Background
Slavens, Kenneth A. was born on August 18, 1951 in St. Louis. Son of Aubrey N. and Anna Josephine (Simeone) Slavens.
Slavens, Kenneth A. was born on August 18, 1951 in St. Louis. Son of Aubrey N. and Anna Josephine (Simeone) Slavens.
Bachelor in Political Science, U. Missouri, St. Louis, 1974; Master of Arts in Political Science, U. Missouri, St. Louis, 1976; Juris Doctor cum laude, St. Saint Louis University, 1979.
Worked at Brown & James, P.C. (St. Louis, Missouri) specializing in Construction Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Products Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Missouri. 1980, Illinois.
Author: Chapter of Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education Deskbook, Missouri Construction Law, Chapter 13, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation and Partnering, October 1994.
"Change Orders: What is Good Enough?" The Journal of Light Construction, February 1993, The Legal Column, Volume 11, Number 5. "Economic Loss Doctrine Recognized in Missouri," Construct Spring 1994, Committee on Construction Litigation, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation. Arbitrator, Commercial/Construction Arbitrations, American Arbitration Association.
Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. The Missouri Bar; Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers.
Member American Bar Association (torts and insurance practice, litigation section construction litigation committee, forum on construction industry), Defense Research Institute (chairman construction law committee), Missouri State Bar Association (chair construction law committee since 1997), Bar Association Metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri Organisation Defense Lawyers.
Married Susan Annette Sanders, August 4, 1973 (divorced August 1981). Married Gail Marie Sweeney, June 29, 1985. Children: Zachary, Gabriel, Genevieve.