Ross Boden, Associate

Biography

Ross is a senior associate at Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. and is licensed to practice in state and federal courts in Kansas and in Missouri. Ross has substantial experience in a wide range of practice areas, focusing primarily on litigation and trial work in the areas of construction, employment and commercial law. Striving to achieve his clients’ goals in the most cost-effective and strategic manner possible, Ross has obtained multiple wins for his clients at trial and numerous other victories through dispositive motions and mediations. As a result of his successes, Ross has been named repeatedly to the “Rising Star” list by Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers since 2014.

Ross’s experience includes:

Construction litigation (construction defects, mechanics liens, contracts, OSHA)
Employment litigation (discrimination, harassment, non-compete, retaliation, FMLA)
Products liability (fires, automobiles, ATVs, computers and appliances)
Professional liability (accounting and design professionals)
Business and commercial litigation
Wrongful foreclosure defense
Premises liability defense
Landlord-tenant matters
Personal injury defense
Contract disputes

Background

Bar Admissions

Kansas
Missouri
United States District Court for the District of Kansas
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Professional Activities

Earl E. O’Connor American Inn of Court
American Subcontractors Association
Association of Builders and Contractors
Kansas Bar Association
Missouri Bar Association
Johnson County Bar Association
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

Education

University of Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Finance
University of Kansas School of Law, Juris Doctor

In law school, Ross was an Articles Editor and elected to the Editorial Board of the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy. He was hired as a business law teaching assistant for the University of Kansas School of Business and completed an internship with the Consumer Protection Unit of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office where he provided investigative and research assistance on high-profile consumer protection and antitrust matters.

Services

Industries

Recent Successes

Presentations

CLE on Discovery Abuses
CLE on the Scope of Presidential Immunity
CLE Panel on Local Litigation Practices
CLE on Wrongful Convictions

Publications

Construction, “Legally Speaking: OSHA Compliance Tips on Multi-Employer Work Sites and Joint-Employer Relationships,” The Contractor’s Compass, September 2018
Construction, “Subcontractors: Are You Complying with New Paid Sick Leave
Requirements?” The Contractor’s Compass, August 2017
Construction, Kansas Contractors and Design Professionals: Are You Aware of Your Rights and Obligations?
Construction, New Sex Discrimination Rules Effective August 15, 2016 For Federal Contractors
Insurance Coverage, An Analysis of State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Christie
Insurance Coverage, An Analysis of Evergreen Recycle, LLC v. Ind. Lumbermens Mutual Ins. Co.

Professional Successes

Obtained a dismissal in a negligent construction case where the plaintiff was alleging more than $2 million for significant bodily injuries
Secured a nominal settlement for a contractor facing a claim of more than $1.4 million in damages
Obtained summary judgment defending a claim of more than $11 million in damages in a complex commercial litigation matter
Successfully dismissed multiple claims of discrimination/harassment against employers and numerous favorable settlements
Won several verdicts in favor of his clients plus recovery of attorneys’ fees in breach of contract cases for a multi-national company
Won a motion to dismiss a wrongful foreclosure case in federal court where the plaintiff was asking for more than $3 million in damages and won the subsequent appeal to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals based on the on the briefs alone
Won a motion to dismiss an appeal in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Received summary judgment in favor of a client in a complex class-action matter
Obtained a nominal settlement for a subcontractor defending suit by the owner alleging more than $1.2 million in damages