CONSTRUCTION & SURETY
Dysart Taylor pays attention to the details. We understand successful businesses in the construction industry, and their sureties, require careful planning and oversight throughout the project. We handle everything from creditors’ rights to fidelity and surety, litigation and dispute resolution to employment advice, to property owners, architects, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and insurers alike.
Construction
- Dysart Taylor’s construction attorneys provide legal counsel to property owners, architects, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and insurers. They handle a broad range of legal matters arising from private and public commercial and residential construction projects.
Creditors’ Rights
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Dysart Taylor’s attorneys advise construction clients on their rights as creditors. Our team has extensive experience protecting creditors’ rights in collection and lien matters.
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
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Dysart Taylor offers experienced litigation and dispute resolution to the construction and surety industries. Our attorneys represent construction businesses in federal and state regulatory matters, commercial disputes, insurance coverage and litigation, mergers and acquisitions, personal injury, construction defects, workers’ compensation claims, employment matters, regulatory compliance and licensing, risk management and much more.
Employment Law
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Dysart Taylor’s employment attorneys help companies in the construction industry navigate complex workplace laws and regulations. Our services in the construction industry include employment litigation, advice and training, policy and handbook advice, employment agreements, and third-party investigations and audits.
Fidelity & Surety
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Dysart Taylor’s fidelity and surety attorneys have a nationwide reputation for their experience in fidelity and surety law. We routinely handle fidelity and surety matters for the construction industry including bidding, bonds, indemnity agreements, surety financing issues, disputes with banks, and defense of claims under financial institution, fiduciary bond and commercial crime policies.

CONSTRUCTION & SURETY NEWS
Dysart Taylor garners honor for 12 practice areas in 2024 edition of Best Law Firms rankings
Dysart Taylor is pleased to announce it has earned a total of 12 rankings in the 2024 Best Law Firms rankings. In the Kansas City market, the firm earned seven prestigious Tier 1 rankings in the following practice areas: Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses...
12 Dysart Taylor Attorneys Featured in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
Dysart Taylor is pleased to announce that 12 of its attorneys have been named to the 2023 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list. In addition, Dysart Taylor shareholder Amanda Pennington Ketchum earned honors in three “Top Lists” for a second year in a row. This...
Ketchum helps lead panel discussion on how women can overcome obstacles in the legal profession
Dysart Taylor director and shareholder Amanda Pennington Ketchum served as a panelist in a discussion recently held at the Women in the Profession Kickoff Event hosted by the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City (AWL). A distinguished group of...