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PRACTICE AREAS
Construction Litigation
Chris Sobba represents general contractors, subcontractors, construction managers, suppliers, architects, engineers and owners in a wide variety of construction litigation matters. Mr. Sobba has experience handling claims regarding breach of contract, prompt payment statutes, extra work, delay, acceleration, inefficiency, impact, bid disputes, design errors and omissions, construction defects, mold, mechanic's liens, payment and performance bond claims, personal injury, insurance claims, debt collections, fraud, and many other claims asserted in the construction industry.
Mr. Sobba has represented clients in state court, federal court, arbitration and mediation, and has been directly involved with multiparty construction litigation where total claims exceeded $200 million. He has trial experience in both Kansas and Missouri, and has successfully argued before the Missouri Court of Appeals.
Mr. Sobba has experience handling claims relating to a wide variety of construction projects across the country including power plants, aircraft production facilities, steel manufacturing facilities, cement manufacturing facilities, LNG receiving facilities, commercial offices, churches, schools, museums, arenas, performing arts centers, highways, bridges, retaining walls for light rail transit, hotels, high and mid-rise condominiums, apartment complexes and single family homes. Mr. Sobba's understanding of the construction industry allows him to effectively investigate and pursue early resolution of disputes between parties, when appropriate, and allows him to efficiently prepare cases and see them through trial or arbitration when appropriate.
Familiarity with the local bench and bar is important to serving client needs. Mr. Sobba remains active in local bar organizations, including service as President of the Young Lawyers Section of the Lawyers Association of Kansas City during the 2007-2008 board year.
Mr. Sobba frequently speaks to construction industry representatives concerning important legal issues and developments that arise in construction law, and often writes articles in trade publications concerning developments as well.
COMMUNITY AND BAR INVOLVEMENT
The Missouri Bar
Kansas Bar Association
American Bar Association, Construction Law Forum
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Construction Law Committe
Lawyers Association of Kansas City
President, Young Lawyers Section (2007-2008)
President-Elect, Young Lawyers Section (2006-07)
Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section (2004-present)
DRI Construction Law Section
Board Member, Lawyers Encouraging Academic Performance-LEAP (2006-present)
Big Brother for Big Brothers-Big Sisters Organization (2002-present)
Chair, LAKC-YLS Skippy & Skivvies Drive to benefit Operation Breakthrough (2005, 2006)
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
April 2008
Tort Claims Against Design Professionals
June 2007
Using a Mechanic's Lein to Get Your Money
National Business Institute
Presentation at full day CLE in Overland Park, Kansas
March 2007
Construction Law and Construction Litigation
The University of Kansas Construction Law Society
Presentation given in Lawrence, Kansas
September 2006
Private Construction in Kansas
Kansas City Small Business Monthly
July 2006
The Importance of Well Defined Scope
Remodeling Magazine
May 2006
Trends in Fairness in Contracting Statutes
ABA Forum on Construction Law
Division 9 Annual Meeting in San Diego, California
May 2006
New Kansas Alternative Project Delivery Law Allows Design-Build and CM at Risk
AIA Legal Brief
September 2005
Kansas: Fairness in Private Construction Contract Act
American Bar Association
Forum on the Construction Industry, Division 9
September 2005
Kansas Residential Construction Defect Act K.S.A. § 60-4701, et seq.
American Bar Association
Forum on the Construction Industry, Division 9
EDUCATION
J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, 2001, Payne and Jones Award for Appellate Advocacy
B.S., summa cum laude, Kansas Newman College, 1998, NAIA Baseball Academic All-American (1997, 1998)
BAR ADMISSIONS
Kansas, 2002
Missouri, 2001 |
