Edward J. Kinberg, Esquire
Kinberg & Associates, LLC
1290 W. Eau Gallie Blvd.
Melbourne, Florida 32935

Phone: (321) 259-1910
Fax:     (321) 259-1996
E-mail: ejk@kblegal.com

Edward J. Kinberg was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1954. Upon graduation from Horton Watkins High School in 1972, he attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Social Science in 1975. While attending college, Mr. Kinberg was a member of the Army's Reserve Officer Training Corps and received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve.

Mr. Kinberg was allowed to defer his active duty service until 1978 in order to attend Law School at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. He earned his Juris Doctor degree and was admitted to the Bar of the State of Missouri in 1978.

Military Service
Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Kinberg was assigned to the Army's Judge Advocate General Corps in 1978 until his retirement. Mr. Kinberg remained on active duty until his retirement in 1994. His first assignment was with the Army's 3rd Infantry Division in Aschaffenburg, Germany where he served as a Trial Defense Counsel, representing soldiers charged with violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

His next assignment was at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where he served in a variety of assignments, completing his tour of duty as the Chief of the Legal Assistance Office, Senior Military Law Instructor at the Armor School and Military Magistrate. As a magistrate, Mr. Kinberg was responsible for acting on the legal sufficiency of pretrial confinement requests and requests for search warrants.

Mr. Kinberg's next assignment was at the Judge Advocate General's Graduate School in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he studied federal procurement law. Upon graduation, Mr. Kinberg was assigned to the Contract Appeals Division of the Office of the Chief Trial Attorney in Falls Church, Virginia. For the next four years, he served as a trial attorney representing the United States Army before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals for contract appeals and the General Accounting Office in bid protests.

Mr. Kinberg next served at the Deputy Chief of the Contract Law Division and Procurement Fraud Coordinator for U.S. Army, Europe. He completed his service as a Senior Contract Attorney for the U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Support Command in St. Louis.

Private Practice
Mr. Kinberg was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1994, at which time he joined the law firm of Dugan and Dugan, P.A. in Melbourne, Florida. In 1996, Mr. Kinberg opened his own firm, Edward J. Kinberg, P.A., in Melbourne, Florida. As the firm grew, its name was changed to Kinberg & Associates, LLC. Mr. Kinberg’s areas of practice are government contract law, construction law, business law and administrative law.

Mr. Kinberg is a fellow of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA). He has served as a National Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors. In addition, Mr. Kinberg has served on the Board of his local NCMA Chapter since 1996, holding numerous positions, including Chapter President.

He is also an active member of the Space Coast Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, having served two terms as the President. While serving as President, he established a "Handlebars for the Holidays" program in Brevard County which provides bikes, helmets and locks to needy children in Brevard County.

Mr. Kinberg also served on Florida's Building Construction Industry Advisory Counsel for three years, the last two of which he served as the Chair. He is the Founder and served as the Chair for several years on the Construction Industry Advisory Board (CIAB) at Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), which was responsible for establishing a new degree program in Construction Management at FIT.

Mr. Kinberg served as the Chair of the Melbourne/Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce Business and Education Committee in 1996 and 2000. He is the founder of the Academy of Business and Finance (ABF) at Melbourne High School and the Academy of Construction and Design at Palm Bay High, both of which are joint ventures of the Chamber and the Brevard County School District.

Mr. Kinberg served as the Chair of the Business Advisors Counsel for the ABF from 1996 through 1999 and as the Vice Chair for Development for the Construction Academy. Mr. Kinberg is also a founding member of the Chamber's Education Foundation and has served as the Chair of the foundation. He has also served as Director and Vice Chair of the Melbourne/Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Kinberg also served on the Board of Directors for Hacienda Girl's Ranch from 1994 through 1998. Mr. Kinberg has been an active supporter of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Brevard County, participating in numerous fund raising activities.

Mr. Kinberg is a member of the Brevard County Chapter of the Home Builders and Contractors Association. He is a member of Brevard Small Business Assistance Council and has served as a business advisor for the Brevard County Small Business Assistance Program.

Mr. Kinberg has written numerous articles involving contract and construction management and is a frequent speaker on a variety of subjects. He is also a certified Civil Court Mediator in the State of Florida and a qualified Arbitrator.

Mr. Kinberg and his wife, Mary, were married in 1975. They currently live in Satellite Beach, Florida with their four children.

Current Employment Position(s):

• Partner

Areas Of Practice:

• Government Contracts, Bid Protests, Disputes & Claims
• Construction Law & Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediation & Arbitration
• Commercial Litigation
• Business Organizations

Bar Admissions:

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• Florida
• Missouri
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida

Education:

Drury College, B.A. 1975
• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri, J.D 1978
• Judge Advocate General's School, Major: Military Law Studies, 1986
• Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Command General Staff College, 1989

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Adjunct Professor, Florida Institute of Technology
• Construction Dispute and Avoidance
• Florida Construction Lien Law
• New Contractors Boot Camp, Essentials of Florida Construction Law
• Electronic Contracting
• The Contracting Officer as a Risk Manager
• Cost Accounting
• Government Contract Year in Review, Cape Canaveral Chapter

Honors and Awards:

• Fellow, National Contract Management Association
• Small Business of the Year, Melbourne-Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce
• Community Service Award, Melbourne-Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce
• Community Service Award, Brevard Paralegal Association
• Outstanding Advocate Award, Florida Institute of Technology
• Outstanding Chapter Fellow Award, NCMA, Cape Canaveral Chapter
• Professional Volunteer Advisor and Advocate Award, NASA Business Incubation Center
• Beam Club, Associated Builders and Contactors

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• National Contract Management Association, National Education Seminars and Quick Response Seminars Member, National Faculty
• State of Florida, Building Construction Industry Advisory Committee, 1997 - Present Member
• State of Florida, Building Construction Industry Advisory Committee, 1999 - 2002
• Chair National Contract Management Association, Cape Canaveral Chapter, 2001 - 2002 President
• National Contract Management Association, Cape Canaveral Chapter, 1997 - Present Board of Directors, Various Offices
• NCMA, 1989 - Present Member
• Melbourne/Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce, 2001 - Present Board of Directors
• Melbourne/Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation, 2000 - Present Chair
• Melbourne/Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce, Business for Education Committee, 1998 Chair
• Melbourne/Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce, Business for Education Committee, 2000 Chair
• Melbourne High School, Business Partners Council, Academy of Business and Finance, 1997 - 2000 Chair
• Associated Builders and Contractors, Space Coast Chapter, 1996 - Present Member
• Associated Builders and Contractors, Space Coast Chapter, 1998 - 2000 President
• Brevard County School District, Superintendent's Budget Advisory Committee, 1995 - 1996 Chair
• Florida Bar Association Member
• Missouri Bar Association Member
• American Bar Association, Federal Procurement and Construction Law Sections Member
• Federal Bar Association Member
• State of Florida Building Construction Industry Advisory Committee Member
• Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Bar Association Member
• Associated Builders and Contractors. Florida East Coast Chaper Member
• Home Builders and Contractors Association of Brevard County Member
• Economic Development Council of Florida's Space Coast Member
• Academy of Construction and Design, Palm Bay High School Member
• Academy of Business and Finance, Melbourne High School Member
• Brevard Small Business Assistance Council Member
• Melbourne/Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Member
• Chamber Education Foundation Member
• Florida Institute of Technology, 2001 - Present Chair, Construction Industry Advisory Board

Past Employment Positions:

• Kinberg & Associates, LLC 2001- present
• Edward J. Kinberg, P.A., 1996 - 2001
• Dugan & Dugan, P.A., 1994 - 1996
• U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command, St. Louis, MO, Contracting Officers Advisor, 1992 - 1994 Headquarters, U.S. Army
• Europe, Heidelberg, Germany, Deputy Chief, Contract Law Division/Procurement Fraud Coordinator, 1990 - 1992
• U.S. Army Legal Services Agency, Member, Contract Appeals Division, 1986 - 1990
• U.S. Army, 1978 - 1985

Birth Information:

• 1954, St. Louis, Missouri