Kenneth Sorteberg is both a construction attorney and a civil engineer. He has extensive construction management experience, including his tenure with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company from 1985-1991. Mr. Sorteberg was with the Maryland Stadium Authority in 1991-1992, during the construction of Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Mr. Sorteberg is a principal with Huddles Jones Sorteberg & Campbell and has been with the firm since its inception in 1995. Mr. Sorteberg concentrates his practice in the areas of construction law/litigation and government contract law.

He serves as Mediator and as Arbitrator of construction disputes on the roster of neutrals for the American Arbitration Association and as appointed Mediator for several Circuit Courts of Maryland.

Mr. Sorteberg holds memberships with the Associated Builders & Contractors, the Building Congress & Exchange, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. He conducts construction law and contract seminars, publishes articles in construction industry journals and lobbies for legislative change on behalf of the construction industry.

Honors & Recognitions:
• - Maryland Super Lawyer, Construction Litigation (2007 - Present)

Professional Assocations & Memberships:
• - Construction Arbitrator and Mediator, American Arbitration Association
• - Construction Mediator, Baltimore County and Baltimore City Circuit Courts
• - American Bar Association, Construction Law Forum
• - Maryland State Bar Association, Construction Law Section
• - American Society of Civil Engineers
• - Associated Builders and Contractors
• - American Subcontractors Association
• - Building Congress & Exchange

Published Works:
• - Changes and Extra Work Chapter, Maryland Construction Law Deskbook
• - Value Engineering: Value Means More Than Just Dollars, Quick's Professional Journal of the Engineering Society
• - Lenders Get a Wake Up Call: Phillips Way Case Holds Lenders Accountable Under Maryland's Trust Fund Statute, The Construction Law Center Blueprint Brief
• - Partnering: What It Is and What It Isn't, Quick's Professional Journal of the Engineering Society

Reported Cases:
• - Salisbury University v. Joseph M. Zimmer Inc. - Overturned Illegal MBE Regulation
• - Baltimore Contractors LLC v. Baltimore City - Led to Revision of Mechanic’s Lien Law
• - Gravett Steel Erectors v. Covenant Life Church - Upheld Mechanic’s Lien Law
• - Phillips Way, Inc. v. Presidential Financial Corp. - Expanded Construction Trust Fund Law
• - Appeal of Orfanos Contractors, Inc. - Largest State Board of Contract Appeals Award at the Time
• - Appeal of Triangle General Contractors, Inc. - Reversed State Unsatisfactory Performance Report
• - Stromberg Metalworks v. Univ. of Maryland – Clarified Freedom of Information Law

Bar Admissions:
• - Maryland | District of Columbia | U.S. Supreme Court
• - U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit | U.S. District Court District of Maryland | U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia

Past Employment Positions:
• - The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Project Engineer, 1985 - 1991
• - Maryland Stadium Authority, Law Clerk, 1991 - 1992
• - Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., Law Clerk, 1992
• - Braude & Margulies, P.C., Associate, 1993 - 1994

Education:
• - 1993 - University of Maryland School of Law
• - 1986 - George Washington Univ., Master of Engineering Admin. (Construction Management)
• - 1982 - University of Maryland, Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering)

Areas Of Practice:
• - Construction Law & Litigation | Government Contract Law
• - Construction Contracts & Transactions | Mediation & Arbitration

Services Provided:
• - Collection of Past Due Accounts
• - Claim Preparation & Claim Defense
• - Mechanic’s Liens
• - Dispute Resolution & Mediation
• - Contract Preparation & Negotiation
• - Bid Protests
• - Payment Bond Claims
• - Litigation & Arbitration

Languages:
• - Norwegian, Danish

Birth Information:
• - 1961, Baltimore, Maryland