|   | | Law Firm in Hutchinson, Kansas | |
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| | Address | | 20 Compound Drive, P.O. Box 1907 | | Hutchinson, Kansas 67504-1907 | | (Reno Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Martindell Swearer & Shaffer LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Agricultural Law, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Banking Law, Business Law, Civil Trial Practice, Commercial Law, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Creditors Rights, Criminal Trial Practice, Education Law, Elder Law, Family Law, General Practice, Insurance Defense, Labor and Employment Law, Municipal and Zoning Law, Municipal Bond/Public Authority Financing, Personal Injury, Real Estate Law, Securities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates, Wills and Probate. | | Year Established: 1886 | | Firm Size: 12 | Representative Clients:
Hutchinson Community Foundation, Inc.; APAC-Kansas, Inc.; Bucklin National Bank; Alden State Bank; Peoples Bank & Trust Co.; Hutchinson Industrial District No. 1; Lowen Corporation; Hutchinson Community College; Hutchinson Public Schools; Wesley Towers, Inc.; Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Inc; Central Kansas Credit Union; Midwest Iron & Metal Co., Inc.; Hutchinson Vending Company, Inc.; Pipeline Testing Consortium, Inc.; Coastal Mart, Inc.; Kanox, Inc.; Gregory, Inc.; Idaho Timber; Bucklin Tractor & Implement Company, Inc.; Offerle National Bank; Elliott Mortuary, Inc.; Buhler Sunshine Home, Inc.; Main Line, Inc.; Kansas Ethanol, LLC; City of Plevna, Kansas. |
INSURANCE: American Family Insurance Group; Northland Insurance Company; Continental Western Insurance Company; Alliance Insurance Companies; GMAC Insurance; Buckeye State Mutual Insurance Company; Wilshire Insurance Company; Monitor Liability Insurance Company. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | Jerry L. Ricksecker (Member) born Hutchinson, Kansas, April 9, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1967); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 1972). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Reno County, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Family Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills and Probate; Business Law. Email: Jerry L. Ricksecker | | Charles D. Lee (Member) born Oak Ridge, Tennessee, March 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Kansas; 1995, Colorado. Education: University of Kansas (B.G.S., 1976); Washburn University (J.D., 1979). Phi Delta Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha. Author: "Equipment Leases Under The Uniform Commercial Code," 57 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association, No.1, 27, 1988; "Private Financing For Small Businesses," 58 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association, No.9, 15, 1989; "The Auditor Cometh," The Compleat Lawyer, No.3, 18, 1991; "When Professionals Collide - Lawyers' Responses To Auditors' Requests," 61 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association, No.2, 27, 1992; "The Kansas Venue Statute: Where Does a Cause of Action Arise," 64 Journal of The Kansas Bar Association, No.6, 20, 1995. Co-Author: "Kansas Corporation Law and Practice," Journal of the Kansas Bar Association, 4th Edition, 1998. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association and National Arbitration Forum. Member, Board of Editors, Journal of the Kansas Bar Association, 1991-2003. Member: Kansas (President, Corporation, Business and Banking Section; Member, Board of Editors, Journal of the Kansas Bar Association, 1991-2003), Colorado and American (Co-Chair, Business, Business Opportunities and Commercial Law Committee, General Practice Section, 1991-1992; 1996-2004) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Civil Practice; Arbitration; Creditors Rights; Labor and Employment Law; Agricultural Law. Email: Charles D. Lee | | Francis E. Meisenheimer (Member) born Kingman, Kansas, September 28, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Kansas. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1977); University of Kansas (J.D., 1980). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant County Attorney, Reno County, 1980-1986. Kingman County Attorney, 1989-1993; Municipal Judge, City of Kingman, 1993—. Kingman County Counselor, 2002—. Member: Reno County, Kingman County, Kansas and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Kingman Office). Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Family Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills and Probate. Email: Francis E. Meisenheimer | | John B. Swearer (Member) born Hutchinson, Kansas, May 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Kansas. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1980); University of Kansas (J.D., 1983). Member: Reno County, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Labor and Employment Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills and Probate. Email: John B. Swearer | | John E. Caton (Member) born Hutchinson, Kansas, April 12, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Kansas; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1969); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Editor-in-Chief, Washburn Law Journal, 1972-1973. Member: Wichita, Reno County, Kansas, and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Bonds; Public Authority Finance; Municipal Law; Zoning Law; Securities Law; Education Law; Real Estate Law; Corporate Law. Email: John E. Caton | | S. Eric Steinle (Member) born Lyons, Kansas, November 3, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth and Eighth Circuits and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Bethany College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Member: Reno County, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Civil Practice; Insurance Defense; Business Law; Commercial Law; Personal Injury; Appellate Practice; Construction Law. Email: S. Eric Steinle | | Myndee M. Reed (Member) born Liberal, Kansas, June 17, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Montana State University (B.A., with honors, 1998); Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Reno County, Kansas and American Bar Associations; Kansas Women Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Practice; Creditors Rights; General Practice. Email: Myndee M. Reed | | Arlyn Miller (Member) born Hutchinson, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2004, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1990); University of Kansas (J.D., 2004). Author: "The Rich Shall Inherit The Earth: Understanding The 2002 American Farm Bill," in forthcoming book, Trends in World Trade: Essays in Honor of Sylvia Ostry, Ed. Alan S. Alexandroff, in the Studies in Globalization and Society Series by Carolina Academic Press. Member, Journal of Law and Public Policy. Member: Reno County, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Trusts and Estates; General Practice. Email: Arlyn Miller | | OF COUNSEL | | Robert C. Martindell (Of Counsel) (Retired). | | John H. Shaffer (Of Counsel) born Wichita, Kansas, April 2, 1927; admitted to bar, 1954, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1950); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 1954). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Reno County, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Email: John H. Shaffer | | William B. Swearer (Of Counsel) born Hays, Kansas, January 2, 1930; admitted to bar, 1955, Kansas. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1951); University of Kansas (LL.B., 1955). Member: Kansas Board of Discipline For Attorneys, 1979-1992; Kansas Commission of Judicial Qualifications. 2003—. Member: Reno County, Kansas (President, 1992-1993) and American (Representative House of Delegates from Kansas, 1995-2000) Bar Associations; American Bar Foundation (State Chair, 1997-2002). Email: William B. Swearer | | Elwin F. Cabbage (Of Counsel) born Plainville, Kansas, February 28, 1930; admitted to bar, 1956, Kansas. Education: Washburn University of Topeka (B.B.A., 1952; LL.B., 1956). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Reno County, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Email: Elwin F. Cabbage | Other Office Addresses:
Kingman, Kansas Office: 120 East A Avenue, P.O. Box 415, 67068. Telephone: 620-532-5158. Fax: 620-532-2303.
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