Statement of Practice

General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice, Administrative, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Business, Communications and Telecommunications, Construction, Corporate, Economic Development, Entertainment, Estate Planning, Environmental, Financial Institutions, Government Relations, Health Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Media, Medical Malpractice Defense, Partnership, Planning and Zoning, Products Liability, Probate, Public Contract, Railroad, Real Estate, Securities, Sports, Tax and White Collar Criminal Law.

Clients

COUNSEL FOR: ALDI Inc.
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.
AMC Entertainment Inc.
American Royal Association
Americraft Carton, Inc.
Andrews McMeel Universal
Ash Grove Cement
A T & T Corporation
Bank of America, N.A.
Bayer Crop Science
BKD LLP
Benedictine College
BlueScope Steel Limited
Blue Valley School District
BNSF Railway Company
Broderson Manufacturing Company
Burns & McDonnell
Butler Manufacturing Company
Celeritas Technologies
Children's Mercy Hospital
City of Branson, Missouri
City of Prairie Village, Kansas
City of Springfield, Missouri
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Connecticut General Life Insurance
ConocoPhillips Inc.
CooperSurgical, Inc.
CST Industries, Inc.
Cummins, Inc.
Daimler-Chrysler
Dairy Farmers of America
Danisco USA, Inc.
Dartmouth College
Deere & Company
DST Systems, Inc.
Edison Schools
GEAR For Sports
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
General Motors Corporation
Great Southern Bank
Hall Family Foundation
Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
Harry Cooper Supply Company
Helena Chemical Company
Hewlett Packard Company
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
Jack Cooper Transport Company, Inc.
John Q. Hammons Hotels Inc.
Johnson County Community College
KCTV Channel 5
KSHB TV - 41
Kansas Bioscience Authority
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
The Kansas City Star Company
Kansas City Terminal Railway Company
Kansas Hospital Association
Kansas State University Foundation
Kansas University Endowment Association
Kansas University Physicians
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Little Blue Valley Sewer District
Lockton Companies, Inc.
Longs Drug Stores
Martin Marietta Corporation
May Company
Medical Assurance Insureds
Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust
MGP Ingredients
Missouri Hospital Association
Payless ShoeSource, Inc.
Permacel Automotive
PetSmart
Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.
Ply Gem Industries, Inc.
Preferred Physicians Medical
Premium Standard Farms
Republic Services, Inc.
Russell Stover Candies, Inc.
ScriptPro Inc.
Security Benefit Life Insurance Co.
Shawnee Mission Unified School District #512
Shinn Fu Companies
Sisters of Mercy Health System
Sprint Nextel Corporation
St. John's Health System
State Farm Insurance Co.
Stouse, Inc.
Tenet HealthCare, Inc.
T-Mobile Wireless Corporation
Tension Envelope Corp.
Time Warner Cable
Tyson Foods
University of Kansas Medical Center
The University of Missouri
U.S. Engineering Company
Variform, Inc.
Wells Fargo Financial Leasing
Whitman's Candies, Inc.
YRC Worldwide
Young Men's Christian Association
Zimmer Companies, Inc.

Address

Building 82, Suite 1000
10851 Mastin Boulevard
Overland Park, KS 66210-2007, (Johnson Co.)

Phone

Phone: 913-451-5100
Facsimile: 913-451-0875

Website

http://www.lathropgage.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For Complete Biographical Data on all Personnel, see Professional Biographies at Kansas City, Missouri)

PARTNERS

Shannon K. Barks (Partner) born Binghamton, New York, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Kansas; 1991, Missouri. Education: Wichita State University (B.A., 1987); University of Kansas (J.D., 1990). Author: "Tax Advantaged Retirement Planning: Selling Life Insurance in the Roth IRA Market," Journal of the American Society of CLU & CHFC, July 1998; "New Charitable Remainder Trust Spousal Consent Rules," Children's Mercy Hospital's Estate Planning Matters, Fall 2005 Issue. Member: The Missouri Bar (Probate and Trust Committee); Eastern Kansas Estate Planning Society; Estate Planning Society of Kansas City; American Society of Financial Planning Professionals; Children's Mercy Hospital Donald H. Chisholm Planned Giving Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts; Probate; Tax; Estate Administration; Charitable Organizations Law; Business Succession Planning; Corporate; Real Estate.Email: Shannon K. Barks

R. Scott Beeler (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1976); Washburn University (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate; Zoning Law; Land Use; Business Law; Construction Law.Email: R. Scott Beeler

Brett C. Bogan (Partner) born Salina, Kansas, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Kansas; 1993, Missouri. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1989); Washburn University (J.D., with honors, 1992); University of Denver (LL.M., in Taxation, 1993). Phi Alpha Delta (Treasurer, 1991-1992). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Real Estate, 1990. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Forum on Franchising). Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate; Securities.Email: Brett C. Bogan

Jeffrey O. Ellis (Partner) born Parsons, Kansas, 1944; admitted to bar, 1977, Kansas; 1993, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1966); Washburn University (J.D., with honors, 1977). Co-Author: "Collaborative Negotiations in a Competitive Environment," National Trial Lawyer, May, 1992; "Peer Review Handbook". The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law, 2003-2009. Super Lawyers Top 100 in Missouri and Kansas, Top 50 in Kansas City. Member: Kansas Bar Association (Past President, Health Law Section); American Health Lawyers Association; Kansas Association of Healthcare Attorneys (Past President); Kansas City Society of Healthcare Attorneys (Past President); Missouri Society of Hospital Attorneys. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1968-1974]. Practice Areas: Health Law; General Insurance; Corporate.Email: Jeffrey O. Ellis

David R. Frye (Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 1997, Kansas. Education: University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.S.B.A., 1993); St. Louis University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Recipient, Health Law Certificate from St. Louis University School of Law. Member: KCMBA/YLS Ross T. Roberts Inn of Court - 2001-2002. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Tort Litigation.Email: David R. Frye

Jennifer M. Hannah (Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri; 1999, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1995); Creighton University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Jennifer M. Hannah

Lewis A. Heaven, Jr. (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2006, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1977); University of Sydney, Australia (Fellowship of Law, 1974). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. City Attorney, Merriam, Kansas, 1983-2000. Member: American College of Mortgage Attorneys; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Land Use; Construction; Corporate.Email: Lewis A. Heaven, Jr.

Gerald M. Kraai (Partner) born Orange City, Iowa, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Iowa; 1981, Missouri; 2005, Kansas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa; U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1991. Education: University of Iowa (B.S.I.E., 1964; J.D., with distinction, 1967). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Member, Iowa District Court Judicial Nominating Commission, District 3B, 1980. Practice Areas: Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law; Litigation.Email: Gerald M. Kraai

Robert J. Lambrechts (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, 1959; admitted to bar, 1990, Missouri; 1994, Kansas; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2000. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S.M.E., 1981; M.S.M.E., 1982); St. Louis University (J.D., 1990). Professional Engineer, 1987. Licensed Patent Practitioner. Author: "Missouri Air Permit Law - Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review," Vol. 2, No. 2, Sept. 1994; "The Clean Air Act's Accidental Release Program," Missouri Environmental Law and Policy Review, Vol. 5, No. 1, Sept. 1997. Adjunct Faculty University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and School of Computing and Engineering, 1993—. Former Environmental Engineer, EPA, Region 7, Air Planning Section. Special Assistant to EPA Regional Administrator (Region 7), 1991-1995. [Commander, U.S. Navy Reserve, 1990—; currently serving as Campus Liaison Officer, University of Missouri-Kansas City]. Practice Areas: Environmental; Intellectual Property.Email: Robert J. Lambrechts

Catherine P. Logan (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Missouri; 1988, Kansas. Education: Smith College, University of Kansas (B.A., with honors, 1972); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., with distinction, 1976). Order of the Bench and Robe. Comments Editor, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review, 1975-1976. Law Clerk to Judge David J. Dixon, Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, 1976-1977. Practice Areas: Corporate; Business; Real Estate; Public Finance; Municipal Law.Email: Catherine P. Logan

Alson R. Martin (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1973, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1976, Kansas, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., with highest distinction, 1968); New York University (J.D., cum laude, 1971; LL.M., Taxation, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Root-Tilden Scholar. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Tax, Corporate and Estate Planning, 1983—; Outstanding Lawyers of America, 2002—; Chambers America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2006—; Euromoney Guide to Leading U.S. Tax Lawyers, 1997—; Missouri-Kansas Super Lawyers, 2005—. Recipient, "Outstanding Service Award," Kansas Bar Association, 1985. Note and Comment Editor, New York University Law Review, 1970-1971. Author, "Limited Liability Company and Partnership Answer Book," Aspen Publishers, 1996, Supplement, 2004. Co-Author, Kansas Corporation Law & Practice (Including Tax Aspects), Kansas Bar Association (3d ed.), 1992; Technical Editor, The 401(k) Advisor (Monthly Newsletter, Panel Publishers), 1997—; "404(c) Not Exclusive Method For Participant Direction," The 401(k) Advisor, Vol. 13, No. 5, May 2006; "Affiliated Service Groups; Feeling Your Way Through the Fog," ALI-ABA Business Law Course Materials Journal, October 2004; "Defined Contribution Health Plans: Recent IRS Guidance for HRAs: Planning and Unresolved Issues," 401(k) Advisor, Vol. 9, No. 11, November 2002; "Pension Plan Mergers into 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plans After Rev. Rul. 2002-42," 401(k) Advisor, Vol. 9, No. 8, August 2002; "Family Wealth Transfer and Education Benefits After EGTRRA," ALI-ABA Estate Planning Course Materials Journal Vol. 8, No. 4, pp.5-22, August 2002; "Unreasonable Compensation-Pediatric Surgical Poses a Major New Threat for PCs," Journal of Taxation, July 2002; "ESOPs and Life Insurance," The 401(k) Advisor, Volume 9, No. 3, March 2002; "The New IRS Required Minimum Distribution Regulations," The 401(k) Advisor, April 2001; "Converting Former Employees' ESOP Accounts to Non-Stock Investments Requires Careful Planning," 91 Journal of Taxation 299, November 1999; "Goodwill and PSCs - Recent Cases Offer Planning Possibilities on Dissolution and Conversion," 90 Journal of Taxation 148, March 1999; "Allowing Participant Directed Investments Can Reduce Liability, But Employer and Fiduciary Retirement Plan Liability Remains," Pension Focus, The Resource for Maintaining Today's Qualified Retirement Plan, April 1997; "KSOPs-Specialized 401(k) Plans," The 401(k) Advisor, Vol. 2, No. 8, P 4, August 1995; "Protection of Retirement Assets From Creditors More Clouded Since Patterson v. Shumate," Journal of Taxation of Employee Benefits, March/April 1995; "Rulings on Sales Proceeds May Create Serious Obstacle for ESOP Fiduciaries," Journal of Taxation; January/February 1995— Co-chair and Annual Speaker, ALI-ABA national program entitled "Representing Professional and Closely Held Businesses; Qualified Plans, Health Care and Tax Matters." Speaker numerous times at: ALI-ABA and American Bar Association meetings; ESOP Association National Convention, Washington, D.C. and Las Vegas. Speaker: Southern Federal, Alabama, Georgia Federal, Kansas and Missouri Tax Conferences; ALI-ABA Sophisticated Estate Planning; Notre Dame Estate Planning Symposium; Ohio Pension Conference; numerous national, state and local seminars. Adjunct Professor: University of Kansas Law School, 1976-1979; University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1977-1979. Chair, ABA Tax Section Personal Services Organization Committee, 1994-1996. President, Tax Section, Kansas Bar Association, 1984-1985. Kansas Bar Association Representative, Kansas Tax Institute, 1980—. Life Member, American Tax Policy Institute, 1989—. Trustee, Johnson County Community College, 1979-1982. Delegate: White Conference on Small Business, 1995; Saver's Summit, 2006. President and Director, Small Business Council of America (a national tax and employee benefits lobbying group, and has testified in Congress regarding federal tax legislation). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section). Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel; American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. [Lt., JAGC, U.S. Navy, 1972-1975]. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Health Care; Business Law.Email: Alson R. Martin

Lyle D. Pishny (Partner) born Marysville, Kansas, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Kansas. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1973); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1976); University of Missouri-Kansas City (LL.M. in Taxation, 1979). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Member, Barristers. Editor, Journal of Air Law & Commerce, 1975-1976. Member: Kansas Bar Association (Past President, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate; Estate Planning.Email: Lyle D. Pishny

Andrew R. Ramirez (Partner) born Columbus, Georgia, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Kansas, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1991, U.S. Claims Court; 2007, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1983; B.S.B.A., 1983; J.D., 1985). Adjunct Professor, University of Kansas Law School, 1986-1989. Commissioner, 1988, Chair, 1989, Kansas Commission on Civil Rights. Member, Kansas Supreme Court Board of Discipline, 1995+. Commissioner, 1995-2002, Chair, 1997, Lawrence Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission. Judge Pro Tempore: District Court, Seventh Judicial District, Kansas, 1991-1995; Municipal Court, City of Lawrence, Kansas, 1985-1990. President, Downtown Lawrence, Inc., 1988. Member: Leadership Lawrence 1989; Leadership Kansas, 1991. Director, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, 1991. Member, Rotary Club. Listed in Best Lawyers of America, 2005-2009. Listed Kansas and Missouri Super Lawyers, 2006-2009. Member: Douglas County (President, 1997-1998; President, Young Lawyers' Section, 1986) and Kansas (Past Chair, Professional Ethics Grievance Committee, 1985-1988) Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar; American Health Lawyers Association; Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys (Director, 2003-2004). Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate; General Business.Email: Andrew R. Ramirez

Frederick K. Starrett (Partner) born Lincoln, Nebraska, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Nebraska; 1977, Kansas; 1987, Missouri. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1969); Creighton University (J.D., 1976). Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Washburn University, 1982-1986. Judicial Nominating Commissioner, 10th Judicial District, 2000—. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates. [Lt., j.g., USNR, 1969-1972]. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Business Litigation; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice.Email: Frederick K. Starrett

Curtis L. Tideman (Partner) born Fort Benning, Georgia, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Iowa and Nebraska; 1988, Kansas and Missouri. Education: University of Nebraska-Lincoln (B.A., 1982); Creighton University (J.D., 1985). Member, Moot Court Board, 1984-1985. Assistant Editor, Creighton Law Review, 1984-1985. Practice Areas: Education Law; Business Litigation; Insurance.Email: Curtis L. Tideman

John L. Vratil (Partner) born Great Bend, Kansas, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Kansas; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1967); University of Southampton, Southampton, England; University of Kansas (J.D., 1971); University of Exeter, Exeter, England. Member, Editorial Board, Kansas Law Review, 1969-1971. Member, Kansas State Senate, 1998—. Member: Johnson County (President, 1979-1980) and Kansas (President, 1995-1996; Board of Governors, 1988-1997) Bar Associations. National Conference of Bar Presidents; Southern Conference of Bar Presidents; Kansas Judicial Council. Special Agencies: Kansas Sentencing Commission, 2000—; Kansas Criminal Code Recodification Commission, 2007—. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Appellate Litigation; Real Estate; Education Law.Email: John L. Vratil

Kenneth L. Weltz (Partner) born Hays, Kansas, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Kansas; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: St. Mary of the Plains (B.A., 1970); Western New England College (J.D., 1976). Ellis County Attorney, 1977-1979. Assistant United States Attorney, 1979-1981. Member: Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Railroad Asbestos Litigation.Email: Kenneth L. Weltz

Harry E. Wigner, Jr. (Partner) born Atwood, Kansas, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Missouri; 1984, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., with highest distinction, 1977); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Kansas Development Finance Authority (Member, 1987-1991; Vice Chair, 1990-1991). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions; Corporate; Real Estate; Planning and Zoning Law.Email: Harry E. Wigner, Jr.

Kimberly A. Wingate (Partner) born Wichita, Kansas; admitted to bar, 1996, California; 1997, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2006, Missouri; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1998. Education: Wichita State University (B.S., 1990); University of San Diego (J.D., 1995). (Resident, Kansas City, Missouri Office). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Intellectual Property; Patents and Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Kimberly A. Wingate

ASSOCIATES

Amy M. Brozenic (Associate) born Kansas City, Kansas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Missouri; 2006, District of Columbia. (Not admitted in Kansas). Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 2002); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Amy M. Brozenic

Erin E. Clark (Associate) born Overland Park, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2008, Kansas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., 2005); Texas Wesleyan School of Law (J.D., 2008). Phi Delta Phi. Participant, Moot Court. Member, Texas Wesleyan Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Erin E. Clark

Matthew K. Corbin (Associate) born Wichita, Kansas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2003). Order of the Coif. Recipient, C.C. Stewart Award in Law. Member, University of Kansas Law Review. Law Clerk to: Hon. Mary Beck Briscoe, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 2005-2006; Hon. George Thomas VanBebber, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Kansas, 2003-2005. Member, Earl E. O'Connor Inn of Court, 2004—. Co-author: "Walking the Legal Tightrope: Serving Timely Process When Filing State Claims in Federal Court," Oct. 2004. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Matthew K. Corbin

Matthew L. Heffner (Associate) born Topeka, Kansas, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Kansas; 2005, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1999); Georgetown University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Torts; Construction Defects; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Matthew L. Heffner

Rebecca J. King (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Kansas; 2004, Missouri. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1999); University of Kansas (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Rebecca J. King

Jason C. Peters (Associate) born Hays, Kansas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Kansas; 2005, Missouri. Education: Ft. Hays State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); University of Virginia (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporate Law.Email: Jason C. Peters

A. Justin Poplin (Associate) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Kansas; 2005, Missouri and Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2002. Education: University of Kansas (B.S.M.E., 2001); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Pi Sigma Tau; Order of Omega; Golden Key. Law Clerk for Administrative Patent Judge John McQuade, United States Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, 2003. Author, "The Rule Against Recapture in Reissues: An Interpretation of Ex Parte Eggert," 86 JPTOS 972, 2004. Certified Patent Attorney. Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: A. Justin Poplin

Brandy L. Rea (Associate) born Columbus, Nebraska, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Kansas; 2008, Missouri. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.A., 2004); Creighton University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Recipient, Dean's Merit Scholarship, Creighton University. Member, Creighton University Law Review. Member: Creighton University Law Ambassadors, 2004-2007; University of Nebraska Honors Program. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Brandy L. Rea

Julie A. Roth (Associate) born Waterloo, Iowa; admitted to bar, 2002, Kansas; 2004, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1997; M.H.S.A., 2002; J.D., 2002). Author: Fundamentals of Law for Health Informatics and Information Management - Chapters on Evidence, Consent to Treatment, and Risk Management & Quality Improvement; "Getting 'Hip' to Other Privacy Laws Part I," Journal of AHIMA 75, no. 2 (February 2004): 50-52; "Getting 'Hip' to Other Privacy Laws Part II," Journal of AHIMA 75, no. 3 (March 2004): 64-65, 67. Legal Teaching Positions: Legal Aspects of Health Care, 2002-2007, University of Kansas Department of Health Information Management; Reimbursement, 2005-2007, University of Kansas Department of Health Information Management; Health Care Delivery Systems, 2003-2007, University of Kansas Department of Health Information Management. Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), 1997—. Member: American Health Lawyers Association; American Health Information Management Association; Kansas Health Information Management Association. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Julie A. Roth

Melissa Hoag Sherman (Associate) born Kansas City, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2001, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2002, Missouri and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., with highest distinction, 1998); University of Kansas (J.D., 2001). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Kansas Law Review, 2000-2001. National Moot Court Competition, 2000. Law Clerk, Honorable Steve Leben, 2001-2002. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Eminent Domain.Email: Melissa Hoag Sherman

David E. Waters (Associate) born Leavenworth, Kansas, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Kansas; 2003, Missouri. Education: Kansas State University (B.A., 1999); University of Kansas (J.D., 2002).. Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate.Email: David E. Waters

OF COUNSEL

Laura J. Bond (Of Counsel) born Fairfax, Missouri, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Kansas; 1990, Missouri. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia; Northwest Missouri State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1983); University of Kansas (J.D., 1989). Order of the Coif. Note and Comment Editor, Kansas Law Review, 1988-1989. Lecturer, University of Kansas School of Law, 1999—. Member: Kansas Bar Association (Health Law Section); American Health Lawyers Association; Kansas Association for Hospital Attorneys; Missouri Society of Hospital Attorneys; Greater Kansas City Society of Hospital Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Law.Email: Laura J. Bond

Marshall S. Honeyman (Of Counsel) born Wichita, Kansas, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Kansas; 2001, Missouri; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2001. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 1988); Washburn University (J.D., 1991). Contributing Author and Editor, Intellectual Property Law Monthly, 2002. Associate Solicitor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1999-2001. Member: The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE); American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Marshall S. Honeyman

Carrie E. Josserand (Of Counsel) born Winfield, Kansas, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Kansas; 1999, Missouri. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1995; J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Carrie E. Josserand

Daniel E. Kuhn (Of Counsel) born Belleville, Illinois, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; 2003, Kansas. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., 1995); St. Louis University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Collections.Email: Daniel E. Kuhn

Tad C. Layton (Of Counsel) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Kansas. Education: Washburn University (B.A., 2000; J.D., Tax Law Certificate, 2003). Phi Alpha Delta; Treasurer, 2001-2002. Member, Trial Advocacy Team, Washburn University Law School, 2001-2003; Order of Barristers. Recipient, American College of Trial Lawyers Award, 2003. Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy Teams and Intensive Trial Advocacy Program, Washburn University Law School, 2003-2005. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts and Estates.Email: Tad C. Layton

Thomas V. Murray (Of Counsel) born Phoenix, Arizona, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1969); University of Michigan (J.D., 1972). Lecturer in Law, Evidence, University of Kansas, 1980. Lecturer, University of Kansas Bar Review Course, 1975-82 (Evidence). Author, "Interest and Usury in Kansas: Current Developments," 50 J.B.A.K. 270 (1981). Co-Author, "Insurance Defense Counsel - Conflicts of Interest," 41 FICC Quarterly 283 (1991). Member: Kansas Bar Association (President, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1982-1983); Kansas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1993-1998); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (Regional Vice President, 1994-1997; Director, 1997-1999); Kansas Board of Law Examiners (1995—, Chairman, 2006—); Kansas Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1999-2005). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Banking Law.Email: Thomas V. Murray

Martha A. Ross (Of Counsel) born Wichita, Kansas, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., with distinction, 1987; J.D., 1990). Order of the Coif. Staff Member, University of Kansas Law Review, 1989-1990. Law Clerk to the Hon. Deanell Reece Tacha, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1990-1991. Staff Attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1991-1992. Member: American Health Lawyers Association; Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys; Health Care Compliance Association; American College of Healthcare Executives; Kansas City Society of Hospital Attorneys; Kansas Women Attorneys Association. Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Martha A. Ross

Tammy M. Somogye (Of Counsel) born Independence, Missouri, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Kansas; 1998, Missouri; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: William Jewell College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Kansas (J.D., with distinction, 1997). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Kansas Law Review, 1995-1997. Law Clerk, Hon. Steve Leben, Johnson County District Court, 1997-1998. Leadership Olathe Graduate, 2000. 21st Century Leadership Institute Graduate, 2001. Leadership Overland Park Graduate, 2002. Member: National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys; Kansas Association of School Boards. Special Agencies: Kansas State Department of Education; Kansas Human Rights Commission; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Employment; Education Law; Business Litigation.Email: Tammy M. Somogye

William K. Waugh III (Of Counsel) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Missouri; 1984, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., with distinction, 1965; J.D., with highest distinction, 1968). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2009. Note Editor, Kansas Law Review, 1967-1968. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts & Estates, Taxation, 1993-2007. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Decedents Estates; Family Wealth Transfer.Email: William K. Waugh III

Charles E. Wetzler (Of Counsel) born Marysville, Kansas, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (A.B., 1960; LL.B., 1963). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Editorial Board, Kansas Law Review, 1962-1963. City Attorney, Prairie Village, Kansas, 1973—. Member: Johnson County (President, 1970-1971) and Kansas (Member, Board of Governors, 1990-1995) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Family Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Charles E. Wetzler

All Attorneys are members of the American Bar Association, and various local and regional bar associations.