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
Judy and Wilcox attend the USLAW NETWORK Transportation Winter Roundtable
March 9, 2026 Dysart Taylor managing director Michael Judy and president John Wilcox recently attended the USLAW NETWORK Transportation Winter Roundtable in Las Vegas. The multiday event brings together leaders and decision-makers from midsized for-hire and private...
Judy serves as Co-Chair for the USLAW NETWORK Transportation and Logistics Exchange
March 4, 2026 Dysart Taylor managing director Michael Judy recently served as co-chair for the USLAW NETWORK Transportation and Logistics Exchange in Las Vegas. Judy served alongside fellow co-chair Julie Brennan of Pion, Nerone, Girman & Smith. The two-day...
Ketchum to serve as Co-Chair of the 2026 Missouri Bar Annual Meeting
February 10, 2026 Dysart Taylor shareholder/director Amanda Pennington Ketchum recently accepted the position as co-chair of the Missouri Bar’s 2026 Annual Meeting Planning Committee (AMPC) ahead of the Missouri Bar’s Annual Meeting scheduled for September 2026....


