Rod L. Richardson joined the Firm in 1973. He is a member of the Firm’s Management Committee and is the Chair and 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
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION - 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
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE - Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown & Enochs, Chartered
- Attorney, 1974 - Present
- Shareholder and Director, 1979 - Present
- Chairman, Business and Construction Practice Groups
- Member, Management Committee
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS - American Bar Association (Construction Industry and Surety Forms)
- Kansas Bar Association
- The Missouri Bar
- Johnson County Bar Association
- Board of Trustees and Executive Committee
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Treasurer
- 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
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
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