Meet Our New Shareholders
Christiaan D. HortonCECB is pleased to announce that Christiaan D. Horton recently became a Shareholder of the Firm. Christiaan is a member of the Litigation/Dispute Resolution and the Transactional Practice Groups. He concentrates his practice in the areas of business, commercial and civil litigation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and business law, real estate and construction law, condemnation, environmental and utility law. He also represents select clients in certain areas including employment law and probate.
Christiaan has been a member of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys since 2004 and was honored in 2009 and 2010 as a “Rising Star” in the Missouri and Kansas “Super Lawyers” publication.He was a Partner at The Law Firm of Neale & Newman, LLP for twelve years prior to associating with the Firm.
He has authored a chapter in the “Missouri Environmental Law Deskbook” published by the Missouri Bar, and is a current author for the “Environmental Law and Regulations section of the Court’s” and CLE Bulletin also published by the Missouri Bar. He is a member of Leadership Springfield, Class XVI, and is as an adjunct professor teaching Environmental Law and Regulations at Drury University. He also serves on the School Board of New Covenant Academy, a Christian school offering private education K4-12, and is a member of James River Assembly in Ozark, Missouri.
Richard B. MaltbyCECB is also excited to announce that Rich Maltby has been named a shareholder of the firm. Rich is a member of the Litigation/Dispute Resolution Group and concentrates his practice in the areas of construction, architectural, engineering and development law, business litigation, real estate litigation, and alternative dispute resolution.
Many of Rich’s clients are construction-industry professionals seeking counseling on negotiating and developing contracts for construction; managing risk, increasing profitability and reducing litigation on construction and development projects; and prosecuting and defending claims arising from problems on projects. He has extensive involvement in this industry as a regional and national speaker on pressing construction topics, president-elect of the Southwest Missouri Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute, and founder of the now 450-member Ozarks Construction Referral Network.
In the business arena, Rich has successfully litigated cases involving employment, franchise/trademark, copyright infringement, banking, shareholder agreements, shipping and transportation, commercial and residential leases, unfair trade practice laws, and insurance. Drawing on his litigation experience, Rich also has advised clients on various transactional matters, including stock buyouts, commercial, residential and agricultural leases, property management, and non-competition and employment agreements. Rich is a member of a variety of non-profit organizations in the community and is proudly married to Stephanie and they have two daughters, Brynn and Carys.
