Construction Law
Douthit Frets' construction lawyers have over 65 years of experience - we understand the construction industry and how to protect our clients' interests. 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.) and any dispute resolution process that may follow (mediation, arbitration and litigation). We have represented all segments of the industry, owners and developers, architects and engineers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and sureties, in virtually every type of commercial, industrial, and residential construction project.
Our group represents clients in many 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 Douthit Frets' Construction Practice Group have authored or edited leading publications on construction law and are frequent speakers at industry meetings, for example:
- State-By-State Guide to Construction Contracts and Claims, 2009 and 2010 Cumulative Supplement (Kansas law), Aspen Publishers.
- 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 (co-author).
- 2007 AIA Contract Documents, Lorman Education Services, January 2008.
- Design Professional and Construction Manager Law, ABA Construction Forum, 2007 (co-editor).
- Fundamentals in Construction Law, American Bar Association, November 2006.
- OSHA Issues, Kansas City Missouri Home Builders Association, 2005
- The Betterment or Added First Benefit Defense, ABA Construction Forum Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana (2005).
- Prompt Payment Acts: Federal and Missouri, Author, Missouri Construction Law, The Missouri Bar, 2004.
- Speaker: Mold: What's the Big Deal?, January 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 (co-author).