Jason R. Bock, born Phillipsburg, Kansas, 1982; admitted to bar, 2010, Kansas. Preparatory education, Fort Hays State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2007); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2010). Member: Wichita Bar Association; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association. Trusts and Estates; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Probate Litigation.
Adam R. Burrus, born Wichita, Kansas, 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Kansas. Preparatory education, Saint Louis University (B.S., cum laude, 2006); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 2009). Member: Wichita and Kansas Bar Associations; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. Bankruptcy; Collections; Civil Litigation; Creditor Rights.
Ronald L. Campbell, born Hutchinson, Kansas, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.S., 1971); legal education, Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1975). Appointed, Special Assistant Attorney General, Construction Litigation, Kansas, 2001. Member: Wichita and Kansas Bar Associations; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. Personal Injury Law; Products Liability Law; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation.
T. Chet Compton, born Wichita, Kansas, 1987; admitted to bar, 2015, Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.S., 2010); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 2015). Member: Wichita Bar Association. Civil Litigation.
John R. Gerdes, born Kansas City, Kansas, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Kansas; 1990, Missouri; also admitted to practice before U.S. Tax Court. Preparatory education, Benedictine College (B.A., 1982); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1990); Levin College of Law, University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1991). Member: Wichita Bar Association; The Missouri Bar. Taxation Law; Business Law; Estate Planning Law.
Roarke R. Gordon, born Wichita, Kansas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.S., 2003); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Wichita Bar Association. General Litigation; Business Law; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Law.
Thomas D. Kitch, born Wichita, Kansas, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Kansas. Preparatory education, Yale University (A.B., cum laude, 1966); legal education, University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1969). Editor, University of Chicago Law School Review, 1967-1969. President and Chairman of the Board, Wichita Greyhound Charities, 1986-1993. Director, Kansas State Bank & Trust, 1987-1993. Director and Vice-President, Wichita Chamber of Commerce, 1988-1994. President, Kansas Food Bank Warehouse, 1992-1994. Board of Directors, Intrust Bank, 1994-2014. Member: Wichita, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Complex Business Litigation; General Litigation; Banking Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law.
Thomas J. Lasater, born Monte Vista, Colorado, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Kansas; West Texas State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1979); legal education, George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1982). Member: Wichita (President, 1999-2000) and Kansas Bar Associations. Litigation; UCC Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Bankruptcy Law; Business Law.
Ryan K. Meyer, born El Dorado, Kansas, 1985; admitted to bar, 2010, Kansas. Preparatory education, Wichita State University (B.A., History, summa cum laude, 2007); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2010). Member: Wichita Bar Association; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; American Inns of Court (Wesley E. Brown Inn of Court). Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Employment Law; Personal Injury Law.
Kent A. Meyerhoff, born Palmer, Kansas, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Kansas. Preparatory education, Wichita State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); legal education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1994). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1993. Author: Note, "Regulatory Takings-Winds of Change Blow Along the South Carolina Coast: Lucas v. South Carolina Coast Council, 112 S. Ct. 2886, 1992," 72 Nebraska Law Review 627 (1993). Member: Wichita and Kansas (Sections: Tax Law; Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Business Law; Intellectual Property Law; Estate Planning Law; Trusts and Estates.
Charles E. Millsap, born Kansas City, Kansas, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, 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, Wichita State University (B.A., 1975); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1978). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Assistant District Attorney, 18th Judicial District of Kansas, Trial Division, 1978-1981. C.J.A. Panel, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1984-1999. Board of Trustees, Sedgwick County Law Library, 1992-2001. Member: Wichita and Kansas Bar Associations; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. Business Law; Environmental Law; Health Care Law; Construction Litigation.
Calvin D. Rider, born Hays, Kansas, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, 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, Ft. Hays State University (B.S., Accounting, 1981); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: Wichita Bar Association; Kansas School Attorneys Association (Board of Directors, 2017-). Business Law; Education Law; Real Estate Law; Probate Law.
David G. Seely, born Evanston, Illinois, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.A., 1979); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1982). Moot Court Council. The University of Kansas Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Earl E. O'Connor, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1982-1984. Member: Wichita (President, 2017-2018), Kansas and American Bar Associations; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; American Inns of Court (Wesley E. Brown Inn of Court). Kansas Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Litigation; Trials and Appeals; Oil & Gas Law; Employment Law; Church Law.
Brooks G. Severson, born Kansas City, Kansas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Kansas. Preparatory education, Kansas State University (B.S., 2002); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Wichita and Kansas Bar Associations; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Employment Law; Personal Injury Law.
Stephen M. Stark, born Fort Dodge, Iowa, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Kansas. Preparatory education, Iowa State University (B.S., 1979); legal education, University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Editor, The Journal of Corporate Law, 1982-1983. Member: Wichita and American Bar Associations. Real Estate Law; Environmental Law.
Gregory J. Stucky, born Wichita, Kansas, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Kansas. Preparatory education, Bethel College (A.B., with distinction, 1971); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1977). Member: Wichita and Kansas (President, Oil and Gas Law Section, 1989-1990) Bar Associations. Oil and Gas Law; Real Estate Law; Intellectual Property Law; Probate Law; Complex Business Litigation.
William L. Townsley, III, born Great Bend, Kansas, 1952; admitted to bar, 1989, Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.G.S., 1985); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1989). Order of Barristers. Managing Editor, Washburn Law Journal, Vol. 28, 1988-1989. Author: "Lender Liability: A Survey of Theories, Thoughts and Trends," 28 Washburn Law Journal 238 (1988). Member: Wichita (President, 2007-2008) and Kansas (President, Litigation Section, 1995-1996; President, Insurance Law Section, 2009-2010) Bar Associations; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel (President, 2017-2018); American Inns of Court (President, Wesley E. Brown Inn of Court, 2008-2009). Civil Litigation; Workers' Compensation Law; Insurance Defense.
William P. Tretbar, born Cleveland, Ohio, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Arizona (B.A., 1976); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1980). Member: Wichita, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Employment Law; Commercial and Probate Litigation; Education Law; Media and First Amendment Law.
Lyndon W. Vix, born Minot, North Dakota, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Preparatory education, Tabor College (B.A., with highest honors, 1982); legal education, University of Minnesota Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Appointed, Special Assistant Attorney General, Construction Litigation, Kansas, 2001. Member: Wichita and Kansas Bar Associations; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. Appellate Litigation; Media Law; Insurance Law.
ASSOCIATES
Emily K. Arida, born Wichita, Kansas, 1993; admitted to bar, 2021, Kansas. Preparatory education, Wichita State University (B.S., 2016; M.A., 2018); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2021). Member: Wichita and Kansas Bar Associations; American Inns of Court (Wesley E. Brown Inn of Court). Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Education and School Law; Insurance Defense; Government Liability.
Amy D. DeWald, born Wichita, Kansas, 1990; admitted to bar, 2018, Kansas. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.S., 2013); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 2018). Member: Wichita and Kansas Bar Associations. Business Law; Adoption; Estate Planning; Trusts and Probate Law; Real Estate Law.
Nathaniel T. Martens, born Newton, Kansas, 1990; admitted to bar, 2016, Kansas. Preparatory education, Chadron State College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2013); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 2016). Member: Wichita and Kansas Bar Associations; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; American Inns of Court (Wesley E. Brown Inn of Court). Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation.
Matthew B. Sondergard, born Wichita, Kansas, 1993; admitted to bar, 2019, Kansas. Preparatory education, Kansas State University (B.S., 2015); legal education, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2018). Member: Wichita and Kansas Bar Associations. Business Law; Estate Planning; Trusts and Probate Law; Taxation.
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Michael P. Cannady, born Springfield, Missouri, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Kansas. Preparatory education, Wichita State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1988); University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1995). Member: Wichita Bar Association; Wichita Estate Planning Council. Estate Planning Law; Trusts and Estates; Business Planning; Business Successions; Corporate Law.