Denise is the Managing Member of the Farris Law Firm, L.L.C., practicing general business, commercial construction and equine law. “AV” rated (i.e. highest peer review rating for expertise and ethics), her practice enjoys a special emphasis on small business, risk management, general contract, government contracting and minority / women business certification issues on a local, state and national level.  She is additionally recognized as a legal authority on indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contracts; Federal Acquisition Regulations, surety bonds, Miller Act and state bond disputes, prompt payment issues, and mechanics liens, and was recognized by the Kansas City Business Journal as “Best of the Bar” in construction law.  Denise also brings her contract expertise to equine law services, providing risk management contracts for large breeding, boarding and training stables nationwide in areas such as Equine Activity Liability Act compliance, boarding, breeding, sales, training, lesson and syndication agreements; labor and immigration issues; and insured personal injury defense via several large national Commercial General Liability carriers.  Many of her equine risk management forms are now available for sale at a competitive price at:  www.equinebusinessforms.com.

Rated among the Missouri Bar’s Top 25 Presenters, Denise is a frequent speaker and author. She is past chair of the Missouri Bar and Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Construction Law Committees, and a section of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry. Denise represents WIPP (Women Impacting Public Policy) on two Senate Small Business advisory committees. Her 2008 testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives (January 2008) is featured at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21WJgZEWrAQ. Denise additionally coordinated a minority and women business coalition responsible for Kansas’ creation of its first minority / women business program in June 2008.   She serves as a featured speaker for the national Forum on the Construction Industry, the Association of General Contractors/Builders Associations of Kansas City and Springfield; National Association of Women Business Owners; the national Equine Law Practitioner’s Conference; the Purina Mills VIP conference; and the national American Farriers Convention.

 
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