November 27, 2002

"Missouri Courts Split on Whether AIA Clause Indemnifies Owners, Contractors from their own Fault," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 22, September-October, 2002

"Construction Law Update, 2002, An Active Year for Appellate Decisions," 16 Missouri Lawyers Weekly 965, September 23, 2002

"Mechanic's Liens Cannot Include Equipment Rental Costs," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 18, May-June, 2002

"Homeowner Can Sue More than Five Years After Learning of Problem," St. Louis Construction News & Review, pp. 22 and 24, March-April, 2002

"Contractor Hits Home Run in Ball Field Topsoil Dispute," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 9, January-February, 2002

"Alternative Dispute Resolution in Missouri: A Year in Review," St. Louis Daily Record, December 7, 2001

"Contractor Must Pay Punitive Damages in Arbitration Case," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 21, November-December, 2001

"Owner Defenses to Contractor Claims for Nonpayment," The St. Louis Bar Journal, pp. 16-20, Fall, 2001

"Missouri Judges Still Say: 'Show Me the Contract,'" St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 16, July-August, 2001.

"Contractor Loses $450,000 Recovery Due to Lack of Documentation," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 13, March-April, 2001

"Injured Repairman Recovers $9 Million in Dumbwaiter Accident," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 9, January-February, 2001

"Missouri River Spawns Big Judgment for Massman Construction," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 22-27, November-December, 2000

"A Terminated Contractor Recovers for Extra Work and Lost Profits," St. Louis Construction News & Review, pp. 16-17, September-October, 2000

"Courts Order Developers to Remove Roads," 14 Missouri Lawyers Weekly 1152, September 25, 2000

"General Contractors Lose Three Recent Cases," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 20, May-June, 2000

"Free Concrete Strength Test May Cause Costly Liability," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 22, March-April, 2000

"Illinois' Consumer Fraud Act Affects the Construction Industry," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 17, November-December, 1999

"Illinois Consumer Fraud Act: A Primer on Recent Developments," Illinois Bar Journal, vol. 87, no. 9, p. 474, September, 1999

"Missouri Appellate Courts Decide Many Recent Construction Cases," 13 Missouri Lawyers Weekly 842, August 16, 1999

"Front Loading Pay Request May Lead to Liability," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 6, July-August, 1999

"Missouri Court Extends Architects/Engineers Liability," St. Louis Construction News & Review, p. 41, May-June, 1999

"Alternative Dispute Resolution is Here to Stay," 13 Missouri Lawyers Weekly 586, May 24, 1999

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Seminar Materials
 

"Why ADR? Why AAA?" for the Mound City Bar Association, St. Louis, MO, August 29, 2007

"You Can Pay Me Now or You Can Pay Me (More) Later" for Construction Expo, St. Charles, MO, February 13-14, 2007

"Resolving Legal Disputes" for Design Law for Missouri Architects and Engineers, St. Louis, MO, September 13, 2006

"Recent Developments in ADR"  for the American Arbitration Association's St. Louis, MO office, February 04, 2005

"Annual Survey of the Law for the Missouri Bar's ADR Conference,"  Columbia, MO, October 15, 2004