John T. Bullock, born Topeka, Kansas, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Kansas; 1993, Missouri; 1998, California. Preparatory education, Kansas State University (B.A., 1988); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1991). Honor Societies: Phi Beta Kappa; Blue Key (Senior); Order of the Coif. Recipient: Putnam Scholar; Rice Scholar. Associate Editor, Kansas Law Review. Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Earl E. O'Connor, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1991-1993. Named in: Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers®, Business Litigation. Member: Douglas County, Kansas (Continuing Legal Education Committee; Continuing Legal Education Litigation Section Liaison) and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; State Bar of California; American Inns of Court (Chair, Judge Hugh Means Inn of Court, Mentorship Committee). E−Mail: John T. Bullock
Christopher F. Burger, born Chicago, Illinois (Dual Citizenship Switzerland), 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Kansas; 1994, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education: Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, Missouri; Babson College, Boston, Massachusetts; University of Kansas (B.A., 1991); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1993). Named in: Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers®, Construction Litigation. Assistant Attorney General, Civil Litigation Division, State of Kansas, 1996-2001. Adjunct Professor: Construction Law and Litigation, University of Kansas School of Law, 2005-. Board of Directors, Downtown Lawrence, Inc., 2005-2010. Rotary International; Cub Scout Pack 3067, 2006-2013; Boy Scout Troop 55, 2012-2018. New Directions Task Force, Lawrence Public Library Expansion; Board of Trustees, Lawrence Public Library, 2007-2014; Lawrence Public Library Foundation, 2008-2014. Commissioner, Kansas Arts Commission, 2011-2012. Lawrence Bicycle Advisory Committee, 2011-2014. Commissioner, H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation, 2015-2018. Contractor Licensing Board, Lawrence-Douglas County, 2016-2019. Building Code Review Board, 2020-. Published: Numerous articles and seminars on Construction Law, Eminent Domain, and other topics. Member: Douglas County and Kansas (President, Construction Law Section, 2006-2007) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Lawrence Home Builders Association, 2014-2017. (AV Preeminent® Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence). E−Mail: Christopher F. Burger
Emily A. Donaldson, born Kansas City, Missouri; admitted to bar, 2003, Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Missouri-Columbia (B.A., 1997); legal education, City University of New York School of Law (J.D., 2000); University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (LL.M., 2003). Certified Elder Law Attorney, 2015-. Adjunct Professor: Elder Law, Washburn University School of Law; Estate Planning Principles and Practice, University of Kansas School of Law. Named in: Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers®, Elder Law. Member: Topeka (Service to the Bar Committee, 2018-) and Kansas (President, Elder Law Section, 2010-2020) Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (President, Kansas Chapter, 2011-2014). E−Mail: Emily A. Donaldson
Amy L. Durkin, born Sterling, Kansas; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1994, Kansas. Preparatory education, Washburn University of Topeka (B.A., 1991); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 1993). Past President, Eudora Chamber of Commerce. Board member, Eudora Community Library. Member: Douglas County and Kansas Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Kansas Women Attorneys Association; American Inns of Court (Judge Hugh Means Inn of Court). E−Mail: Amy L. Durkin
Bradley R. Finkeldei, born Wichita, Kansas, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, Kansas State University (B.S., Chemical Engineering/minor Economics, 1996); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1999). Order of the Coif. Note and Comments Editor, Kansas Law Review, 1998-1999. Student Body Vice-President, Kansas State University, 1994-1996. Recipient: Estate Planning Award, 1999; Tax Procedure Award, 1999. Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission, 2006-2012; Chair, 2010. Board of Directors, Chamber of Commerce, 2012-2016; Chair, 2015. Board of Directors, Ballard Community Services, 2000-2019; Chair, 2008-2014; 2016-2017. Board of Directors, Family Promise of Lawrence, 2010-2019; Chair, 2013-2018. Lawrence Jayhawk Rotary Club, 1999-; President, 2006; Assistant-Governor, 2007-2010. Leadership Lawrence, 2002; Board of Directors, 2003-; Chair, 2007. Commissioner, Lawrence City Commission, 2019-. Mayor, City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2021. Member: Douglas County and Kansas Bar Associations. E−Mail: Bradley R. Finkeldei
Webster L. Golden, born Iola, Kansas, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Virginia; 1970, District of Columbia; 1974, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.A., 1966); legal education, University of Virginia School of Law (LL.B., 1969). Order of the Coif. Note and Comments Editor, Virginia Law Review, 1968-1969. Associate Professor, University of Kansas School of Law, 1972-1977. Lecturer in Law, Business Planning and Taxation, University of Kansas School of Law, 1977-2013. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America®. Member: Douglas County, Kansas and American (Taxation Law Section) Bar Associations. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. E−Mail: Webster L. Golden
Patricia E. Hamilton, born Concordia, Kansas, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Kansas; 1997, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, District of Kansas and Western District of Missouri. Preparatory education, Washburn University of Topeka (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Law Clerk, Shawnee County District Court, Topeka, Kansas, 1986-1987. Law Clerk to Hon. John T. Flannagan, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Kansas, 1990-1996. Local Rules Committee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Kansas, 1998-2004. Regional Representative, Kansas Women Attorneys Association (KWAA), Johnson County, Kansas, 2002-2003. Chair, Program Committee, Kansas Women Attorneys Association Annual Conference, Lindsborg, Kansas, 2003. Member: Topeka Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Women Attorneys Association of Topeka; Kansas Women Attorneys Association, (Secretary, 2003-2004; President-Elect, 2004-2005; President, 2005-2006; Chair, Women in Law Committee, 2009-2017); Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association (President, 1996-2003); Topeka Area Bankruptcy Council. E−Mail: Patricia E. Hamilton
Jeffrey L. Heiman, born Olathe, Kansas, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Kansas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.S., Business Administration, 1999); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2002). Staff, Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, 2001-2002; Student Articles Editor, 2002. City Prosecutor: Eudora, Kansas, 2005-; Baldwin City, Kansas, 2012-2017. City Attorney, Lecompton, Kansas. Member: Douglas County and Kansas Bar Associations. E−Mail: Jeffrey L. Heiman
Matthew H. Hoy, born Iowa City, Iowa, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Kansas; 1999, Missouri. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.S., 1994; M.B.A., 1997); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1997). Recipient: CALI Award for Excellence in Taxation, University of Kansas School of Law, 1996; Best of Lawrence Award, 2018. Adjunct Professor, Business Planning Seminar, University of Kansas School of Law. Board of Directors, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, Lawrence, Kansas; Chair, 2010. Board of Directors, Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association. Donald H. Chisholm Planned Giving Council, The Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America®. Named in: Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers®. Author: "Annual Survey: Probate and Trust Law", Kansas Bar Association; "Advising the Elderly Client", Chapter 7 Planning for Real Property Including the Residence, Thomson West; "Powerful Powers Under the Kansas Power of Attorney Act", The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association, Volume 74, No. 6; "Kansas Bar Association, Long Term Care Handbook", Ch. 1 Planning for Incapacity; "Kansas Bar Association, Real Estate Practice & Procedure Handbook", Ch. 5 & 11. Member: Kansas (Sections: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Corporation, Banking and Business Law) and American (Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; Douglas County Estate Planning Council (President, 2002). E−Mail: Matthew H. Hoy
Sherri E. Loveland, born Huntington Station, New York, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.G.S., 1979); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1982). Faculty, Continuing Legal Education, University of Kansas School of Law, 1990. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, 2009-; Best Lawyer of the Year, Practice of Family Law, 2012. Advisory Committee, Kansas Child Support Guidelines, 1989-. Indigent Defense Services Committee, Douglas County, Kansas, 1989-1997. Kansas Admissions Review Committee, 2014-. Member: Douglas County (Vice-President, Young Lawyers Division, 1988-1990; President, 1998; Chairperson, Ethics and Grievance Committee, 2009-) and Kansas (Ad Hoc Committee, Family Law Section, 1998) Bar Associations; American Inns of Court (Barrister, Judge Hugh Means Inn of Court; Membership Committee, 1993-1996). E−Mail: Sherri E. Loveland
Denise L. McNabb, born Emporia, Kansas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Missouri; 2009, Kansas. Preparatory education, Kansas State University (B.S., Business Administration, 2001); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Staff, Washburn Law Journal, 2006-2007; Executive Editor, 2007-2008. City Attorney, Waverly, Kansas, 2014-; New Strawn, Kansas, 2014-2018. Member: Topeka, Coffey County (President) and Kansas Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Vice-President, 2017-2019; President, 2019-2020); Women Attorneys Association of Topeka; Coffey County Chamber of Commerce (President, 2017-2019). E−Mail: Denise L. McNabb
Leslie M. Miller, born Fort Dodge, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1997, Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Nebraska at Kearney (B.S., 1993); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, Topeka Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, 2001. Board of Directors, American Red Cross. Appointed by the Kansas Supreme Court, Kansas Disciplinary Administrator Review Committee, 2017. Member: Douglas County and Kansas Bar Associations; Kansas Women Attorneys Association. E−Mail: Leslie M. Miller
Kana R. Roller, born Topeka, Kansas, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Kansas; 2008, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, District of Kansas and Western District of Missouri. Preparatory education, Kansas State University; Washburn University (B.B.A., Business Administration, Finance/ Management, 2004); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Named in: Top 40 under 40, National Trial Lawyers Association; Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff; Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® 'Rising Star' edition. Member: Kansas Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. E−Mail: Kana R. Roller
Richard S. Schoenfeld, born Oakley, Kansas, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Kansas; 2007, Missouri. Preparatory education, Kansas State University (B.S., 1995); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., Dean's Honors, 2003). Adjunct Professor, Washburn School of Applied Sciences, Washburn University. Member: Topeka (Board of Directors), Pottawatomie County and Kansas Bar Associations. E−Mail: Richard S. Schoenfeld
Wesley F. Smith, born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, District of Kansas, Western District of Missouri, District of Nebraska and District of Colorado. Preparatory education, Oklahoma State University (B.S., Agricultural Economics, 1991); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1997). Staff, Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, 1996-1997; Student Articles Editor, 1997. Teaching Assistant, Legal Research and Writing, 1996. City Prosecutor: Eskridge, Kansas, 1998-2008; Mayetta, Kansas, 1998-2008. Adjunct Professor, Secured Transactions, University of Kansas School of Law, 2002-2011. Bench Bar Committee, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Kansas, 2004-2007. Board of Directors, Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority, 2005-2008. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, 2005-. Named in: Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers®, Creditor Debtor Rights, 2009-. Nominating Commission, Seventh Judicial District, 2014-. Board of Directors, The Children's Shelter, 2017-. Member: Topeka (Membership Chairman, Young Lawyers Division, 1998-1999; Vice-President, Young Lawyers Division, 2000-2001; Nominating Committee, 2005), Douglas County and Kansas (President, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section, 2007-2008; Chairperson, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2008-2011; Outstanding Service Award, 2010) Bar Associations; Topeka Area Bankruptcy Council (President, 2002-2003); American Bankruptcy Institute; Topeka Lawyers Club; American Inns of Court (Program Director, 2002-2003). E−Mail: Wesley F. Smith
Scott E. Taddiken, (P.A.), born Clay Center, Kansas, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Kansas. Preparatory education, Kansas State University (B.S., 1998); Washburn School of Business, Washburn University (M.B.A., with highest honors, 2002); Washburn University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Adjunct Professor, Washburn School of Business, Washburn University. Member: Topeka Bar Association (Board of Directors). E−Mail: Scott E. Taddiken
Rebecca J. Wempe, born Topeka, Kansas; admitted to bar, 1995, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. Tax Court. Preparatory education, Washburn University (B.A., B.B.A., summa cum laude); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Technical Editor, Washburn Law Review. Certified Public Accountant, State of Kansas. Clerkships: Hon. Dale Saffels, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1995-1997; Hon. Mary Beck Briscoe, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1997-1998. Board of Directors, Douglas County Legal Aid Society. Member: Douglas County and Kansas Bar Associations; Douglas County Estate Planning Council (Executive Committee); Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Languages: French. E−Mail: Rebecca J. Wempe
J. Eric Weslander, born Dover, Delaware, 1977; admitted to bar, 2010, Kansas; 2011, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, District of Kansas and Western District of Missouri. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.S., Journalism, with highest distinction, 1999); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2010). Comments Editor, Washburn Law Journal, 2009-2010. Law Clerk to Hon. John W. Lungstrum, 2010. Former Television, Newspaper and Multimedia Journalist, Lawrence Journal-World/Channel 6 News, Louisville Courier-Journal and Tucson Citizen Newspapers. Co-Chair, "Media and the Law" Seminar Planning Committee, Kansas City, Missouri, 2016-2017. Member: Kansas Bar Association. E−Mail: J. Eric Weslander
Winton A. Winter, Jr., born Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.A., 1975); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1978). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Coif. Note and Comments Editor, Kansas Law Review, 1977-1978. Kansas State Senate, 1982-1992. Kansas Judicial Council. National Commission on Uniform State Laws, 1988-1992. Counselor, Douglas County, Kansas, 1998-2001. Chair, Board of Directors, Kansas Center of Entrepreneurship, 2004. CEO & Director: Peoples Bank, 2002-2018; Peoples, Inc., 2002-2018. Board member, Kansas Board of Regents, 2021-. Member: Douglas County and Kansas (Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section) Bar Associations. E−Mail: Winton A. Winter, Jr.
Molly M. Wood, born Knoxville, Tennessee, 1954; admitted to bar, 1991, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.A., English, with honors, 1976); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1991). Kansas Law Review, 1990-1991. Visiting Professor, Elder Law Clinic, University of Kansas School of Law, 1995-2006. Kansas Board of Law Examiners, 2013-2023. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, Elder Law in Kansas, 2008-. Co-author, "Advising the Elderly Client", Thomson/Reuters, 2018-2020. Member: Douglas County and Kansas (Continuing Legal Education Committee, KBA Handbook; Elder Law Section, Outstanding Service Award, 2002; 2010) Bar Associations; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (President, NAELA Kansas Chapter, 2006-2007); Douglas County Estate Planning Council. E−Mail: Molly M. Wood
ASSOCIATES
Whitney L. Casement, admitted to bar, 2012, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, Washburn University (B.A., English/History, 2009); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 2012). Student Government President, Washburn University, 2008-2009. Moot Court, Washburn University School of Law, 2010-2012. Board of Directors, Communities in Schools of Mid-America, 2017-. Selected: Topeka's “Top 20 Under 40”, 2019. Named in: Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® 'Rising Star' edition, 2019-2021. Recipient: Boss of the Year, Topeka Legal Professionals, 2020; Women of Excellence Honoree, YWCA of Northeast Kansas, 2020. Listed in: Best Lawyers®, Ones to Watch, 2020-2021. Member: Topeka (Board of Directors, 2019-) and Kansas Bar Associations; Women Attorneys Association of Topeka (Board of Directors, 2013-2019; President, 2017-2018); Kansas Women Attorneys Association (Council, 2015-). E−Mail: Whitney L. Casement
Ann J. Premer, born Stillwater, Kansas, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Kansas; 2003, Virginia; 2008, District of Columbia. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.S., Journalism, with highest distinction, 1999); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., Media, Law and Technology Certificate, 2002). Editor, The University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas. Copy Editor Intern, Dow Jones News Fund, The Washington Post. Counsel, United States Senate. E−Mail: Ann J. Premer
Kate Marples Simpson, born Dodge City, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2014, Kansas; 2015, Missouri. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.A., Germanic Languages and Literatures, with distinction and departmental honors, 2011); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2014). Order of the Coif. Symposium Editor, Kansas Law Review, 2014. Recipient, Leadership and Service Award, Samuel Mellinger Scholarship, University of Kansas School of Law, 2014. Law Clerk to: Hon. K. Gary Sebelius, 2014-2016; Hon. Carlos Murguia, 2016-2018. Member: Douglas County (Bench Bar Committee), Kansas and Federal Bar Associations; Kansas Women Attorneys Association; American Inns of Court (Judge Hugh Means Inn of Court). E−Mail: Kate Marples Simpson
OF COUNSEL
Thomas D. Haney, born St. Paul, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 1973, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, Kansas State University; Washburn University (B.A., with honors, 1970); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 1973). Dean's Honor Roll, 1970-1973. Board of Editors, Washburn Law Journal; Business Editor; Outstanding Law Journal Comment. Harry K. Allen Memorial Fellowship. Legal Assistance House Director. Former Deputy Attorney General. Chief Counsel, Kansas Securities Commissioner. Attorney in Charge, U.S. Attorney's Office, Topeka, Kansas. Adjunct Professor, Washburn University School of Law. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®; Best Lawyers®, Lawyer of the Year, Criminal Defense, 2019. Named in: Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers®, General Litigation. Member: Topeka, Kansas and American Bar Associations. E−Mail: Thomas D. Haney
Stanton A. Hazlett, born Lawrence, Kansas; admitted to bar, 1977, Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Kansas; legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 1977). Private Practice, Catt Martin & Hazlett (10 years). Deputy Disciplinary Administrator, 1987-1997. Disciplinary Administrator, State of Kansas, 1997-2021. Member: Douglas County and Kansas Bar Associations; National Organization of Bar Counsel; National Client Protection Organization; Kansas Client Protection Fund Commission. E−Mail: Stanton A. Hazlett