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| | Address | | 515 South Kansas Avenue | | Topeka, Kansas 66603-3999 | | (Shawnee Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds & Palmer, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice including Taxation, Tort Litigation, Business, Securities, Health Care and Hospital Law, Insurance, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Employment, Pension and Estates, Governmental Relations, Administrative Law. | | Year Established: 1881 | Firm Profile:
Renowned for our practice in health law and complex commercial transactions and litigation, Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds & Palmer also offers services in corporate planning and compliance, administrative, regulatory and licensure, estate planning and taxation, small business employment and workers compensation. | | Firm Size: 15 | Languages:
Language: English. | Clients:
LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: American Fidelity Insurance Co.; Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.; Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance Co.; National Farmers Union Property and Casualty Co.; National Student Loan Program; Farmers Insurance Group; Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Company; Westar Energy; Bartlett & West Engineers; American Investors Life Ins. Co.; Ohio Hospital Insurance Co.; Intramed Insurance Co.; Reciprocal Group of America; Educational Credit Management Corp. |
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: American Home Life Insurance Co.; Central Regional Dental Testing Service, Inc.; Columbian National Title Insurance Co.; Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka; Kansas Hospital Assn.; Heartland Community Bankers Association; Martin Tractor Co.; The Menninger Foundation; Stormont-Vail HealthCare, Inc.; Topeka Chamber of Commerce; Washburn University of Topeka; Kansas Association of Counties; The Capper Foundation; GTrust; Jetz Service Company. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Arthur E. Palmer (Member) born Emporia, Kansas, November 18, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Kansas; 2004, Missouri, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Washburn University (B.B.A., 1960; J.D., 1963). Delta Theta Phi. Lecturer on Labor Law and Appellate Practice, Washburn University, 1968-1972. Assistant Attorney General of Kansas, 1963-1964. Member, 1986— and Chairman, 1992-1996, Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys. Member: Topeka (President, 1987-1988), Kansas (President, Employment Law Section, 1982-1984) and American (Fellow) Bar Associations; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute, Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys; Kansas Bar Foundation (President, 2001-2002). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Health Care; Business Litigation. Email: Arthur E. Palmer | | H. Philip Elwood (Member) born Wichita, Kansas, June 22, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Wichita State University (B.A., 1968); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Board of Governors, Washburn University School of Law, 2004—. Member: Topeka, Kansas and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Tax Law; Securities; Estate Planning. Email: H. Philip Elwood | | Harold S. Youngentob (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, January 22, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1972, Kansas; 1998, Missouri. Education: Hunter College (A.B., 1966); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1969). Former Member, Civil Justice Reform Advisory Group, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Mediator, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Member: Topeka, Kansas and American Bar Associations; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Practice; Trial Practice; Labor and Employment Law. Email: Harold S. Youngentob | | Patrick M. Salsbury (Member) born Topeka, Kansas, March 18, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Washburn University (B.B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Topeka (Treasurer, 1979-1983; Secretary, 2001-2005; President, 2006—) and Kansas Bar Associations; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Trial Practice; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation. Email: Patrick M. Salsbury | | John H. Stauffer, Jr. (Member) born Topeka, Kansas, August 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Kansas; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: Washburn University (B.B.A., 1976); University of Kansas (J.D., 1979). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Topeka, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Securities; Communications Law. Email: John H. Stauffer, Jr. | | N. Larry Bork (Member) born Council Bluffs, Iowa, November 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1984, Nebraska and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Federal Claims.. Education: Midland Lutheran College (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Kansas State University; Creighton University (J.D., 1983). Member, Blue Key. Member: Creighton University Moot Court Board, 1981-1983; Creighton University Law Review, 1982-1983. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Washburn University of Topeka, 1986-1989. Member: Topeka, Kansas and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental; Civil Practice; Trial Practice; Insurance Defense; Bankruptcy. Email: N. Larry Bork | | Nathan D. Leadstrom (Member) born Chanute, Kansas, April 20, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri; 2003, Missouri. Education: Pittsburg State University (B.A., 1998); Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Topeka, Kansas and American Bar Associations; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; Sam A. Crow Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Hospital Law; Health Care; Insurance Defense; Trademarks; Appellate Practice; Copyrights; Civil Practice. Email: Nathan D. Leadstrom | | OF COUNSEL | | Gerald L. Goodell (Of Counsel) born Topeka, Kansas, July 31, 1932; admitted to bar, 1958, Kansas. Education: Washburn University of Topeka (B.B.A., 1954; J.D., 1958; Honorary Doctor of Law, 2002). Delta Theta Phi. Lecturer on Mortgages and Trial Practice, Washburn University Law School, 1961-1985. Member: Board for Indigent Defense Service, 1988-1991; District Judicial Nominating Commission, 1976-2000. Editor, Real Estate Practice Handbook, Kansas Bar Association, 1975, revised, 1985. Member: Topeka (President, 2000-2001), Kansas (President, 1985-1986) and American Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Kansas Bar Foundation (President, 1994); Kansas Board of Law Examiners (Member, 1992—; Chairman, 1996—); Kansas Judicial Council (Member, 1995—); Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission (Member, 2006—). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Trust Planning; Estate Planning; Civil Practice; Trial Practice; Insurance Defense; Health Care Law; Environmental Law. Email: Gerald L. Goodell | | Wayne T. Stratton (Of Counsel) born Topeka, Kansas, December 16, 1933; admitted to bar, 1958, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas; 1969, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Washburn University of Topeka (A.B., 1955; J.D., 1958). Delta Theta Phi. Lecturer on Trial Techniques, Washburn University School of Law, 1967-1984. Member, 1973-1977 and President, 1976, Topeka Board of Education. Member, 1977-1981 and Chairman, 1980, Washburn University Board of Regents. Member: Topeka (President, 1984), Kansas and American (Fellow) Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Kansas Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1985); American Board of Trial Advocates (Past President, Kansas Chapter); Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys (Past President); Sam Crow American Inns of Court (President, 1998-1999). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Trial Practice; Insurance Defense; Health Care Law. Email: Wayne T. Stratton | | Gerald J. Letourneau (Of Counsel) born Aurora, Kansas, March 27, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Kansas. Education: Benedictine College (B.S., 1959); Washburn University (J.D., 1962); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1965). Phi Alpha Delta. Editor, Washburn Law Journal, 1961-1962 and New York University Intramural Law Review, 1963-1964. Co-Author, Kansas Real Estate Handbook, 1987. Member: Topeka (President, 1992-1993), Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Probate. Email: Gerald J. Letourneau | | John A. Bausch (Of Counsel) born Topeka, Kansas, February 27, 1925; admitted to bar, 1950, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Washburn University of Topeka (B.B.A., 1949; LL.B., 1950). Municipal Court Judge, 1968-1969. Member: Topeka, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Probate; Workers Compensation. Email: John A. Bausch | | ASSOCIATES | | Miranda K. Owens (Associate) born Bushton, Kansas, August 12, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Kansas State University (B.S., 2000; M.Acc., 2001); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Topeka, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Taxation; Tax-Exempt Organizations. Email: Miranda K. Owens | | Richard J. Raimond (Associate) born Manchester, England, September 30, 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Kansas. Education: University of Bristol (B.A., 1999), University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2006). Recipient, Mary Ann Chamber Service Award, 2006. Note and Comment Editor, Kansas Law Review, 2005-2006. Author: "The Role of Indefinite Detention in Anti-Terrorism Legislation," 54 Kansas Law Review Sis, 2006. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Collections; Health Care; Insurance; Litigation. Email: Richard J. Raimond | | Cody G. Robertson (Associate) born Topeka, Kansas; admitted to bar, 2007, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Washburn University of Topeka (B.A., 2002; J.D., 2006). Member: Topeka, Kansas and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Health Care Litigation; Construction Law. | | Mary E. Christopher (Associate) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, March 31, 1958; admitted to bar, 2001, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Kansas State University (B.A., English Literature, 1982); Washburn University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Phi Beta Kappa. Research Attorney, Honorable Bob Abbott, Kansas Supreme Court. Author: "Confidentiality after Amos v. Commissioner," (77 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 4, 2008); "Liquidated Damages - When is the Claimant Entitled to Prejudgment Interest?" (73 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association, 2004); "Note: Time to Bite the Bullet: A Look at State Implementation of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act," 40 Washburn Law Journal 480, 2001. Member: Topeka Bar Association; Kansas Bar Association; Women Attorneys Association of Topeka. Practice Areas: Health Care(40%); Civil Litigation(40%); Business Transactions(10%); Appellate Practice(10%). Email: Mary E. Christopher | Member of the State Capital Law Firm Group (Member firms of the State Capital Law Firm Group practice independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of law). |
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