Mr. Ronald W. Nelson

1981, Kansas
1981, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
1992, U.S. Supreme Court
2004, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He served two terms on the American Bar Association Family Law Section Governing Council and three terms as Chair of the KBA Family Law Section. He continues to serve in leadership positions in the ABA Section of Family Law, serves as Legislative Liaison for the KBA Family Law Section monitoring family law issues in the Kansas Legislature, is Chair of the Johnson County (Kansas) Family law Bench-Bar Committee, and is on the Family Law Advisory Committee of the Kansas Judicial Council. He was the ABA Family Law Section Advisor to the Uniform Law Commission's Committee drafting amendments on Implementation of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children, including the 2013 revisions to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). He participated on an American Bar Association Family Law Section Committee drafting Standards of Practice for Lawyers Representing Children in Custody Cases, a committee drafting the a Model Relocation of Children Act, and various other committees within the Section. He also participated on the Uniform Law Commission's Study Committee exploring the possibility of a Uniform Third Party Custody and Visitation Act and is an Observer to the resulting drafting committee. Fellow: of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He served two terms on the American Bar Association Family Law Section Governing Council and three terms as Chair of the KBA Family Law Section. He continues to serve in leadership positions in the ABA Section of Family Law, serves as Legislative Liaison for the KBA Family Law Section monitoring family law issues in the Kansas Legislature, is Chair of the Johnson County (Kansas) Family law Bench-Bar Committee, and is on the Family Law Advisory Committee of the Kansas Judicial Council. He was the ABA Family Law Section Advisor to the Uniform Law Commission's Committee drafting amendments on Implementation of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children, including the 2013 revisions to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). He participated on an American Bar Association Family Law Section Committee drafting Standards of Practice for Lawyers Representing Children in Custody Cases, a committee drafting the a Model Relocation of Children Act, and various other committees within the Section. He also participated on the Uniform Law Commission's Study Committee exploring the possibility of a Uniform Third Party Custody and Visitation Act and is an Observer to the resulting drafting committee. Member: Johnson County; Kansas (President, Family Law Section, 2000-2001, 2002-2003, 2003-2004; Legislative Committee, 1990—) and American (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Law Practice Management; FLS Governing Council, 2000-2006) Bar Associations; International Child Abduction Attorneys Network; Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.