Providing legal representation throughout Florida and local service for Tampa, Brandon, Valrico and Lithia businesses and consumers
Professional Qualifications
Practice
Areas: Construction law and litigation; commercial litigation; school and education
law.
Bar
Admissions:
Florida
and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (1999).
Missouri
(Inactive status).
Kansas
(Inactive status).
Professional
Recognition:
Florida Super Lawyer in Construction Litigation (2009, 2010).
Board
Certified in Construction Law by the Florida Supreme Court.
AV-Rated
by Martindale-Hubbell.
First
Prize Award of Achievement for Service to the Public, by the Young
Lawyers Division of American Bar Association through the American Bar
Endowment (1995).
Outstanding
Young Lawyer of the Year, Kansas Bar Association (1998).
Education:
University
of Kansas (B.A., with highest distinction, 1986).
Duke
University (M.A., 1989; J.D., 1989).
Phi
Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Theta.
Professional
Memberships:
Director, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors.
American
Bar Association Forum
on the Construction Industry.
The
Florida Bar: Construction Committee of the Real Property, Probate and
Trust Law Section.
Hillsborough
County Bar Association: Construction Law Committee.
Missouri
Bar.
Kansas
Bar: President, Young Lawyers Section (1998-1999).
Presentations:
"Florida
Construction Laws, Rules and Liens" (Contractors Education Academy,
2006-2010).
"Florida
Construction Lien Law," sponsored by the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of
Associated Builders and Contractors (2005-2009).
"Construction Case
Law Annual Update," Construction Law Committee of Hillsborough County
Bar Association (2009, 2010, 2011).
"Introduction to
Risk Allocation," given at Orlando regional program on "Construction
Contracts," sponsored by the Forum on the Construction Industry (2008).
"Introduction to
ConsensusDOCS," sponsored by the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of
Associated Builders and Contractors (2008).
"Business
Entities," sponsored by OMNI Financial Services (2005 and 2006).
"A101-CMa,
A121-CMc, and B801/CMa Forms," given for Lorman Education Services
seminar on "AIA Contracts in Florida" (2004).
"Construction
Defects with Mold Damages," given for National Business Institute
seminar on "Emerging Issues in Florida Indoor Air Quality and Toxic Mold
Litigation" (2003).
"Practical
Tips to Minimize Payment Risks," given at ABA Forum on the Construction
Industry Annual Meeting (Scottsdale, AZ 2004).
"Mold:
Making Sense of the Verdicts and Articles," given for the Florida Gulf
Coast Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc." (2003).
"Considerations
Prior to Award of Contract," given at Lorman Education Services
seminar on "Public Contract Code and Competitive Public Bidding in
Florida (2002 and 2001).
"The
Design Professional and Contract Theories of Liability," given at Lorman
Education Services seminar on "Design Professional Liability" (2001).
"A
Practical Approach to Defending the Construction Defect Case," given to
Defense Research Institute (2000).
"School
Law in Kansas," sponsored by the National Business Institute, Inc."
(1995).
"Sexual
Harassment in the Workplace: Emerging Issues," sponsored by Lorman
Education Services (1992).
Publications:
Contributing
Author, THE Construction Contracts Book: How to Find Common Ground
in Negotiating Design and Construction Contract Clauses, (ABA
Publishing 2004 and 2008 editions), eds. Daniel S. Brennan, Richard H. Lowe, Jennifer A.
Nielsen, and John I. Spangler, III (Chapters 30-34).
"Spoliation
of Evidence: An Overview and Practical Suggestions" (with Jesse L. Ray)
24 The Construction Lawyer 31 (ABA Publishing; Winter 2004).
"An
Owners Implied Right to Coordinate," (with Michael F. Nuechterlein) 21 The
Construction Lawyer 22 (ABA Publishing; Summer 2001).
"The
Kansas Lawyer," Marketing Success Stories: Personal Interview with
66 Rainmakers (ABA 1997).
"Landowners
Beware: The Current Status of Premises Liability in Kansas," 64 J.
Kansas Bar Assoc. 20 (Jan. 1995).
"A
Legislative Experiment in Rural Culture: The Anti-Corporate Farming
Statutes," 59 U.M.K.C. L.R. 679 (1991).
Employment History:
Brian F. Stayton, P.A.; Valrico, Florida (2010 to present).
