Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Kennard
Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin PC
Recognized since 2018
Kansas City, Missouri
Construction Law
Jeff Kennard chairs SAKG's Construction & Design practice group and is also a member of the firm's Business & Commercial litigation practice group. He has tried or arbitrated more than 20 cases to verdict or award. His clients include publicly-traded companies, several of America's largest private companies, and small businesses.
Although Jeff advises clients at all phases of a construction project, the principal focus of his practice is dispute resolution. For more than two decades, he has been privileged to advise EPC contractors, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, design professionals, and owners concerning disputes arising from a wide variety of construction projects, including: petroleum and biofuel refineries; food processing facilities; military facilities and government housing; earthen dams; sports stadiums; commercial office buildings and high-rise towers; heavy highway, transportation, and civil; distribution facilities; and condominium, apartment, retail, and mixed-use developments.
In addition to trying and arbitrating a wide variety of construction disputes, Jeff has also tried several commercial, professional liability, and premises cases to verdict or award. These matters included: successfully prosecuting a claim in bankruptcy court to assume supply contracts worth more than $500 million, obtaining a complete defense verdict for a publicly-traded mortgage company in a $50 million breach of contract action, and successfully defending an international hotel franchisor in a premises liability action in which the plaintiff sought more than $1 million in damages.
Jeff serves as a mediator and arbitrator. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association's National Panel of Construction
- E-mail: jkennard@sakg.com
- Direct Phone Number: 816-268-9403
- Lawyer Page: https://www.sakg.com
- Town Pavilion Building, Suite 1950
1100 Walnut Street
Kansas City, MO 64106-2197
- English
- University of Kansas, J.D., graduated 1995
- Kansas, 1994
- Missouri, 1995
- Oklahoma, 2001
- ABA Construction Forum - Active Member
- American Arbitration Association - Arbitrator (National Panel of Construction Arbitrators)
- American Bar Foundation - Fellow
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
- Kansas Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
- Missouri Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- Oklahoma Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
7 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award
- Construction Law
- Commercial Litigation
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