Richard D. Rhyne

Mr. Rhyne has participated in over 150 arbitrations as either counsel or arbitrator and over 150 mediations as mediator.  He is listed on the American Arbitration Association Panels of Arbitrators and Mediators, is on the roster of neutrals for Missouri Supreme Court Rule 17 and is a Certified Neutral with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.  His alternative dispute training includes:

• AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards, December 16, 2004
• The Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, Dispute Review Board Administration and Practice Workshop, Boston, May 10, 2003
• AAA Construction Arbitrator II Training, Denver, December, 2002
• AAA Arbitrator Update, 2001
• University of Missouri at Columbia, Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution, Mediation of Civil Cases, August, 2000
• AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training, Kansas City, June 2000
• AAA Construction Industry Mediator Workshop, May, 1997

Court Memberships

• Missouri
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Honors

• Selected among The Best Lawyers in America®, 2011-2012
• Elected President of Committee of County Progress, 2010
• Selected for Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, 2006-2007, 2010 and 2011 
• Kansas City Bar Association Professional Responsibility Award, 1974
• Managing Editor, UMKC Law Review, 1973-1974
• Thomas Deacy Memorial Trial Practice Award, 1974
• Martindale-Hubbell® “AV” Rating
• U.S. Army: 1st Lt., 1969-1971, Honorable discharge; Combat Infantry's Badge; Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster

Professional Affiliations

• Certified Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association
• Certified Mediator, American Arbitration Association
• Certified Neutral with the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
• The Missouri Bar
• The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA), Chair of KCMBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 2003; KCMBA Committee Leadership Council, 2003; Chair of KCMBA Construction Law Committee, 2001
• Lawyers Association of Kansas City
• ABA Dispute Resolution Section Member
• ABA Environment, Energy and Resources Section Member
• ABA Litigation Section Member
• ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Member
• ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
• List of Dispute Resolution Neutrals, Missouri Supreme Court Rule 17
• AMM - Association of Missouri Mediators
• ACR - Association of Conflict Resolution
• Kansas City, Missouri Environmental Management and Waste Minimization Commission
• Missouri Environmental Transition Advisory Group
• Kansas City, Missouri Environment and Energy Commission
• President of Downtown II
• MS Society Board of Directors, 1997-2003
• MS Society Executive Committee, 1999-2003
• MS Society Executive Committee Vice-Chair, 2002-2003
• MS Society Governmental Relations Committee Co-Chair, 2002-2003

Publications

• Understanding ADR, chapter in Preparing for Alternative Dispute Resolution Cases, December 2007
• Resolving Public Sector Disputes: A Road of Politics and Potholes, Dispute Resolution Journal, Feb.-April, 2003
• Construction Law Arbitration, The Missouri Bar ADR Committee Newsletter - Fall 2001
• Construction Law Mediation, The Missouri Bar ADR Committee Newsletter - Fall 2001
• Construction Law: From Getting the Contract to Chain of Liability, 1999. Chapter 2 -- Scope of Typical Clauses, Construction Change Order Claims, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994
• For the Defense: Tactics, Strategies and Considerations in Defense of Civil Litigation, 1994
• Missouri Environmental Law, Federal Publications, Inc., 1993
• Missouri Construction Law, Federal Publications, Inc., 1992 and 1993
• Co-author, The New Used Oil Regulations and Their Future Impacts, Petro-Safe ’93 Seminar, 1993

Presentations

• Alternate Dispute Resolution, Legal Symposium for the Construction Industry, September 2007
• Change Orders in Kansas, Lorman Education Services, September 27, 2005
• Home Construction Disputes, Association of MO Mediators, August 13, 2005
• What's Hot in Construction Law, Lathrop & Gage L.C., July 14, 2005
• Change Orders, Lorman Education Services, May 3, 2005
• Construction Law: Can This Job Be Saved?  Creative Strategies For Project Completion &   Litigation Avoidance in Missouri, Lorman Education Services, 2002
• Hot Topics in Construction Law for Real Estate Professionals, The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2002
• Recent ADR Developments, The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2002
• Design-Build In Missouri and Kansas: Public Sector Issues/Competitive Bidding, Lorman Education Services, 2001
• Panelist, Attorney’s ADR Toolbox, Missouri Bar Annual Meeting, 2001
• Major Land Use Laws in Missouri: Environmental Issues in Property Development, The National Business Institute, 2001
• Major Land Use Laws in Missouri: Ethical Considerations, The National Business Institute, 2001
• The Big Debate, Joint Sessions and Private Caucuses - Association of Missouri Mediators, 2000
• Dispute Resolution: Practical Solutions, The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2000
• Environmental Considerations-Compliance Issues; Hazardous Materials/Solid Waste; Demolition/Surface Contamination; Stormwater, Law Seminars International: Construction Law, 1999 and 2000
• Construction Law: From Getting the Contract to Chain of Liability, 1999.·Chapter 2 -- Scope of Typical Clauses, Construction Change Order Claims, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994
• For the Defense: Tactics, Strategies and Considerations in Defense of Civil Litigation, 1994
• Construction Claims and Job Profitability, 1988
• What Do You Do When the Contract is Changed?, Chap. 4, What Do You Do When Conditions on the Job Change? Chap. 5, Construction Law: What Do You Do When?, National Business Institute, Inc., Seminar, 1986
• Construction Delay Claims Seminar, 1985
• CPM Construction Scheduling Using Micro-Computers, and Construction Delay Claims Seminar, 1985