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Mr. Stockenberg limits his practice to construction law.  Mr. Stockenberg has over thirty years of experience in construction law.  His practice is devoted exclusively to serving the construction industry representing subcontractors, selected general contractors, owners and design professionals.  He specializes in filing and perfecting mechanic's liens, bond claims, negotiating and drafting contracts, and seeking creative solutions to troublesome problems.

Mr. Stockenberg has tried construction cases in various jurisdictions around the United States and has arbitrated to conclusion complex construction disputes.

Mr. Stockenberg is the author of numerous articles on construction law and is the editor and co-author of the Missouri Bar Association's Deskbook on Construction Law.  He has lectured to national audiences on a multitude of topics of interest to the construction industry, including design/build, risk allocation, indemnification, prompt pay, bonds, mechanic's liens and retainage.

Mr. Stockenberg has drafted many bills of interest to the construction industry that have been enacted law.  He was the principal draftsman of the legislation enacting retainage reform (2002) and outlawing broad form indemnity clauses (1999) in Missouri.  He wrote the bill that was enacted into law by the 1995 Missouri legislature declaring contingent payment clauses to not be an impediment to the enforcement of mechanic's liens.

Mr. Stockenberg serves as general counsel to the American Subcontractors Association Midwest Council.  In 1994-95, he chaired the National Attorney's Council of the American Subcontractors Association.  He chaired the American Subcontractors Association's National Task Force on the Reform of Retention.

Bar Admissions:

Missouri, 1969

Illinois, 1971

U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1971

U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1971

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1971

U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1971

U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 1971

U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1971

U.S. Federal Court, 1969

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry (Member Steering Committee on Specialty Contractors)
Member

The Missouri Bar, Construction Law Committee (former Chair)
Member

Illinois State Bar Association
Member

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Construction Law Committee (former Chair)
Member

Municipal Judge -- City of Warson Woods, Missouri, 1980 - 1990

Admitted to practice before S.Ct. of the US, MO & IL & the US Cts. of App. for the 7th, 8th & 10th Cir. & the US Dist. Cts. for the Eastern & Western Dists. of MO & Southern & Central Dist. of IL

Published Works:

Missouri Bar Desk Book on Construction Law (Editor/Co-Author)

Education:

University of Missouri Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
J.D., A.B.