Rod Richardson joined the Firm in 1973. He is a senior member of the Firm’s Business and Construction Practice Groups. His practice emphasizes construction/design/surety law; zoning/real estate development law; and business/contract law.

        PERSONAL

• Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri

• Juris Doctor, The University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1974
  
  • Graduate, British Legal System Studies, St. Edmund Hall College, Oxford, England, 1988
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, The University of Missouri at Kansas City, 1971
  
  • Phi Kappa Phi National Scholastic Honor Society
  • Law clerk, Weeks, Thomas, Lysaught, Bingham & Mustain, 1972 - 1973;
    Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown & Enochs, 1973 - 1974

• Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown & Enochs, Chartered
  
  • Attorney, 1974 - Present
  • Shareholder and Director, 1979 - Present
  • Senior Member, Business and Construction Practice Groups

• American Bar Association (Construction Industry and Surety Forms)
• Kansas Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar
• Johnson County Bar Association
  • Bar Foundation Board of Directors
•  Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  
  • President (2013)
  • President-Elect (2012)
  • Board of Directors
  • Bar Leadership Academy, Co-Chair
  • Presidents Award for Service to the Bar
• American Arbitration Association (Construction Industry Arbitrator’s Panel)

        PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND EXPERIENCE

• Licensed to practice in Kansas and Missouri; admitted to practice in the trial and appellate courts of Kansas and Missouri; the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; and the United States Supreme Court 
• Extensive experience representing architects, engineers, and contractors with general business matters, contract negotiation, and risk management; also A/E errors and omissions claims including litigation, arbitration, and mediation
• Land use, zoning, real estate, economic development, and condemnation experience includes litigation and general representation of architects/engineers, cities, counties, home owners associations, owners, and developers concerning public works, institutional, industrial, commercial, and residential developments in Kansas and Missouri
• Seminar presenter on land use, zoning, construction, design issues and industrial, commercial, and residential developments
• Contributing author, Americans With Disabilities Act Handbook and Kansas Construction Law Handbook
• Designated a Missouri/Kansas “Super Lawyer” by Law and Politics and Kansas City Magazine, 2006, 2009-2012
  
• Designated "Best of the Bar" by Ingram's Magazine'
• Designated "Top Attorneys" by KC Magazine
• AV® Preeminent™ Martindale-Hubbell  Peer Review Rated

        CIVIC ACTIVITIES

• Leadership Overland Park
• Kansas City Area Economic Development Council
• Overland Park Economic Development Council
• Overland Park Chamber of Commerce
• Shawnee Mission Medical Center Long Range Planning Committee
• Johnson County Appointments
  • Fire District No. 2, Chair
  • Aubry Township Zoning Board, Chair
  • 1st Citizens 20-Year Plan Vision Committee, 2000-2020
  • 2nd Citizens 20-Year Plan Vision Committee, 2020-2040
  • Charter Commission
  • Charter Review Committee
  • Public Works Infrastructure Task Force
  • Bi-State Tax Task Force
  • MARC Appointment
    • Partnership Advisory Board South Metro Connection

CONTACT ROD RICHARDSON

        CONTACT INFORMATION

vCard 10111 West 87th Street Overland Park, KS 66212 Email RRichardson@WallaceSaunders.com Direct Dial: 913-752-5501 T: 913-888-1000 F: 913-888-1065 Print Resume

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