Our Attorneys
Stevens & Brand, L.L.P.
900 Massachusetts Street
Suite 500 • PO Box 189
Lawrence, KS 66044-0189

(785) 843-0811 phone
(785) 843-0341 fax
Stevens & Brand, L.L.P.
515 South Kansas, Suite 200
Topeka, KS 66603

(785) 408-8000 phone
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Chris Burger

Christopher Burger

Born Chicago, Illinois. Dual citizen of United States of America & Switzerland.

Admitted to:

  • Kansas state, 1993
  • Kansas federal, 1993
  • Missouri, 1994
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1996

Email: cburger@stevensbrand.com

Practice Areas:

  • Litigation - Commercial
  • Construction
  • Personal Injury

Publications and Presentations:

  • Author of article entitled Issues in Green Construction in the Journal of the Kansas Bar Association
  • Author of article entitled Recreational Use Immunity: Play at your own Risk in the Journal of the Kansas Bar Association
  • Guest lecturer at the University of Kansas School of Law teaching Construction Law and Litigation
  • Author of article entitled Removal of Judges in Civil Cases in the Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyer's Association
  • Author of article entitled The Kansas Fairness in Private Construction Contracting Act: Legislative Fairness or Oxymoron? pdf in the Journal of the Kansas Bar Association
  • Author of article entitled So, You Think You Have a Cost-Plus Contract? pdf
  • Author of article entitled Some Points to Consider About Requesting a New Judge for Your Lawsuit pdf
  • Author of Contracting and Litigating with the State of Kansas for the Kansas Bar Association's Construction Law Deskbook (2000, 2006 supp.)
  • Speaker at various continuing legal education seminars on topics of construction litigation, construction contracting, governmental immunities, and constitutional rights

Education:

  • Babson College, Boston, MA
  • University of Kansas (B.A., 1991; J.D., 1993)
  • ShadySide Academy, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, MO

Member:

  • Douglas County Kansas Bar Association
  • Kansas Bar Association (President, Construction Law Section, 2006-2007)
  • The Missouri Bar
  • Assistant Attorney General Civil Litigation Division, 1996-2001
  • Rotary International
  • Board of Directors for Downtown Lawrence, Inc. (Treasurer 2006, 2008; President 2007)
  • Lawrence Public Library expansion New Directions Task Force
  • Lawrence Public Library Board of Trustees (President 2008-2009)
  • Lawrence Public Library Foundation
  • Douglas County Young Life
  • Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout Pack 2067 (Cubmaster 2007 - Present)