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Philip J. Christofferson

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Philip J. Christofferson

Construction Law / Construction Litigation
Business Litigation

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AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®

 

Practice areas

  • Construction law
  • Commercial litigation
  • Business litigation
  • Construction contracts
  • Construction litigation
  • Construction claims
  • Contractor performance bonds
  • Construction and surety law
  • Construction arbitration
  • Mechanics liens
  • Public construction law

Admitted

  • Missouri, 1998
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1998
  • Illinois, 1999

Education

  • University of Chicago Law School, J.D., with high honors, 1998
  • Truman State University, B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 1995

Associations & memberships

  • American Bar Association
    • Member, Forum on the Construction Industry
  • The Missouri Bar
  • Illinois State Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • Member, Truman State University Board of Governors, 2020-present
  • Member, Kids in the Middle Impact Leadership Team
  • Former member, Kids in the Middle Board of Directors, 2014-2019
    • Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair, 2015-2018
    • Strategic Planning Committee Chair, 2019

Biography

  • Selected to The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Construction Law, 2011 – 2022
  • Selected to The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Litigation-Construction, 2011-2022
  • Named 2015 St. Louis Litigation – Construction Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America
  • Named 2013 St. Louis Construction Law Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America
  • Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, 2013 – 2021
  • Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” 2010, 2011, and 2012
  • Order of the Coif
  • Formerly with Thompson Coburn, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal