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Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds & Palmer, L.L.P.
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Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds & Palmer, L.L.P.
(Established in 1881)
515 South Kansas Avenue
Suite 100
Topeka,
KS
66603-3999
Shawnee County
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Areas of PracticeAppellate Practice, Corporate Law, Employment Law, Insurance, Probate, Taxation
Firm ProfileFirm MembersBiographical Listing
Laws of PracticeGeneral Civil ~ Trial and Appellate Practice • Corporation •
Insurance • Business Litigation • Medical and Chiropractic Malpractice •
Probate • Taxation • Labor and Employment Law • Civil Rights • Personal Injury Law •
Construction • Product Liability • Toxic Torts • Mass Torts •
Asbestos ~ Diacetyl and Trace Benzene Defense
PhoneTelephone: (785) 233-0593
Facsimile: 233-8870
WebsiteREPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS:Aetna Life & Casualty Co.; AFT; Allied Corp.; Allstate Settlement Corporation; Applied Industrial Technologies; Ashland Oil Co.; Ashland Specialty Chemical; Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.; Bosch Home Appliances Corporation; CBS Corp.; Central Insurance Cos.; Certified Laboratories; Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; CMI, Inc.; Continental Loss Adjusting Services; Daimler-Chrysler Corp.; DAP, Inc.; Elettric 80 Inc.; Elettric 80, SpA; Federal Home Loan Bank; Fireman's Fund Insurance; Flint Group America Corporation; HDI-Gerling America Insurance Company; ITT Hartford; Kansas Society of CPA's; Kennedy Driving Schools; Liberty Mutual Insurance; Mantek; McKesson Corp.; Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company of America; National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Co.; NCH Corp.; Pentalift Equipment Corporation; RSR Holding Corp.; Ben Schreiner Construction; Shell Oil; State Industrial Products Corp.; Stauffer Lawn & Landscape; Superior Solvents & Chemicals, Inc.; Suzuki Motors; T. Hasegawa USA; T&M Financial, Inc.; Texas Instruments; The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc.; Topeka Driving School, Inc.; Topeka Public School District; Travelers Insurance; Union Oil Co.; United School Administrators; Univar Corp.; Univar USA; Universal Surety Co.; USF&G; Viacom, Inc.; Westinghouse Electric Co.; YWCA Topeka.
LOCAL COUNSEL FOR:CNA Insurance Co.; Educational Credit Management Corp.; Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.; Helmsman Management Services; Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance Co.; National Student Loan Program; Westar Energy; Hanover Insurance Cos.; Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp.
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR:Adams Bank and Trust; American Home Life Insurance; Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Inc.; Central Trust Company; Five Star Masonry, LLC; Great Plains Health Alliance, Inc.; Health Care Stabilization Fund; Jayhawk Fire Sprinkler Co., Inc.; Jetz Service Co., Inc.; Kansas Children's Service League; Stormont-Vail HealthCare, Inc.; United Methodist Homes, Inc.; Valley Bank and Trust; Washburn University of Topeka.
N. Larry Bork, born Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Kansas; 1984, Nebraska; 2008, Missouri; 2013, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, District of Kansas and Western District of Missouri; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Preparatory education, Midland Lutheran College (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Kansas State University; legal education, Creighton University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Named in: Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury Medical Malpractice Defense. Selected: "10 Best" Attorneys in Kansas for Litigation, Lawsuits and Disputes; Topeka Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation Defense, The Best Lawyers in America®, 2013, 2018 and 2022. Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Nebraska State Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; Topeka Lawyers Club. E−Mail: N. Larry BorkMiranda K. Carmona, born Bushton, Kansas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, District of Kansas and Western District of Missouri. Preparatory education, Kansas State University (B.S., 2000; M.Acc., 2001); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2004). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, Trusts and Estates. Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Women Attorneys Association of Topeka; Kansas Women Attorneys Association.
E−Mail: Miranda K. CarmonaSamuel R. Feather, born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1982; admitted to bar, 2012, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, Faulkner University (B.S., Criminal Justice, 2004); University of Pittsburgh (MPIA, Public and International Affairs, 2006); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 2012). Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Energy Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. E−Mail: Samuel R. FeatherSusan L. Mauch, born Great Bend, Kansas, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, 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., Business, 1989); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1991). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2021-. Member: Topeka Bar Association (Director, 1995-1997; Secretary, 1997-1998); Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; Topeka Lawyers Club. E−Mail: Susan L. MauchDavid P. O'Neal, born Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1960; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 2002, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, Kansas University (B.S., 1982); legal education, South Texas College of Law (J.D. 1994). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants. Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Topeka Lawyers Club; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™); Topeka Lawyers Club.
E−Mail: David P. O'NealCynthia J. Sheppeard, born Topeka, Kansas; admitted to bar, 1984, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, Washburn University of Topeka (B.A., cum laude, 1981); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Faculty Lecturer: Kansas Bar Association, 2005-2008; Topeka Bar Association, 2004-; National Business Institute, 2015-. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2012-; Ingram's Best Lawyers in Kansas City, 2012-. Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Topeka Lawyers Club; Women Attorneys Association of Topeka; Kansas Women Attorneys Association; Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; National Association of Subrogation Professionals; Litigation Counsel of America. E−Mail: Cynthia J. SheppeardASSOCIATESCameron S. Bernard, born Topeka, Kansas, 1990; admitted to bar, 2019, Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.A., Philosophy, 2012); Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto (M.W.S., 2016); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2019). Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. E−Mail: Cameron S. BernardLance R. Smith, born Canton, Missouri, 1995; admitted to bar, 2020, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, Culver-Stockton College (B.S., Legal Studies, cum laude, 2017); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 2020). Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. E−Mail: Lance R. SmithOF COUNSELPatrick M. Salsbury, born Topeka, Kansas, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, Washburn University of Topeka (B.B.A., 1971); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 1974). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Topeka Bar Association (President, 2006-2007); Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). E−Mail: Patrick M. SalsburySPECIAL COUNSELTracy A. Cole, born Paola, Kansas, 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, 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.S., Business Administration/Accounting, 1980); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1989). Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel.
E−Mail: Tracy A. ColeCatherine L. Walberg, born Mankato, Minnesota, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Kansas; 1989, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, District of Kansas and Western District of Missouri. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.A., French, 1984); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1987). Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; Topeka Lawyers Club. E−Mail: Catherine L. WalbergWesley A. Weathers, born Great Bend, Kansas, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Kansas; 2006, 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.B.A., 1966); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 1969). Fraternity: Delta Theta Phi. Named in: Ingram's Best Lawyers in Kansas City; Super Lawyers®, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine; The Best Lawyers in America®. Selected: Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Defense, Topeka, Kansas by The Best Lawyers in America®, 2012. Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: Litigation Counsel of America. E−Mail: Wesley A. Weathers GOODELL, STRATTON, EDMONDS & PALMER, L.L.P. (Established in 1881)Telephone: (785) 233-0593 Facsimile: (785) 233-8870 Website: www.gseplaw.com515 South Kansas Avenue, Suite 100 TOPEKA, KANSAS 66603-3999 | General Civil ~ Trial and Appellate Practice • Corporation •
Insurance • Business Litigation • Medical and Chiropractic Malpractice •
Probate • Taxation • Labor and Employment Law • Civil Rights • Personal Injury Law •
Construction • Product Liability • Toxic Torts • Mass Torts •
Asbestos ~ Diacetyl and Trace Benzene Defense
| "Best Law Firms in Kansas — 2022 First Tier Ranking" | Gerald L. Goodell (Deceased)
Robert E. Edmonds (Deceased)
Nathan D. Leadstrom (Deceased)
Wayne T. Stratton (Retired)
Arthur E. Palmer (Retired) | | N. Larry Bork, born Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Kansas; 1984, Nebraska; 2008, Missouri; 2013, Oklahoma; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, District of Kansas and Western District of Missouri; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Preparatory education, Midland Lutheran College (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Kansas State University; legal education, Creighton University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Named in: Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers®, Personal Injury Medical Malpractice Defense. Selected: "10 Best" Attorneys in Kansas for Litigation, Lawsuits and Disputes; Topeka Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation Defense, The Best Lawyers in America®, 2013, 2018 and 2022. Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Nebraska State Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; Topeka Lawyers Club. E−Mail: N. Larry Bork | | Miranda K. Carmona, born Bushton, Kansas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, District of Kansas and Western District of Missouri. Preparatory education, Kansas State University (B.S., 2000; M.Acc., 2001); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2004). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, Trusts and Estates. Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Women Attorneys Association of Topeka; Kansas Women Attorneys Association.
E−Mail: Miranda K. Carmona | | Cynthia J. Sheppeard, born Topeka, Kansas; admitted to bar, 1984, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, Washburn University of Topeka (B.A., cum laude, 1981); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Faculty Lecturer: Kansas Bar Association, 2005-2008; Topeka Bar Association, 2004-; National Business Institute, 2015-. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2012-; Ingram's Best Lawyers in Kansas City, 2012-. Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Topeka Lawyers Club; Women Attorneys Association of Topeka; Kansas Women Attorneys Association; Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; National Association of Subrogation Professionals; Litigation Counsel of America. E−Mail: Cynthia J. Sheppeard | | David P. O'Neal, born Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1960; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 2002, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, Kansas University (B.S., 1982); legal education, South Texas College of Law (J.D. 1994). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants. Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Topeka Lawyers Club; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™); Topeka Lawyers Club.
E−Mail: David P. O'Neal | | Susan L. Mauch, born Great Bend, Kansas, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, 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., Business, 1989); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1991). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2021-. Member: Topeka Bar Association (Director, 1995-1997; Secretary, 1997-1998); Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; Topeka Lawyers Club. E−Mail: Susan L. Mauch | | Samuel R. Feather, born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1982; admitted to bar, 2012, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, Faulkner University (B.S., Criminal Justice, 2004); University of Pittsburgh (MPIA, Public and International Affairs, 2006); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 2012). Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Energy Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. E−Mail: Samuel R. Feather | | ASSOCIATES | | Lance R. Smith, born Canton, Missouri, 1995; admitted to bar, 2020, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, Culver-Stockton College (B.S., Legal Studies, cum laude, 2017); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 2020). Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. E−Mail: Lance R. Smith | | Cameron S. Bernard, born Topeka, Kansas, 1990; admitted to bar, 2019, Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.A., Philosophy, 2012); Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto (M.W.S., 2016); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2019). Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. E−Mail: Cameron S. Bernard | | OF COUNSEL | | Patrick M. Salsbury, born Topeka, Kansas, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, Washburn University of Topeka (B.B.A., 1971); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 1974). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Topeka Bar Association (President, 2006-2007); Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). E−Mail: Patrick M. Salsbury | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Wesley A. Weathers, born Great Bend, Kansas, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Kansas; 2006, 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.B.A., 1966); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 1969). Fraternity: Delta Theta Phi. Named in: Ingram's Best Lawyers in Kansas City; Super Lawyers®, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine; The Best Lawyers in America®. Selected: Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Defense, Topeka, Kansas by The Best Lawyers in America®, 2012. Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: Litigation Counsel of America. E−Mail: Wesley A. Weathers | | Tracy A. Cole, born Paola, Kansas, 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, 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.S., Business Administration/Accounting, 1980); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1989). Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel.
E−Mail: Tracy A. Cole | | Catherine L. Walberg, born Mankato, Minnesota, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Kansas; 1989, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, District of Kansas and Western District of Missouri. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.A., French, 1984); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1987). Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; Topeka Lawyers Club. E−Mail: Catherine L. Walberg | REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS: Aetna Life & Casualty Co.; AFT; Allied Corp.; Allstate Settlement Corporation; Applied Industrial Technologies; Ashland Oil Co.; Ashland Specialty Chemical; Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.; Bosch Home Appliances Corporation; CBS Corp.; Central Insurance Cos.; Certified Laboratories; Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; CMI, Inc.; Continental Loss Adjusting Services; Daimler-Chrysler Corp.; DAP, Inc.; Elettric 80 Inc.; Elettric 80, SpA; Federal Home Loan Bank; Fireman's Fund Insurance; Flint Group America Corporation; HDI-Gerling America Insurance Company; ITT Hartford; Kansas Society of CPA's; Kennedy Driving Schools; Liberty Mutual Insurance; Mantek; McKesson Corp.; Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company of America; National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Co.; NCH Corp.; Pentalift Equipment Corporation; RSR Holding Corp.; Ben Schreiner Construction; Shell Oil; State Industrial Products Corp.; Stauffer Lawn & Landscape; Superior Solvents & Chemicals, Inc.; Suzuki Motors; T. Hasegawa USA; T&M Financial, Inc.; Texas Instruments; The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc.; Topeka Driving School, Inc.; Topeka Public School District; Travelers Insurance; Union Oil Co.; United School Administrators; Univar Corp.; Univar USA; Universal Surety Co.; USF&G; Viacom, Inc.; Westinghouse Electric Co.; YWCA Topeka.
LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: CNA Insurance Co.; Educational Credit Management Corp.; Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.; Helmsman Management Services; Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance Co.; National Student Loan Program; Westar Energy; Hanover Insurance Cos.; Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp.
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Adams Bank and Trust; American Home Life Insurance; Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Inc.; Central Trust Company; Five Star Masonry, LLC; Great Plains Health Alliance, Inc.; Health Care Stabilization Fund; Jayhawk Fire Sprinkler Co., Inc.; Jetz Service Co., Inc.; Kansas Children's Service League; Stormont-Vail HealthCare, Inc.; United Methodist Homes, Inc.; Valley Bank and Trust; Washburn University of Topeka.
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