MEMBERS OF FIRM
Owen J. Redmond, Jr. (1919-1981).
Edward J. Nazar (Member) born Cohoes, New York, December 10, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, Kansas. Education: Boston College (A.B., cum laude, 1971); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 1978). Member, 1976-1978 and Research Editor, 1977-1978, Washburn Law Journal. Standing Chapter 12 Trustee, 1986. Trustee of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 1981. Commissioner, Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, 1996-2000. Member, Board of Directors, University of Kansas Hospital Authority, 2001-2003. Director, American College of Bankruptcy Law Foundation. Member: Wichita, Kansas and American Bar Associations. American College of Bankruptcy Law. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Corporate Law.Email: Edward J. Nazar
Martin R. Ufford (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri, September 16, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Kansas. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1974); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., with honors, 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Washburn Law Journal, 1976-1977. Author: "Kansas Environmental Laws Handbook: Environmental Issues in Bankruptcy," (K.B.A. 1992); "Avoiding the Spectre of Environmental Liability: Recommendations for Financial Institutions and Trust Companies," 59J.K.B.A.15 (January, 1990). Member: Wichita and Kansas Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate Law; Probate Law.Email: Martin R. Ufford
W. Thomas Gilman (Member) born Paola, Kansas, November 24, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Kansas; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1990,U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Washburn University of Topeka (B.B.A., 1981; J.D., with honors, 1983). Co-Author: "Divorce Law: Lis Pendens, Judgment, Liens, Homestead Exemptions, and Bankruptcy," 60 J.K.B.A. 25, 1991. Author: "Sexually Abusive Defense Medical Exam Results In Outrage Verdict," 23 J.K.T.L.A. 3 (Jan. 2000). Member: Wichita (Member, Board of Governors, 1996-1998) and Kansas Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1995-2002). Reported Cases: Curtis Reed Johnson vs. Home State Bank, 501 U.S. 78, 111 S.Ct. 2150, 115 L.Ed 2d66. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy; Commercial Law.Email: W. Thomas Gilman
Patricia A. Gilman (Member) born Carrington, North Dakota, February 4, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Kansas. Education: Washburn University of Topeka (B.B.A., 1980; J.D., with honors, 1983). Member, Sedgwick County Law Library Board, 1988-1994. Member: Wichita (Member, Family Law Committee, 1985; Fee Dispute Committee, 1993 (Chair 2005); Ethics Committee, 1994-1995), Kansas (Member and Treasurer, Family Law Section, 1990) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; Wichita Women Attorneys Association (Treasurer, 1987-1989). Practice Areas: Family Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Divorce; Visitation Rights.Email: Patricia A. Gilman
ASSOCIATE
Aaron K. Johnstun (Associate) born Salt Lake City, Utah, September, 1975; admitted to bar, 2007, Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 2003); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Wichita (Member, Business Committee) and American Bar Associations; Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Corporate Law; General Litigation.Email: Aaron K. Johnstun
OF COUNSEL
Joseph H. Cassell (Of Counsel) born Plymouth, Indiana, November 7, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Indiana, 1980, Kansas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, District of Kansas and District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit; Supreme Court of Indiana; Supreme Court of Kansas. Education: Wabash College (A.B., 1971); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1975). Judge Pro Tempore, Marion Superior Court, 1978-1980. No. 5, State Hearing Officer, Indiana Violent Crimes Compensation Board, 1978-1979. Member: Kansas Trial Lawyers Association; American, Kansas, Wichita and Indiana State Bar Associations. (Resident). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Social Security Disability; Employment Law.Email: Joseph H. Cassell
L. Kathleen Harrell-Latham (Associate) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, December 20, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Kansas. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 2002); William Mitchell College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Wichita, Kansas and American Bar Associations; Wichita Women Attorneys; Kansas Women Attorneys Association; Wichita Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Litigation.Email: L. Kathleen Harrell-Latham