FIDELITY & SURETY
Dysart Taylor’s commercial fidelity and surety attorneys have a nationwide reputation for extensive experience in handling claims made on financial institution bonds, commercial crime policies and surety bonds and pursuing the recovery of losses through criminal and civil litigation. As counsel for numerous large surety underwriters, our team has managed the completion of complex construction projects and litigated a variety of claims on performance, payment, subdivision, commercial, court, fiduciary and license bonds. We are also experienced in representing the surety’s interests in bankruptcy matters.
Surety:
As counsel for numerous large surety underwriters, our team has managed the completion of complex construction projects following defaults on bonded contracts. Our surety attorneys are familiar with claims from performance, payment, subdivision, commercial, court and license bonds. We are experienced in surety litigation matters, including subrogation and recovery, appeals, defaults, negotiations and bankruptcy.
For more information, contact Carol Smith.
RELATED INDUSTRIES:
FIDELITY & SURETY NEWS
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....
Litecky Slated as Vice President of KCMBA Board of Directors
February 9, 2026 Dysart Taylor shareholder/director Meghan Litecky was recently slated as the vice president of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s (KCMBA) board of directors for 2026. Litecky has been involved with the organization since 2018, serving on...

