Thad Schurter

Admitted to Bar in
Missouri, 2010
Kansas, 2011

Quick Contact

Douthit Frets Rouse Gentile & Rhodes, LLC
903 E. 104th St., Suite 610
Kansas City, Missouri 64131
Phone: (816) 743-7600
Email: tschurter@dfrglaw.com

Education

  • University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
  • Illinois State University, B.S.

Experience

Mr. Schurter's practice focuses primarily on construction and commercial litigation.

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Schurter spent over ten years working in the construction industry. He worked for several years as a mason on commercial and residential projects and as a site foreman for a restoration contractor, where he worked directly with consulting engineers to implement repairs and improvements on university campuses and historic structures throughout the mid-Atlantic region.

During law school, Mr. Schurter co-authored several works in the field of construction law and was a regular contributor to the Construction Law Digest.

Areas of Practice

  • Construction Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction and Design Industry

Published Works

  • Modification and Termination of Construction Contracts, (Revision Co-Author), Construction Law, Matthew Bender, 2010
  • Waiver of Right to Terminate by Default, (Co-Author), Termination of Construction and Design Contracts, Wolters Kluwer, 2009
  • Expanding CGL Coverage for Construction Defect Claims? (Co-Author), LexisNexis Emerging Issues Analysis, 2010 Emerging Issues 4860
  • Construction Management: Overtaking Design/Build as the Preferred Project Delivery Method? (Co-Author), LexisNexis Emerging Issues Analysis, 2010 Emerging Issues 5178

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • The Missouri Bar
  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Construction Law Committee
  • American Bar Association, Construction Industry Forum
  • American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law


903 East 104th Street, Suite 610, Kansas City, MO 64131 | Phone: 816.941.7600 | Fax: 816.941.6666