Robinson, Biggs, Ingram, Solop & Farris, PLLC

Christopher Solop

Licensed in: Mississippi & Tennessee
Direct Dial: 601.987.4822
Direct Fax: 601.713.9920
csolop@rbisf.com

Primary Practice Areas

Practice Description

Christopher Solop is the chairperson of the firm’s Construction Litigation and Government Contracts sections. Chris has extensive experience representing clients in all areas of government contracts including pre and post award protests, claim preparation and litigation. Chris’s practice also includes arbitration and mediation of complex construction claims.

Chris's experience in construction law spans nearly twenty (20) years. Representing clients in both public and private construction contracts, Chris has been an advocate for their interests from contract bidding and negotiation through resolution of claims. He is also an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. Chris has pursued successful bid protests before federal, state, and local authorities. His construction claims and litigation experience includes payment and performance bond disputes; defective plans and specifications claims; scheduling, acceleration, and delay claims; constructive change claims; site access and differing site conditions disputes; terminations for default and convenience; and productivity and loss of efficiency claims. Chris represents owners, prime contractors, and subcontractors. He has arbitrated, mediated, and tried numerous construction and commercial disputes. He is also General Counsel for the Associated General Contractors of Mississippi.

Chris's experience also includes representing large and small construction and service contractors on all aspects of federal and state acquisition issues, including: award protests; small-business size protests; U.S. Small Business Administration HUBZone, Mentor-Protégé, and other programs; disputes, claims, and appeals; and federal grant law. He has prepared numerous joint venture and teaming agreements that have been approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration to the advantage of large, small, and "8(a)" companies under various small-business assistance programs.

Activities and Affiliations

Licensed to practice in Mississippi and Tennessee
General Counsel for Mississippi Chapter of Associated General Contractors
Member of the Board of Directors for the Mississippi Construction Education Foundation
Mississippi Bar Association
Hinds County Bar Association
American Bar Association – Public Contract Law Section
Contract Service Association of America – Associate Member

Educational and Professional Background

Arizona State University - B.S. Environment Resources in Agriculture (1977)
U.S. Forest Service (1977-1984)
University of Mississippi School of Law, Cum Laude (1987)
Admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Mississippi; United States Court of Federal Claims; and Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Representative Matters

Represents government contractors performing construction, military family housing maintenance, military food service, and laundry services to the federal government at military installations throughout the United States
Represents general contractors in pursuing construction claims for constructive changes, differing site conditions, delay damages, loss of efficiency and other construction related matters