Kenneth K. Sorteberg
Principal, Huddles Jones Sorteberg & Dachille pc

Kenneth Sorteberg is both a construction attorney and a civil engineer, and he has extensive construction management experience, including his tenure with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company from 1985-1991. Mr. Sorteberg began his legal career as a law clerk with the Maryland Stadium Authority in 1991 and 1992, during the construction of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mr. Sorteberg spent the next two years as an associate with the construction law firm of Braude & Margulies, P.C. Mr. Sorteberg is currently a principal with Huddles Jones Sorteberg & Dachille, P.C. and has been with the firm since its inception in 1995.

Mr. Sorteberg concentrates his practice in the areas of construction and government contract law and litigation. A large part of his practice is transactional, involving preparation of contract documents, teaming agreements, etc. He frequently serves as Mediator and as Arbitrator of construction disputes, and he serves on the roster of neutrals for the American Arbitration Association. He also serves by appointment as Mediator for several Circuit Courts of Maryland.

Mr. Sorteberg is also very involved in the construction community. He 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.

Mr. Sorteberg may be reached via E-mail at: sorteberg@constructionlaw.com

Published Works:

Lenders Get a Wake Up Call: Phillips Way, Inc. Case Holds Lenders Accountable Under Maryland's Trust Fund Statute, The Construction Law Center Blueprint Brief, November, 2001 Value Engineering: Value Means More Than Just Dollars, Quick's Professional Journal of the Engineering Society, May, 1998 Partnering: What It Is and What It Isn't, Quick's Professional Journal of the Engineering Society, April, 1998

Reported Cases (Partial Listing)

Gravett v. Covenant Life Church, 154 Md. App. 640 (2004) Phillips Way, Inc. v. American Equity Ins. Co., 143 Md. App. 515, 795 A.2d 216 (2002) Phillips Way, Inc. v. Presidential Financial Corp., 37 Md. App. 209, 768 A.2d 941 (2001) Appeal of Smith Management Construction, Inc., MSBCA 2028 - MSBCA (1997) Appeal of Orfanos Contractors, Inc., MSBCA 1849, - MSBCA (1996) Appeal of CAM Construction Co. of Maryland, MSBCA 1926, - MSBCA (1996) Appeal of Triangle General Contractors, Inc., MSBCA 1840, 4 MSBCA 373 (1995)

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

	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