900 Massachusetts Street
Suite 500 • PO Box 189
Lawrence, KS 66044-0189
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(785) 843-0811 phone
cburger@stevensbrand.com
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Christopher F. Burger
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Bio
Mr. Burger is a trial attorney who brings those skills and experiences to prosecuting and defending claims, and counseling his clients so as to help keep them out of courtrooms, hearing rooms and losses. As a Kansas Country Lawyer, Mr. Burger handles the complex and simple, whether failed curtain wall or leaky basement foundation, uncompensated cardinal change or a home costing more than expected, a manipulated bid shopped through the demands of an owner or an arithmetic error, or any breached duty or contract resulting in economic loss, property damage or personal injury. He has been on the forefront of Kansas construction and real property law, being in the lead role in key Kansas cases concerning damages, delays, bids, defects and settlements.
Before joining Stevens & Brand LLP in Lawrence, Mr. Burger served as an Assistant Attorney General under Carla Stovall, where he handled all of the State of Kansas’ construction litigation and represented the state in a variety of other disputes, saving the state from tens of millions of dollars of losses and generating multiple millions in income.
His practice is broadened through his practice of law, his role as Adjuct Professor of Law at the University of Kansas’ School of Law where he teaches construction law and litigation, his involvement in the community, his presentations at CLE’s and seminars, and his family.
- EDUCATION
- BAR ADMISSIONS
- AFFILIATIONS, ACTIVITIES & HONORS
- PUBLICATIONS
- Babson College, Boston, MA
- University of Kansas (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1993)
- ShadySide Academy, Pittsburgh, PA
- Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, MO
- Kansas - state, 1993
- Kansas - federal, 1993
- Missouri - state, 1994
- 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
- Pro Hac Vice and federal admissions around the country
- Adjuct Professor of Law at University of Kansas School of Law teaching Construction Law and Litigation (2005 - present)
- Kansas Bar Association (Construction Law Section, 2005- present; President 2006-2007)
- Douglas County Kansas Bar Association
- The Missouri Bar
- Assistant Attorney General Civil Litigation Division, 1996-2001
- Rotary International
- Board of Directors for Downtown Lawrence, Inc. (2006-11 Treasurer, 2006, 2008; President 2007)
- Lawrence Public Library Board of Trustees (2006 - present; President 2008-2010)
- Lawrence Public Library Foundation (2007 - present)
- Lawrence Public Library expansion New Directions Task Force
- Douglas County Young Life
- Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout Pack 2067 (2006- present; Cubmaster, Webelos Leader), and Troop 55
- Lawrence- Douglas County Bicycle Advisory Council (2011 - present)
- Kansas Arts Commission (Commissioner, 2011 - present)
- Author of article entitled Issues in Green Construction in the Journal of the Kansas Bar Association
- Author of article entitled Recreational Use Immunity: Play at your own Risk in the Journal of the Kansas Bar Association
- Guest lecturer at the University of Kansas School of Law teaching Construction Law and Litigation
- Author of article entitled Removal of Judges in Civil Cases in the Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyer's Association
- Author of article entitled The Kansas Fairness in Private Construction Contracting Act: Legislative Fairness or Oxymoron? in the Journal of the Kansas Bar Association
- Author of article entitled So, You Think You Have a Cost-Plus Contract?
- Author of article entitled Some Points to Consider About Requesting a New Judge for Your Lawsuit
- Author of Contracting and Litigating with the State of Kansas for the Kansas Bar Association's Construction Law Deskbook (2000, 2006 supp.)
- Speaker at various continuing legal education seminars on topics of construction litigation, construction contracting, governmental immunities, and constitutional rights
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