Kiersnowski, Cynthia A.

Mr. Sutton is general counsel to the Kansas City-based firm of U.S. Engineering Company which provides mechanical, construction, engineering or construction management services on large industrial building developments. He represented General Motors Corporation on all legal aspects of its construction of the $1 billion Fairfax automotive assembly plant in Kansas City. He defended U.S. Engineering in a $500 million alleged construction defect lawsuit that resulted in summary judgment in his client's favor.  He successfully represented both Morrison-Knudsen Corporation and Harmon Industries in bid protest litigation challenging their engineering and construction capabilities in connection with the MetroLink light rail system in St. Louis, Missouri.  He has represented Fireman's Fund Insurance Company on multiple construction projects involving total surety bond claims exceeding $15 million.

Mr. Sutton is also counsel for General Motors Acceptance Corporation.  He has represented GMAC in Chapter 11 cases involving dealership floor plan balances in excess of $25 million.  He has successfully defended GMAC in a federal court lender liability lawsuit filed against GMAC; pursued replevin actions to recover motor vehicles subject to GMAC's floor plan in state courts in both Missouri and Kansas; and successfully defended GMAC against post-bankruptcy recovery actions by bankruptcy trustees.  He has also recovered in excess of $7 million for Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., in the bankruptcy proceeding of one of its largest bottling plant customers.

Mr. Sutton's representative clients include U.S. Engineering Company, General Motors Corporation, General Motors Acceptance Corporation; Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.; Woodley Building Maintenance; John Alden Life Insurance Company; Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company; and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company.

Mr. Sutton also was a clerk to Hon. David J. Dixon, Chief Judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.