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Heather Field Shore
Construction, Surety and Commercial Litigator

Heather Shore

Member in Kansas City
816.448.9329

“My undergraduate degree in business with an emphasis in economics brings a unique perspective to my practice areas, and helps me to resolve your complex legal issues in a way that makes the most sense for your business and litigation objectives.”

Heather Shore is a well-recognized construction and surety litigator with over 25 years of experience handling high-stakes construction and commercial litigation for some of the nation’s most recognizable projects. 
  • Known for resolving complex construction disputes and drafting contracts, having managed over 100 pre-litigation matters to minimize client losses
  • Serves on the American Arbitration Association Panel of Construction and Commercial Arbitrators
  • Recognized by various peer-review rankings for Construction Law
  • Frequently speaks at national organization conferences, including the American Bar Association and Defense Research Institute

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Shore Field Heather
Construction, Surety and Commercial Litigator

Heather Shore

Member in Kansas City
816.448.9329

Heather Shore has nearly 30 years of experience handling complex construction, surety and commercial litigation matters, with values ranging from $10,000 to $121 million, including on some of the nation's most recognizable projects in the Country. She has extensive experience with handling disputes involving federal construction projects such as medical facilities, hangars, vertical construction and Davis Bacon issues. Heather regularly reviews and drafts construction contracts and has worked to resolve over 200 pre-litigation matters, assisting with project defaults and completion to minimize client losses and avoid litigation. With an undergraduate degree in Business and a minor in economics, Heather offers a unique perspective to these practice areas. She serves on the American Arbitration Association Panel of Construction Arbitrators, Commercial Arbitrators and Consumer Arbitrators.

Licensed in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and Texas, Heather maintains a diverse practice in state and federal courts, representing contractors, sureties and specialty subcontractors nationwide on small and mega-projects. She has been recognized as a Top 50 Women Attorney in Missouri and Kansas by KC Magazine, a Top 30 Most Influential Woman by Kansas City Business Magazine, and a Women Leader in the Law by Fortune Magazine. Heather has also been included in Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers publications for her achievements as a top construction lawyer in various states. She frequently speaks for local and national organizations on how to manage and litigate construction delay claims, contract drafting, dispute resolution, and surety claims handling, including for the American Bar Association, Construction Super Conference, and Defense Research Institute.
 
Outside of work, Heather enjoys international traveling, camping and hiking with her family.

Representative Experience: 
  • Obtained $4.989m in judgments against Dan Lowe and a multitude of his Legacy Development companies on behalf of national investor clients, and successfully unwound highly complex fraudulent transactions involving a web of businesses, persons, property and assets located in 5 states and the US Virgin Islands. Urth Partners, LLC v Daniel H. Lowe, et al., Johnson County, KS, Case No. 22CV05103. (2024)
  • Successfully represented an international surety company by completing 48 project defaults across two states and resolving nearly 100 bond claims with projected losses totaling $20,000,000, followed by litigation with indemnitors based on claims of fraudulent transfer among others, which culminated in an agreed judgment and favorable client resolution.  Swiss Re v. Blue Nile Contracting, Inc., et al., Jackson County, MO Case No. 2116-CV04271 (2023). 
  • Successfully represented CBRE Heery, Inc. in pursuing recovery of delay damages, extended general conditions and other damages caused by subcontractor, arising out of the construction of the Koritz Medical Clinic on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, in NC. CBRE Heery, Inc. v. RLI and So. Glass & Mirror of Eastern North Carolina, Inc., N.C. Federal Dist. Court, Case No. 5:20-CV-00216-BO (2022).
  • Successfully defended CBRE Heery, Inc. and its sureties against complex delay, disruption, prompt payment act, and 21 other claims brought by large electrical, mechanical and plumbing subcontractors, arising out of the construction of the Koritz Medical Clinic on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, in NC. Schneider Electric Building Americas, Inc., et al. v. CBRE Heery, Inc., et. al., N.C. Federal Dist. Court, Case No. 5:20-CV-00257-BR (2022).
  • Successfully represented an electrical subcontractor in pursuing unpaid change orders against a large Texas contractor with offices in Kansas, arising out of the construction of a multi-family residential project in Prairie Village, Kansas, and in defending counterclaims which included the contractor’s voluntary dismissal of over $500,000 in delay damages and other claims against this subcontractor. Bailey Electric, LLC v. MW Builders, Inc., American Arbitration Association Case No. 01-20-0003-7757 (2021).
  • Successfully represented a national steel fabricator and erector in pursuing claims against Haren & Laughlin arising out of the construction of the District at City Center in Lenexa, Kansas, including complex construction sequencing and scheduling claims, design changes, and claims of disregard for contract formalities. Kansas City Steel Werx, Inc. v. Haren & Laughlin Construction Company, American Arbitration Association. (2021).
  • Successfully represented a national developer in defending claims by Centric Projects and pursuing counterclaims, arising out of the reconstruction of the historical 905 Broadway building located in downtown Kansas City, including defending claims of unforeseen conditions, incomplete design, and delays. 905 Broadway, LLC v. Centric Projects, LLC, American Arbitration Association. (2019).
  • Successfully represented Balfour Beatty in pursuing $93 million in claims against the USACE under the Contract Disputes Act, and defending Balfour Beatty and its sureties in defending $45million in delay and other claims by subcontractors and suppliers, arising out of the construction of the Irwin Army Community Hospital on Fort Riley, in KS. Appeal of Balfour-Walton, A Joint Venture before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, ASBCA No. 59884 (2017). 

Admissions

  • Missouri
  • Kansas
  • Colorado
  • Texas
  • USDC, Western District of Missouri
  • USDC, District of Kansas
  • USDC, District of Colorado
  • USDC, Eastern District of Missouri (pro hac vice)
  • USDC, Eastern District of North Carolina (pro hac vice)
  • Superior Court of California, San Francisco (pro hac vice)

Education

  • Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D.
  • University of Colorado Boulder, B.S. Business

Memberships & Activities

  • American Arbitration Association
    • Panel of Commercial Arbitrators (2022-present)
    • Panel of Construction Arbitrators
  • American Bar Association
    • Member, Construction Section and Surety Section
  • American Subcontractors Association
    • Greater Kansas City Chapter, Past Board Member
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • DRI
    • Program Chair, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee (2019-2022)
    • Vice-Chair, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee (2017-2019)
    • Publications Chair (2016-2017)
  • Johnson County Kansas Bar Association
  • Judge Hugh Means American Inns of Court, Douglas County
    • Past President
    • Past Vice President
  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Missouri Bar Association
  • Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America, Kansas City Metropolitan Area
    • Construction Law (2013-present)
    • Litigation - Construction (2013-present)
    • Women in the Law (2017-2020) 
  • Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2009-present
    • Top 50 Women Edition (2010-2023)
    • Top 100 Attorneys (2014-2020)
    • Top 50 Attorneys (2015-2017)
  • KC Magazine Top 50 Women Attorneys in Missouri & Kansas, 2010-2011, 2013-2014, 2016
  • Fortune Magazine Women Leaders in the Law, 2015
  • Kansas City Business Magazine Top 30 Most Influential Women Award, 2013
  • Kansas City Business Journal Best of the Bar, 2011

Publications

  • Delay Claims. What are They? What are the Different Types? How to Support Them? And Methods of Proving Them, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee
  • Surety Defenses to Claims of Liquidated Damages, Surety Claims Institute (2023)
  • Project Oversight, Control and Staffing, ABA Fidelity & Surety Law Spring Conference (2019)
  • Navigating Surety Claims on a Federal Project, 56 for the Defense 48 (2014)
  • General Construction Contracts with Delegated or Shared Design, Chapter 7 in Shared Design (Michael T. Callahan, ed.) (2011)
  • Construction Conflict Management, Commercial Journal-Kansas City (February/March 2007)
  • Design-Building on Government Projects, Architect’s Guide to Design-Build Services 213-230 (G. William Quatman, II, ed.) (2003)
  • Various articles in The Law Corner for American Subcontractors Association, Greater Kansas City Chapter

Presentations

    American Bar Association

    • Arbitration/ADR-Don’t Get Lost: Impairment and Other Surety Defenses in Multi-Party Litigation, Fidelity & Surety Law Spring Conference Presenter – LaJolla, CA (2024)
    • Understanding the Unique Legal Issues Involved in Bonding Alternative Delivery Method Projects, Fidelity & Surety Law Midwinter Conference Presenter – New Orleans, LA (2024)
    • Project Oversight, Control and Project Staffing, Fidelity & Surety Law Spring Conference Presenter – Austin, TX (2019)

    American Society of Professional Estimators

    • Avoiding Contract Pitfalls for Estimators, American Society of Professional Estimators (Chapter 32) – Kansas City–Metro Area (various dates)

    Associated Builders and Contractors - Heart of American Chapter

    • A Detailed Overview of the Contract for Construction, ABC Construction Summit – Kansas City, MO (2022)

    Builders' Association

    • Advanced Mechanic’s Liens
    • Avoiding Future Contract Issues: The Importance of Understanding Contract Terms, Documentation and Scheduling Basics
    • Bonding and Surety Law
    • Collecting Your Money
    • Construction Estimating Academy Presenter
    • Ethics in estimating: Legal options for victims of unethical estimating
    • Killer Contract Clauses and the Do’s and Don’ts of Delay Damages: Missouri and Kansas
    • The Nuts and Bolts of Building Green
    • Sustainable Design and Construction: An Introduction to LEED Certification and Its Legal Impacts

    Construction Super Conference

    • Don't Let Damages Get You Down: Sticky and Tricky Damages Theories in Construction Litigation, Las Vegas, NV (2024)
    • Determining Responsibility and Remedy for Delays (2024)
    • Managing Challenging Personalities – Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Owners, Hollywood, FL (2023)

    Defense Research Institute

    • Surety Takeover: Options in the Fact of Default, Fidelity and Surety Roundtable Presenter – Chicago, IL (2014)

    Lorman Educational Services

    • A Detailed Overview of the Contract for Construction
    • The Fundamentals of Construction Contracts: Understanding the Issues in Missouri
    • Managing Construction Projects in Kansas

    Missouri Bar Association CLE

    • How to Series: Mechanic’s Liens
    • Suretyship Update Seminar

    National Business Institute

    • A Detailed Overview of the Contract for Construction
    • Construction Contracts
    • Construction Contracts: Advanced Negotiation Techniques for the Top Sticking Points
    • Construction Defect Litigation: From A to Z
    • Determining Responsibility and Remedy for Delays
    • Negotiating Damages in Construction Disputes
    • Understanding Subcontract Terms and Flow-Through Clauses

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