<p><br />Bob Staed has joined Ames &amp; Gough, a specialty insurance broker focused on serving architects, engineers, contractors, owners/developers, and law firms.<br /><br />Before joining Ames &amp; Gough, Staed was a senior principal with HOK Sport, where he served as chief legal officer as well as a member of the six-person management team responsible for running HOK Sport's day-to-day U.S. operations. Prior to joining HOK Sport in 2005, Staed served as senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary, and advisor to the board of directors of HOK Sport's parent company, HOK Group, Inc.<br /><br />He currently serves as president of the board of directors of Rebuilding Together-St. Louis, a nonprofit organization dedicated to repairing the homes of elderly and disabled<br />homeowners so they may remain safely in their homes.</p>