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Richard
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Rhyne
Experience
Mr. Rhyne has over 30 years of experience in successfully representing construction contractors, insurance and surety bond companies, and other corporate clients in multi-million dollar construction cases as well as in general litigation and commercial law matters ( click here for his arbitration bio). Mr. Rhyne has also participated in hundreds of arbitrations and mediations of construction disputes in a wide range of cases including several international disputes. Recent career highlights include:
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Achieved 90% recoupment of remediations costs for defective construction and design defects against general contractor, architect and window manufacturer.
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Achieved 100% recoupment of costs related to mold remediation due to defective windows for national hotel chain from general contractor and subcontractors.
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Successfully represented defendants in a 27 count indictment on a bid rigging & Hobbs Act case involving the waste hauling industry.
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Was successful in having a $2.2 million nuisance award overturned against a landfill operation.
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Succssfully represented insured in obtaining cost of the defense from four carriers in environmental claim.
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Obtained a multi-million dollar settlement for owner in a multi-party delay claim arising out of a fast-track project for construction.
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Successfully represented insured in obtaining defense costs in several cases involving the pollution exclusion.
Education
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University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, J.D., with distinction, 1974
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University of Missouri-Columbia, B.S., Business Administration, 1969
Court Memberships
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth and Tenth Circuits, 1991
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, 1978
Honors
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Selected for Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, 2006 and 2007
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Kansas City Bar Association Professional Responsibility Award, 1974
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Managing Editor, UMKC Law Review, 1973-1974
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Thomas Deacy Memorial Trial Practice Award, 1974
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Martindale-Hubbell® "AV" Rating
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U.S. Army: 1st Lt., 1969-1971
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
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Publications |
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Understanding ADR, guide in Alternative Dispute Resolution Client Strategies, December 2007
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Resolving Public Sector Disputes: A Road of Politics and Potholes, Dispute Resolution Journal, Feb.-April, 2003
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Construction Law Arbitration, The Missouri Bar ADR Committee Newsletter - Fall 2001
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Construction Law Mediation, The Missouri Bar ADR Committee Newsletter - Fall 2001
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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
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For the Defense: Tactics, Strategies and Considerations in Defense of Civil Litigation, 1994
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Missouri Environmental Law, Federal Publications, Inc., 1993
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Missouri Construction Law, Federal Publications, Inc., 1992 and 1993
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Co-author, The New Used Oil Regulations and Their Future Impacts, Petro-Safe '93 Seminar, 1993 |
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In The News |
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11/26/2007
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Missouri Lawyers Weekly: Landfill Litigators
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09/06/2004
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Millions Awarded in Cattle Fraud
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08/17/2004
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Co-op Loses Lawsuit Due to Ties to Young
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Press Releases |
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09/04/2008
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Firm Obtains Favorable Settlement in Recount Litigation Over Attorney General Primary Election
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08/26/2008
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Margaret Donnelly Officially Files Request for Recount in Attorney General Primary
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08/15/2008
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Margaret Donnelly Asks Secretary of State’s Office for Recount of Attorney General Results
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12/11/2007
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Rhyne Publishes Authoritative Chapter on ADR
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11/05/2007
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45 Lathrop & Gage Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
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08/18/2004
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Victims of Landmark Cattle Fraud Awarded $4.2 Million
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10/31/2003
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Craft Fridkin & Rhyne, LLC Merging with Lathrop & Gage L.C.
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Legal Alerts |
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05/05/2005
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Missouri Construction Law Update
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Newsletters |
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10/29/2007
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Litigation Newsletter - In Court Report - Fall 2007
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06/01/2005
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Lathrop & Gage Construction Focus-Litigation Insert No. 3--Summer 2005
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02/05/2005
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Litigation Newsletter, In-Court Report No. 2 -- Winter 2005
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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
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