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Address
Old Town Square
300 N. Mead, Suite 200
Wichita, Kansas 67202-2745 (Sedgwick Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.7
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(Main Office) Over the past six decades, Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chartered, has become one of the largest and most respected law firms in Kansas. Remaining true to its founders' commitment to deliver superior and innovative legal services in a timely, conscientious and ethical manner and to be zealous advocates and devoted counselors, Morris, Laing today serves a diverse group of individual and corporate clients with a broad range of services encompassing most areas of the law. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil and Trial Practice. Corporate Law, Real Estate, Oil and Gas, Litigation, Antitrust, Securities, Taxation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Product Liability, Mergers and Acquisitions, Probate and Estate Planning, Labor and Employment Law, Administrative Law, Utility and Energy Law, Construction Law, Family Law and Trucking Accident Litigation. Year Established: 1945
Firm Size: 34
Representative Clients:Emprise Bank USBank, Topeka Southwest National Bank Union State Bank Community National Bank Heritage Bank Cabot Corp. Chesapeake Operating, Inc. Graham-Michaelis Corporation Koch Industries Osage Resources XTO Energy, Inc. Osage Resources American Energies Company Presco Western, LLC TGT Petroleum Corporation Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. Shawmar Oli & Gas Company Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Butler County Community College Cargill Meat Solutions Dillon Stores Division of Dillon Companies, Inc. Hutchinson Community College KSN Midwest Drywall Co., Inc. American Express Financial Advisors, Inc. Regency of Kansas, Inc. Verizon P.B. Hoidale Co., Inc. Southcentral Pathology, P.A. University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita Medical Practice Association.
AddressOld Town Square 300 N. Mead, Suite 200 Wichita, KS 67202-2745, (Sedgwick Co.)
PhonePhone: 316-262-2671 Fax: 316-262-6226; 316-262-5991

Website http://www.morrislaing.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesTopeka, Kansas: 800 S.W. Jackson Suite 1310 66612-1216. Telephone: 785-232-2662. Fax: 785-232-9983.
Ralph R. Brock (Member) born Pawnee Rock, Kansas, June 5, 1926; admitted to bar, 1952, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (A.B., 1950; LL.B., 1952). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law.Email: Ralph R. Brock
Robert I. Guenthner (Member) born Wichita, Kansas, June 21, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (A.B., 1964; J.D., 1967). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, University of Kansas Law Review, 1966-1967. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates; Taxation; Business Law; Banks and Banking.Email: Robert I. Guenthner
Ken M. Peterson (Member) born Mitchell, South Dakota, May 3, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Kansas. Education: University of South Dakota (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Associate Editor, South Dakota Law Review, 1970-1971. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Ken M. Peterson
Robert D. Overman (Member) born December 21, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Kansas. Education: Kansas State University (B.A., 1970); University of Kansas (J.D., 1973). Member, Board of Editors, Kansas Law Review, 1972-1973. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Community College Law; Civil Employment Litigation; Education Law; Employment Civil Rights.Email: Robert D. Overman
A. J. Schwartz, Jr. (Member) born Salina, Kansas, February 23, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Kansas. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1974); University of Kansas (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Law; Oil and Gas Law; Banks and Banking.Email: A. J. Schwartz, Jr.
William B. Sorensen, Jr. (Member) born Great Bend, Kansas, February 8, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Kansas. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1975); University of Kansas (J.D., 1978). Member, University of Kansas Law Review, 1977-1978. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Law; Banks and Banking.Email: William B. Sorensen, Jr.
Jeffery L. Carmichael (Member) born Cedar Falls, Iowa. September 23. 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Kansas. Education: University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1976); Wichita State University (M.A., 1978); University of Kansas (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jeffery L. Carmichael
Robert W. Coykendall (Member) born Wichita, Kansas, March 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1976; M.A., 1979; J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, University of Kansas Law Review, 1978-1979. Law Clerk, Hon. Frank G. Theis, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1979-1981. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Robert W. Coykendall
Robert K. Anderson (Member) born Salina, Kansas, April 4, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Kansas. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1981); University of Kansas (J.D., 1984). Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Probate; Taxation; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Business Law.Email: Robert K. Anderson
Susan R. Schrag (Member) born Moundridge, Kansas, May 31, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Kansas. Education: Friends University (B.A., 1977); Baylor University (J.D., 1981). Member, Baylor Law Review, 1980-1981. Member: National Order of Barristers (1980-1981). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Susan R. Schrag
Karl R. Swartz (Member) born Falfurrias, Texas, October 24, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Kansas. Education: Wichita State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); University of Kansas (J.D., 1985). Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, University of Kansas Law Review, 1984-1985. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Oil and Gas; Real Estate.Email: Karl R. Swartz
Roger L. Theis (Member) born Kingman, Kansas, August 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Kansas. Education: Wichita State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Practice Areas: Probate; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Banks and Banking; Business Law.Email: Roger L. Theis
Richard F. Hayse (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri, September 6, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Kansas; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Kansas State University (A.B., 1964); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 1969). Editor-in-Chief, Washburn Law Journal, 1968-1969. Assistant Attorney General, Kansas, 1969-1970. Foreign Service Information Officer, 1971-1975. Member: Kansas Bar Association (President, 2005-2006). (Resident, Topeka Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Business Law; Banks and Banking; Trusts and Estates.Email: Richard F. Hayse
Thomas R. Docking (Member) born Lawrence, Kansas, August 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1976; M.B.A., 1980; J.D., 1980). Lieutenant Governor, State of Kansas, 1983-1986. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Business Planning.Email: Thomas R. Docking
Diane S. Worth (Member) born Ness City, Kansas, February 23, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Kansas. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1981); University of Kansas (J.D., 1984). Law Clerk to: Honorable Alfred G. Schroeder, Chief Justice, Kansas Supreme Court, 1984-1986; Honorable Patrick F. Kelly, Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1986-1988. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Diane S. Worth
Janet Huck Ward (Member) born Wichita, Kansas, February 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1992, Kansas. Education: Wichita State University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1980); University of Kansas (J.D., 1992). Member: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1983-1989; Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1983-1989. Practice Areas: Tax and Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate Law; Taxation.Email: Janet Huck Ward
Roger N. Walter (Member) born Hays, Kansas, October 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., cum laude, 1969); University of Kansas (J.D., 1975). Author: Overview, "Model Rules of Professional Conduct," Washburn Law Journal 24, 1985. Adjunct Professor, Securities Regulation, Washburn University School of Law, 1993. General Counsel, Kansas Securities Commission, 1986-1999. Assistant Attorney General, Kansas, 1977-1979. [U.S. Army, 1970-1972]. (Resident, Topeka Office). Practice Areas: Securities; Litigation; White Collar Crime; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility.Email: Roger N. Walter
James D. Young (Member) born Washington, D.C., October 9, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Kansas. Education: Pomona College (B.A., 1991); University of Kansas (M.B.A., 1996; J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Litigation.Email: James D. Young
Luke A. Sobba (Member) born Ellinwood, Kansas, June 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 2002, Kansas. Education: Kansas State University (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 2002). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Dean's Honors. Comment Author: "The Only Votes That Count," Washburn Law Journal, vol. 40, 2001. (Resident, Topeka Office). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Education Law.Email: Luke A. Sobba
Kimberly K. Bonifas (Member) born Le Mars, Iowa, May 22, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Kansas. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1998); University of Kansas (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Kimberly K. Bonifas
Richard A. Kear (Member) born Mesa, Arizona, January 30, 1978; admitted to bar, 2002, Kansas. Education: Wichita State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2002). Member, Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Richard A. Kear
Cameron V. Michaud (Member) born Dodge City, Kansas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2002, Kansas. Education: Wichita State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999) Dean's List; Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 2002). College of Law Dean's Honor. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Personal Injury.Email: Cameron V. Michaud
Kelly S. Herzik (Partner) born Manhattan, Kansas, November 1, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 2000, Kansas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1988); University of Houston (J.D., 1993). Executive Editor, Houston Law Center Journal of International Law, 1992-1993. Member: Wichita, Kansas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; National Association of Women in Construction. [Captain, JAG Corps, USAF, 1993-1999]. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Law; Banking Law.Email: Kelly S. Herzik
Ryan M. Peck (Partner) born Longview, Washington, September 21, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Kansas. Education: Washington State University (B.A., 2000); University of Kansas (J.D., 2003). Recipient, ABA- BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor & Employment Law. Member, Moot Court Council. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation; Family Law.Email: Ryan M. Peck
ASSOCIATESShannon M. Braun (Associate) born Frankfurt, Germany, September 7, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Kansas. Education: York College (B.B.A/B.A., 2001); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Business Law; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Taxation.Email: Shannon M. Braun
Will B. Wohlford (Associate) born Wichita, Kansas, January 22, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 2001; J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Will B. Wohlford
Edward L. Robinson (Associate) born Newton, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2005, Kansas. Education: Wichita State Universit (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Washburn University School of Law (J.D., Dean's Honors, 2005). Washburn University School of Law, Natural Resources Law Certificate, 2005 Comments Editor, Washburn Law Journal (Vol. 44). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate.Email: Edward L. Robinson
Kristen W. Maloney (Associate) born Emporia, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2006, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., with honors, 2003); Washburn University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006).Email: Kristen W. Maloney
Emily C. Docking (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2005, Kansas; 2006, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 2001; J.D., 2005) Order of the Coif. Rice Scholar. Author: "Applying the Business Judgment Rule Fairly: A Clarification for Kansas Courts," 52 University of Kansas Law Review, 1119, 2004. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning.Email: Emily C. Docking
Joshua J. Hofer (Associate) born Huron, South Dakota, December 12, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Missouri; 2008, Kansas. Education: John Brown University (B.A., 2001); University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Articles Editor, Arkansas Law Review. Author: "Confronting the Rules: Needed Changes to the Arkansas Rules of Evidence After Crawford v. Washington," 59 Ark. L. Rev, 2007. Member: Wichita and Kansas Bar Associations.Email: Joshua J. Hofer
OF COUNSELJohn W. Johnson (Of Counsel) born Coco Solo, Panama, October 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Kansas. Education: University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Washburn University of Topeka (B.B.A., 1970; J.D., with honors, 1973). Phi Alpha Delta. Comments Editor, Washburn Law Journal, 1972-1973. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2003. Member: Wichita, Kansas and American Bar Associations; Lawyer Pilots Bar Association; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors; Executive Committee; President, 1989-1990); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Board of Governors); American Board of Trial Advocates (Past President, Kansas Chapter). Fellow: International Society of Barristers. [Capt., Judge Advocate, Air Force, 1973-1979]. (Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Commercial Torts; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Aviation Accidents.Email: John W. Johnson
Clinton M. Goos (Of Counsel) born Lawrence, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2004, Kansas. Education: Pittsburg State University (B.A., 2000); Washburn University of Topeka School of Law (J.D., 2004; Natural Resources Law Certificate, 2004). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Acquisitions; Energy; Environmental Law; Land Use; Civil Litigation.Email: Clinton M. Goos
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