Philip J. Christofferson

Construction Law / Construction Litigation Business Litigation 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 - 2024 Selected to The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Litigation-Construction, 2011-2024 Selected for Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers Top 50 Attorneys in St. Louis, 2024Selected for Missouri Lawyers Weeklys Power List of Missouri Construction Attorneys, 2024Named 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 - 2024Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2010, 2011, and 2012 Order of the Coif Formerly with Thompson Coburn, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal