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Barber Emerson, L.C. has been serving Kansas for over 70 years. The firm is committed to provide quality legal representation and is a member of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Trial Practice. Corporation, Banking, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts, Taxation, Insurance, Family Law, Land Use and Zoning Law.

Representative Clients:

U.S. Bank, N.A.
The University National Bank
Emprise Bank
CornerBank, N.A.
Landmark National Bank
Baldwin State Bank
Silver Lake Bank
Sunflower Bank, N.A.
The Citizens National Bank
Capital City Bank
Farm Credit Services
66 Federal Credit Union
Great Plains Trust Company
Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc.
Farm Credit Banks of Wichita
National Bank for Cooperatives
The World Company
Sunflower Cablevision
Landplan Engineering P.A.
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
The Reuter Organ Company
Allen Press, Inc.
Laird Noller Automotive Group
Dale Willey Pontiac-Cadillac-GMC Truck, Inc.
The Peruvian Connection, Ltd.
Schottenstein Stores Corporation
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
Heetco, Inc.
Life Care Services, L.C.
Century Surety Group
Title Midwest, Inc.
Commerce Title, L.L.C.
Kansas Secured Title Company
Safe Harbour Exchange, L.L.C.
Commerce 1031, L.L.C.
Capital Title Insurance Company, L.C.
Capital Title Deferred Exchange Company, L.C.
RE/Max Professionals, Inc.
Coldwell Banker McGrew Real Estate
Stephens Real Estate, Inc.
Grubb & Ellis/The Winbury Group
Realty Executives Hedges Real Estate, Inc.
Lawrence Home Builders Association
Treanor Architects, P.A.
Internal Medicine Group, P.A.
Lawrence Internal Medicine, P.A.
Anaesthesia, P.A.
Medical Arts Building, Inc.
Asthma, Allergy & Rheumatology Associates, P.A.
Lawrence Plastic Surgery, P.A.
Lawrence Otolaryngology Associates, P.A.
Lawrence Oral & Maxillofacial, L.C.
The Endoscopy Center of Lawrence, L.L.C.
Medical Associates, L.C.
General Surgery, P.A.
First Med, P.A.

Address

1211 Massachusetts Street P.O. Box 667
Lawrence, KS 66044, (Douglas Co.)

Phone

Phone: 785-843-6600
Fax: 785-843-8405

Website

http://www.barberemerson.com

ASSOCIATES

Matthew D. Richards (Associate) born Clovis, New Mexico, May 16, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2000, Missouri; 2001, Kansas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., Accounting, magna cum laude, 1996); University of Kansas (J.D., 1999). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Douglas County and Kansas Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Entities; Real Estate.Email: Matthew D. Richards

Linda K. Gutierrez (Associate) born Rochester, Minnesota, April 15, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Kansas. Education: Washburn University of Topeka (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1977); University of Missouri at Kansas City (LL.M., 2003). Member, Judge Hugh Means American Inn of Court. Member: Douglas County, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Trust Administration; Estate Planning.

Matthew S. Gough (Associate) born Wichita, Kansas, December 19, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Kansas; 2006, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., Business, 2002; J.D., 2005). University of Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, 2004-2005. Member: Douglas County, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Section 1031 Exchanges; Tax Increment Finance.Email: Matthew S. Gough

Catherine C. Theisen (Associate) born Lexington, Virginia, September 26, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 2005, Kansas. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1992); University of Kansas (J.D., 1997). Formerly with Hughes & Luce, LLP. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Professional Liability.Email: Catherine C. Theisen

Kristopher S. Amos (Associate) born Kansas City, Kansas, April 1, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 2002); Washburn University (J.D., 2006); University of Missouri (LL.M., 2007). Member: Douglas County, Kansas and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Tax.Email: Kristopher S. Amos

Matthew B. Todd (Associate) born Denver, Colorado, 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1999); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 2007). Member: Douglas County, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Litigation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Matthew B. Todd

COUNSEL

Glee S. Smith, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Rozel, Kansas, April 29, 1921; admitted to bar, 1947, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (A.B., 1943; J.D., 1947). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Kansas State Senate, 1957-1973; President Pro Tem, State Senate, 1965-1973. Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, 1961-1963. Kansas Legislative Council and Finance Council, 1963-1973. Kansas Delegate to The American Bar Association House of Delegates, 1982-1992; Member, Board of Governors, 1987-1990. Member, Kansas Board of Regents, 1975-1983. Member: Douglas County, Southwest Kansas, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Kansas Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation; The Judge Hugh Means American Inn of Court. [1st Lt., Army Air Forces, 1943-1945]. Practice Areas: Probate; Real Estate; General Civil Practice.Email: Glee S. Smith, Jr.