Kristi Belt Email & Phone Number

Kristi is an experienced trial attorney who has earned a reputation for handling high stakes litigation, having successfully represented contractors, subcontractors, engineering firms, manufacturers, and oil and gas developers in a multitude of complex commercial and construction disputes. Kristi has represented clients in matters involving construction defects, construction management, delay and disruption, as well as professional liability for specially manufactured equipment. She has counseled Owners, Construction Managers and Project Engineers in large-scale projects involving comprehensive development agreements, EPC, EPCM, fast track, design-build, and design-bid-build delivery methods. While her practice is focused in the area of construction, Kristi has handled, tried and/or appealed commercial cases in state and federal courts, arbitration and international arbitration in a wide array of areas. Kristi's representative industries are broad providing her with the knowledge, experience and versatility to handle the most complex matters. She has successfully represented clients in the fields of hydraulics and hydrology, industrial plants and pipelines, infrastructure and highway system design and construction, oil and gas, geophysical and geological seismic imaging and data analysis, and commercial and industrial building products, among others. Kristi's legal acumen is complimented by experience with a major oil and gas company, where she worked within the exploration and production division. This distinctive combination allows her to navigate between oil and gas and construction industries with ease. Kristi has also represented major oil and gas companies in matters related to toxic tort, personal injury claims involving oil field machinery, and premises liability disputes, as well as royalty, leasing and other contract disputes between companies.Specialties: Design & Construction Law; Oil & Gas; Employment Litigation & Policy; Global Product Liability

Listed skills include Product Liability, Dispute Resolution, Litigation, Trials, and 13 others.