Wayne R. Tate, born Dumas, Texas, March 18, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Kansas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Preparatory education, Emporia State University (B.S.A., 1974); Wichita State University (M.E., 1977); legal education, Washburn University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1979). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Washburn Law Journal, 1978-1979. County Attorney, Stevens County, Kansas, 1985-1992. Board of Directors, Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, 1987-1991. Reported Cases: State v. Lumley, 266 Kan. 939 (1999); State v. Webber, 260 Kan. 263, 918 P.2d 609 (1996); Kneller v. Federal Land Bank, 247 Kan. 399, 799 P.2d 485 (1990); Lumley v. State, 29 Kan.App.2d 911, 34 P.3d 76 (2001); Haskell County v. Sullivan, 27 Kan.App.2d 852 9 P.3d 588 (2000); Bezona v. Tomson, 25 Kan.App.2d 210 960 P.2d 252 (1998); Sullivan v. City of Ulysses, 23 Kan.App.2d 502 932 P.2d 456 (1997); Norton v. Anadarko Production Co., 32 Kan.App.2d 899 91 P.3d 1239 (2004). Member: Southwest Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association (Board of Governors, 1991-1996; Secretary-Treasurer, 1995-1996); Kansas Bar Foundation (Board of Directors, 2002-2005). E−Mail: Wayne R. Tate