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FROM THE PRESIDENT C Edward Watson II My last article I can t believe it When I was elected in 2019 I had high hopes for my presidency I had planned for this year to go like every other year where Karin Kirk handled all the difficult stuff and I would take the credit But it didn t work out that way Karin announced her retirement in late Winter 2020 and shortly thereafter the country figured out we were in the midst of a global pandemic Losing Karin right at the beginning of the pandemic and my term was certainly traumatic But we were fortunate to be able to secure a new Executive Director Virdena Gilkey Virdena stands in her own right and I believe she is the Executive Director needed for the future of the WBA She brought and has leveraged her many years of human resources management event planning skills and experience to our organization She was the perfect person to help us navigate these tumultuous times I view the WBA as something more than a college of attorneys that get together periodically to laugh eat and drink That s part of what we do but not all we do We can also be a catalyst for positive change in our community This is the paradigm from which I have attempted to lead It is true COVID 19 affected everything that we did By May we closed the Law Center and canceled all in person committee meetings and luncheons I was unsure how the WBA was going to get its regular work done or whether the WBA would survive We didn t just make it through what my kids have coined the Year of COVID we accomplished quite a bit This article is not meant to be an ode to Eddie Watson It is meant to celebrate our collective strength I list our accomplishments to remind us that with purpose and a unified effort much can be accomplished Here is what we did during a global pandemic Strategic Plan Organizations engaging in a strategic plan process is nothing new or novel In fact the WBA completed its latest strategic plan under the administration of former President Jennifer Hill The results of that Strategic Plan guided the WBA for the past five or six years Many things have changed since then Younger lawyers engage with one another differently and don t seem to want to gather at the Law Center in the same way we used to People seem to want to receive information differently So we felt that it was time to examine our goals and processes The Board of Governors asked Aaron Breitenbach and Christy Campbell the incoming President Elect and Vice President respectively to lead a group of our attorneys to discuss the critical issues impacting our organization They did an incredible job and they did it mostly on Zoom I am happy to report that in the Year of COVID we were able to receive input from our members and complete a Strategic Plan The Strategic Plan can be used to guide the WBA for the next few years Sunflower Legal Job Fair For years I have attended legal job fairs in other communities to recruit attorneys to practice law in Wichita Wichita is a great community We all know that Why not invite the students to come here and interview with our firms I spoke to some of the practitioners at some of our local firms that may not travel around the country to recruit They welcomed the opportunity to interview students in person in Wichita This is a service the WBA should offer its member firms While we were a bit off cycle most legal job fairs are in the late summer or early fall we decided to take a practice run If successful we should do it again soon We formed an ad hoc committee of practitioners that recommended to the Board of Governors that the WBA host a legal job fair focusing on the smaller and medium sized firms The Board of Governors approved the recommendation We named it the Sunflower Legal Job Fair Former President Becky Mann our resident overachiever agreed to spearhead our effort As of the writing of this article we have at least 55 students and over 13 employers who are participating in the first ever legal job fair in our community I am thankful to all of the firms that agreed to help finance this endeavor We were able to offer this opportunity free of charge Only time will tell how successful this effort will be But I think the WBA should congratulate itself for planning putting a stake in the ground and implementing the Sunflower Legal Job Fair in the Year of COVID BAR O METER LITE JUNE 2021 PAGE 2

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FROM THE PRESIDENT CONTINUED Racial Justice Task Force What a year Right before my presidency we all learned about the death of George Floyd Should the WBA say anything at all After all we are not political Yeah right We debated it Ultimately the Board of Governors determined that it was appropriate to make a public response If an association of lawyers can t talk about justice who can We of course lawyered our response to the nth degree making sure we were being consistent with our mission and not too bombastic That s mostly a check on Eddie Watson which is often necessary and I am okay with that Everyone didn t agree with our statement But having diverse opinions is what we are all about I must say I am happy the Board of Governors agreed that it was important to speak up in that seminal moment The most important part of our statement is that we didn t want to just express outrage we wanted to take meaningful action Well we did do something We gathered attorneys of all types and experiences from all aspects of the bar young and old I mean seasoned racially diverse attorneys prosecutors defense attorneys government firm and in house corporate attorneys We made sure to include attorneys who lean left and those who lean right We asked the incoming President Monte Vines to lead this effort The Racial Justice Task Force met for nearly a year and discussed debated and researched whether there was anything about our local judicial system that was racist After a year s worth of work they prepared a report that we are all waiting to read I don t know the answers And I did not have any particular outcome in mind The process is what mattered They considered a variety of issues and ideas And now we can say in perpetuity that we tried to do something It is important for our community to know that the lawyers are having these discussions After all we are the people in town who have been trained to engage in critical thinking regarding difficult subjects I am thankful to Monte for leading the charge and taking on this difficult topic The report will be made available soon I am sure there will be additional work to do I am hopeful that we had the courage to overcome our fear of disagreement and to do the work Whatever the outcome I count the Racial Justice Task Force as a win in the Year of COVID Judge Gregory L Waller Public Interest Legal Fellowship Unfortunately this year we mourned the loss of Judge Gregory L Waller He had a wonderful career both as a prosecutor and as a jurist in the 18th District Court While we were considering his career we discovered that frequently there are public interest legal jobs available in Wichita that go unfilled because those jobs do not pay what other legal jobs pay and they do not pay what other public interest legal jobs pay in other communities Members of the Professional Diversity Committee recommended to the Board of Governors that a good way to honor Judge Waller s career and to do something meaningful and unique in our legal community with respect to public interest jobs was to create a legal fellowship in his name A no brainer in my opinion The Board of Governors agreed and we created the Waller Fellowship hoping to enhance the jobs of at least two new lawyers a year We asked former President Gloria Farha Flentje to lead our fundraising effort and Judge Jennifer Jones to lead the selection process We are well on our way to meeting our financial goals But we can use all of your help I am thankful to Gloria and Judge Jones for their efforts and guidance Bar o Meter Revamp When my term began the Bar o Meter was in crisis We didn t and still don t have many people interested in writing articles The cost of printing the monthly publication was increasing each year while at the same time the advertising revenues were decreasing The Board of Governors asked Judge Fleetwood and Karl Hesse to redesign and revamp our monthly publication so that we can stabilize our publication The Bar o Meter Committee studied the issue and recommended that going forward the WBA would produce four solid print magazines and the remaining versions would be distributed online Bar oMeter Lite This new format allows us to stay in touch with our colleagues cut our costs and has been wellreceived Other Things of Interest Like I said we didn t have much to do in the Year of COVID When the stay at home orders were issued we were challenged about how we would deliver CLE programming Well not only did the CLE Committee and our new CLE Director Cameron Martin meet the challenge and provide excellent CLE programming for the year with the inspiration from Richard Schodorf Security First Title Company planning and executing the Real Estate Barnstorm the WBA exceeded its previous offerings and budgeted revenue for CLE for 2020 21 Finally the WBA used the downtime to upgrade its facilities We through the Law Center and the support of the Law Library invested over 60 000 to improve our technology footprint Now we have the capability to record live presentations and pre record speakers in our conference area We can also host large in person groups and have presentations viewed on screen by those who may not have a good viewing vantage point in the room Finally we can stream presentations using the internet anywhere around the globe The year went incredibly fast even the Year of COVID We got a lot done I am proud of that I am confident that the new Board of Governors and the WBA Executive leadership will continue to tackle the issues that are important to our organization and our community Thank you all for the opportunity to serve It has been my honor PAGE 3 BAR O METER LITE JUNE 2021

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Tribute to Laurence Larry Hollis By Mel Gregory Larry Hollis passed on March 10 2021 His obituary can be found here https www legacy com obituaries kansas obituary aspx n laurence hollislarry pid 198025446 fhid 4860 It tells you that he was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to a military family He was an Air Force brat in the slang of the military and moved around a lot He ended up in Derby Kansas where he graduated from Derby High School and then entered the U S Navy He attended Washburn in Topeka for his undergrad and law school Larry started his legal career with Cecil Merkel but later operated his own law office In 1977 he became a judge for Eastborough Municipal Court and held this position until four years ago He was appointed as a District Court Hearing Officer in 2000 and was so employed until his retirement due to health a few years ago He also worked for Urban Renewal during his career What his obituary does not tell you is about Larry as a person Larry was married for 53 years to Linda Hollis and they had two children Chris Hollis and Brooke Howell Larry was devoted to them and their families Larry enjoyed life and often talked about his service in the Navy I would always make it a point of stopping by his office if he was in chambers to say hello and tell tall tales of past happiness Larry loved his time traveling the world in the Navy and we would compare notes as to our service We had a mini Army v Navy battle going on Larry was fair and gave equal treatment to attorneys as a judge in Eastborough and as a Hearing Officer for the 18th Judicial District There was no favoritism shown when Larry was the judge When talking to Linda Hollis she mentioned that Larry loved the trustees and attorneys who appeared in front of him as the hearing officer and he was motivated to always protect the best interests of children in his hearings He conducted a lot of child related hearings that affected the proper care including support of minor children He did a great job of protecting them Those decisions weighed on his soul and we often talked about the peril some kids faced growing up He was a renaissance man in that he knew about many different things and embraced new thoughts and ideas He always attacked a new idea or hobbies with gusto and would BAR O METER LITE JUNE 2021 learn as much as he could before going to another category He did woodwork and had his own workshop and built a shed at home He got the photography fever and would often want to talk cameras and photography with me in our impromptu sessions in his chambers He went through a phase of playing a lot of golf and even joined a country club He liked gardening and did that for quite some time His lifelong love was fishing He would go to lakes all over the area to fish and remained a fan of this activity until his passing Linda tells me that he was not a fan of traveling but did go on four cruises and did take family vacations but not often He was a person who loved to work and this took priority In the last years his health did not allow muchextended travel Larry was my friend We often knocked heads in court when we were both attorneys appearing against each other and when he was a judge or hearing officer and I was the attorney I always knew that Larry was representing his client zealously and there was never animosity After a contested hearing he would smile and we would head out either to a conference room or to the cafeteria to talk about things that friends talk about I will miss my friend and I am sure the Wichita Bar will also miss him I asked one of the former trustees who appeared often with him as the hearing officer for her thoughts Kay Gowen told me this I had the pleasure of appearing before Larry Hollis for many years in my capacity as a senior attorney for the Office of the Court Trustee Larry was always a good listener He treated everyone who appeared before him with the same professionalism Most of all he had a great sense of humor which made an impossible job so much easier I think the Wichita Bar has lost someone who can never be replaced I will remember him fondly This to me is the mark of a true judge hearing officer and attorney PAGE 4

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Honorable J Thomas Marten Retirement By Jennifer Magana Judge Thomas J Marten Senior U S District Court Judge for the District of Kansas retired May 1 after serving 25 years on the federal bench and serving as Chief Judge from 2014 17 Born in Topeka Judge Marten graduated from high school in Onaga then earned degrees in political science and law from Washburn University The seeds of his legal career were planted early Judge Marten s great uncle Delmas C Hill Uncle Buzz to the family was an attorney with a remarkable career a practicing lawyer in Wamego who ran for Congress before he was 30 served in the U S Army during WWII and was one of the Yamashita prosecutors and was state chair of the Kansas Democratic Party in 1948 Hill was also appointed by President Truman as U S District Judge the first with Wichita as a permanent duty station and was appointed by President Kennedy to the U S Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit He set a very high bar Judge Marten said When Judge Marten was around seven years old U S District Court Judge Delmas C Hill began taking his great nephew to the Kansas City Topeka and Wichita federal courthouses with him Judge Marten met his uncle s judicial colleagues and looked at the Wanted posters on the courthouse walls The event with Uncle Buzz that most impacted my life and career occurred during my first year of law school The U S Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held an oral argument at Washburn Law School Retired U S Supreme Court Justice Tom C Clark was on the panel along with Chief Judge David Lewis and Uncle Buzz U S District Judge Earl O Conner sat on one case as well Uncle Buzz invited my wife and me to dinner with the judges that evening Justice Clark and I were seated next to each other and began a friendship that resulted in my clerking for him in 1976 1977 Another early influence arose from Judge Marten s guitar playing which many of the WBA may recall from his memorable performances in the Bar Show My first rock band ultimately known as the Vegetables which started in the fall of 1965 included a classmate named Sam Crow II whose father was a lawyer in Topeka then a U S Magistrate Judge then a U S District Judge and ultimately a colleague of mine who is still on the bench Remarkable man Judge Sam Crow He was the one practicing lawyer I knew and he made a great impression on me as well His son Sam our drummer is a physician who has retired about three times interrupting his practice to serve overseas in the armed forces In addition to Uncle Buzz and Sam Crow another influence was his family s keen interest in social justice His parents and extended family were committed to equality Growing up in Topeka Brown v Board of Education was front and center and his fourth grade teacher Lucinda Todd had been the NAACP secretary who essentially put together the Brown plaintiffs and was herself a plaintiff It took years for me to realize the impact each of these factors had on my decision to go to law school and the direction my practice took afterward In the end all demonstrated how the law could be a force for positive social change PAGE 5 After clerking for a year for Justice Tom C Clark on the U S Courts of Appeals Judge Marten entered private practice with Kutak Rock in Omaha and Minneapolis before joining Bremyer Wise P A in McPherson where he had a civil and criminal trial practice for nearly fifteen years Judge Marten always enjoyed defending persons accused of crime One example a young man from Houston came to McPherson College to play football and was charged with a serious sexual offense within a few days A teammate of his asked me to visit with him which I did at the jail that evening The next morning at a firm meeting I told my partners I wanted to represent him that we would not be paid but that I was convinced he needed help My mentor best friend the finest lawyer and man I have ever known Bob Wise said Isn t this why you went to law school What a moment It all worked out case dismissed by a courageous prosecutor I had the finest partners a fellow could ever hope to have Bob Wise sadly died of COVID around the holiday season a few months ago A huge loss Judge Marten served the McPherson community as president of its Chamber of Commerce and its school district s Education Foundation and as a member of many other local boards and committees He has also been a trial advocacy instructor at Harvard Law School since 1989 and for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy since 1983 In October of 1995 President Bill Clinton named Judge Marten to fill a vacancy on the federal bench the Senate confirmed the appointment in January 1996 and he recalled the moment he received a special phone call Sen Dole called me just before the confirmation vote to tell me it was imminent and one of his aides Marcie Adler called with the news I had been confirmed Then I grabbed my bag and went to the McPherson County courthouse to try a custody case The Senate Judiciary Committee was a special time with most of my family and law partners there Senators Dole and Kassebaum made very kind and supportive statements about my nomination and Senator Dole made a special point of noting he and my father had been at Washburn at the same time the senator in law school and my father in undergraduate school a fact my dad had told him just prior to the hearing I would give anything to have a photo of my dad when the Senate Majority Leader mentioned him in his remarks It was an amazing experience from beginning to end If the process had ended anywhere along the way I would have been grateful for the opportunity to go as far as I did As it turned out it was like finding the rainbow connection BAR O METER LITE JUNE 2021

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Honorable J Thomas Marten Retirement Continued During his tenure Judge Marten had law clerks and Brian Wood served as his career clerk from Day 1 until Judge Marten s retirement He was incomparable as a law clerk friend and advisor to me and as a colleague and mentor to each of my term clerks Judge said Mike Lahey also served as his career clerk for a few years Each of my term law clerks was and remains exceptional in her or his own way This really goes beyond law clerks to my staff as well judicial assistants courtroom deputies and court reporters Judge Marten clearly left an impact on his clerks as well Molly Gordon U S Attorney s Office clerked for Judge Marten I will always feel lucky and grateful that I got to start my career with Judge Marten Judge Marten is brilliant a master of the rules of evidence a talented wordsmith and an incredible songwriter But more than anything I will always remember his kind heart and the way he treated people It didn t matter whether you were an attorney or a criminal defendant he treated everyone he met with the same level of respect compassion and kindness He truly believed in the power and hope of redemption He was never quick to anger and appreciated the fact that people in his courtroom were often experiencing one of the most stressful and important days of their lives Judge never forgot what it was like to be on the other side of the bench and treated everyone who appeared before him with respect Judge Marten s legacy will continue on in the hearts and minds of each and every person lucky enough to have had the privilege of appearing before him Ryan Meyer Fleeson Gooing Coulson Kitch L L C another former clerk recalled Judge Marten An important thing I learned or came to appreciate more fully during my tenure with Judge Marten is a quote that he used to keep with him on the bench The essence of the quote is that each person is more than simply the worst thing that person has ever done I know that Bryan Stevenson a lawyer and the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative has stated something similar to this but I m not sure Judge Marten s quote came from him or not In any event I think Judge Marten primarily used this quote as a reminder of the grave responsibility he had with respect to sentencing criminal defendants However I always got the distinct impression that Judge Marten tried to live his life according to this quote and specifically his judicial career While my practice does not involve criminal law the importance Judge Marten placed on this statement has always stuck with me and is something I try to keep in mind on a daily basis as well His clerks were not the only attorneys upon whom he made a lasting impression Cyd Gilman a former Federal Public Defender appeared before him frequently I have had many of the most heart stirring moments of my 42 year legal career in Judge Marten s courtroom As a federal criminal defense attorney most of my clients were extremely poor undereducated suffering from drug or alcohol addiction or mental illness often a minority or non English speaking and BAR O METER LITE JUNE 2021 sometimes not very likable Yet in every case he treated my clients with such dignity and respect Judge Marten truly believes that humans are capable of redemption and has done his best to provide defendants with a workable and creative sentencing plan to successfully transform their lives He has treated and sentenced defendants as individual human beings rather than merely numbers on a dehumanizing federal sentencing grid I truly believe he is a once in ageneration judge One of my most unusual courtroom memories involved a trial in which I was defending a client for willfully wrecking a train Judge Marten granted prosecutor Deb Barnett s motion to conduct part of the trial outside the U S Courthouse on 3rd Street to view a huge backhoe that was placed upon a long flatbed trailer The government alleged and the jury agreed that my client had left part of the shovel on the tracks when he allegedly borrowed the backhoe to retrieve his truck which he had driven past construction barricades into a sunken area where train tracks had been removed for repair It was amazing to see a robed federal judge court reporter Jim Harper transcribing a full jury two opposing lawyers and a federal criminal defendant all outside on the sidewalk Judge Marten recognized the staff in the Clerk s Office from Ralph DeLoach and Tim O Brien through the administrative staff and the docket clerks and counter clerks to the IT staff have all been of exceptional support over the years In addition he observed the U S Probation Office from the top to the bottom has been extraordinary even through some times of struggle and the U S Marshal s Office and Court Security Officers have always looked out for our safety and security I have been and am the most fortunate and grateful person in the world in terms of everyone with whom I ve worked over the years There is no way to express my gratitude to everyone for the years I ve been on the bench The Wichita Bar Association could not have been kinder more welcoming or more helpful from the time of my arrival through today The Wichita Bar and the members of our federal bar have been gracious and patient as I tried to find my bench legs I met so many folks who have become friends through the Bar Show and hope there is a chance for another One of my colleagues told me when I came to the bench that it was the best job in town A few years ago I told him he was wrong that it is the best job anywhere We get to see the faces and hear the voices of the persons whose lives we are affecting The fact is whatever one has done before taking this position the judge does not deserve it All one can do is to try to earn it every single day I do not know that we ever quite achieve it Some days we come close others we do not But each day each decision is important to somebody or several somebodies Thank you for the extraordinary honor and privilege of serving in this position for so many years Blessings to all PAGE 6

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Honorable J Thomas Marten Retirement Continued What Are Our Plans Now I know I will be with my family and with Sharon Blackburn much more in the years ahead My grandkids are all moving into the more activities than time stages of their lives so Gramps plans to be there as often as possible I am looking at some theological schools not necessarily with the idea of becoming a minister but to deepen my knowledge and understanding of the spiritual life across all major religions All have something to offer seekers Judge J Thomas Marten playing the banjo in the 2013 Bar Show I am giving significant thought to corrections and how to give persons who have been in the system a better chance at succeeding moving forward I hope to be a better correspondent with friends to do more reading to stay involved with music and to discover a painless way to lose weight and stay in shape Finally there are a handful of countries where I would like to spend several weeks if political situations permit it and my health holds out Judge J Thomas Marten performing in the 2013 Bar Show Beer Tasting Happy Hour Event at Central Standard Brewery Event Venue on Wednesday April 28 2021 Brian Wood C Edward Watson II and Marcia Wood Bruce Swenson Kelly Rundell and Linda Gregory Robert Moody guest of Robert Moody and Sara Zafar Award Recipients from the Law Day and Awards Luncheon at Botanica on Tuesday May 11 2021 Chief Darrell Haynes The Liberty Bell Award Recipient and Christy Campbell The late Honorable Ted Griffith posthumously The Benson Batt Award Recipient Justin Waggoner Tracy Griffith and her sons C Edward Watson II Justin Waggoner and Jennifer Magana The President s Award Recipients Not Pictured President s Award Recipients Karl Hesse and Ty Patton C Edward Watson II and Honorable Gwynne E Birzer The President s Award Recipient PAGE 7 C Edward Watson II and Honorable Jennifer Jones The Howard C Kline Distinguished Service Award Recipient Karen Gale accepting The Jonalou Pinnell Distinguished Award on behalf of the WBA Auxiliary and C Edward Watson II Jackie Williams The Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient and C Edward Watson II BAR O METER LITE JUNE 2021

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Grow Your Own Lawyer Program Survives Pandemic By Carissa Leffler Grow Your Own Lawyer Chair Back row Sara Zafar Olivia Straight Carissa Leffler and Quiara Jennings Front row Naomi Ehsa Emma Roniger Lizuly Meraz and Sara Duong Since 1996 the Professional Diversity Committee of the Wichita Bar Association has conducted the Grow Your Own Lawyer Program GYOL for community high school juniors and seniors In the midst of a global pandemic the Spring 2021 GYOL still went forward but with a few adjustments Throughout the spring of 2021 ten GYOL participants virtually attended weekly events via Zoom From a mock law school class taught by Washburn Law Professor Emily Grant to a judicial panel of area judges serving four different jurisdictions the participants were able to learn and experience the legal profession from the comfort of their own homes Toward the end of April each masked and socially distanced participant was even able to attend a trial or hearing in person With help from Wichita s amazing legal community the participants enjoyed an array of virtual events were paired with experienced mentors and attended a real legal proceeding To commemorate the end of the Spring 2021 GYOL Program the participants GYOL Chair Carissa Leffler and Professional Diversity Chair Sara Zafar celebrated with a non virtual but CDC compliant pizza party Congratulations to the Spring 2021 GYOL Program participants for balancing school work extracurricular activities and finishing the program This year s participants were Eleanor Braynock a senior graduating from Andover High School She will attend K State Sara Duong a senior graduating from Wichita East High School She will attend WSU Tech Naomi Ehsa a senior graduating from Campus High School She will be attending Washburn University EllieAna Hale a senior graduating from Derby High School She will attend UMKC Quiara Jennings a junior going into her senior year at Derby High School Chloe Johnson a junior going into her senior year at Derby High School Logyn Johnson a junior going into her senior year at Campus High School Lizuly Meraz a junior going into her senior year at Wichita East High School Emma Roniger an early graduate of Campus High School She will attend Washburn University Olivia Straight a junior going into her senior year at Wichita Northwest High School As a new attorney new member of the Wichita Bar Association and this year s GYOL chair I especially want to thank every person who assisted with the GYOL Program Without your help the participants would not have gained all of this experience and knowledge from a truly impactful program I first want to thank Sara Zafar and Judge Kellie Hogan for their immense amount of support guidance and advice throughout the planning and coordinating process An additional thank you to the following who volunteered their time for this year s program J Houston Bales Judge Amy Cline Judge Kevin O Connor Aaron Breitenbach Victoria Eck Judge Tyler Roush Judge Gwynne Birzer Bach Hang Steve Rupert Judge Bruce Brown Judge Jennifer Jones Trent Santer Judge Monique Centeno Dwayna McFerren Shannon Wilson Adrienne Clark Robert Moody Michelle Witte Olivia Straight GYOL student Chloe Johnson GYOL student Judge Kevin O Connor and Carissa Leffler BAR O METER LITE JUNE 2021 PAGE 8

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Quod est quod dixerunt That s What They Said By Jeffrey A Wilson DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers With vaccines on the rise and masks in a precipitous decline the next question becomes just how normal will Summer 2021 be With Riverfest right around the corner along with what is sure to be a scorching summer we asked some WBA members about their favorite way to stay cool in the summer and their favorite Riverfest snack Best Way to Beat the Heat The only way to beat the heat is on a yacht in the water Unfortunately I do not own a yacht or live near water so I just go to Central Standard Brewing and get a glass of Wizard of Hops Michael Andrusak Adams Jones Law Firm P A So there s this thing called air conditioning It s all the rave I highly recommend it Aaron Breitenbach Sedgwick County District Attorney s Office Some sort of slushie drink maybe even alcoholic under an umbrella Preferably poolside Candice Farha Penner Lowe Law Group LLC If you can t beat em cheat em The best way to beat the Kansas heat is to get out of town Crested Butte is beautiful during the summer David Prelle Eron Prelle Eron Bailey P A Hit the lake with family and friends Jeffrey Lowe Penner Lowe Law Group LLC Cold beer on Mort s climate controlled patio author s note Robert is the winner Robert Moody Martin Pringle Oliver Wallace Bauer L L P A body of water along with a hoppy beverage is the only way to go Just slap on some SPF and lean on into those cool waves Megan Townsley McConnell Law Firm P A Fishing pole Hawaiian shirt and a cooler full of cold ones Jon Schlatter Morris Laing Evans Brock Kennedy Chartered BAR O METER LITE JUNE 2021 PAGE 10

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Hearsay by Gabby Tattler Condolences go out to the friends and family members of Richard Foote retired on the passing of his wife Lois Earlene Foote on Friday March 12 2021 Condolences go out to the friends and family members of Chris Clements Clements Law Office on the passing of his father Dale on May 12 2021 Additional condolences to the friends and family of Kansas Court of Appeals Judge Hon Christel Marquardt retired who passed away on March 8 2021 at the age of 84 David Farris Tournament Champs Congratulations are in order The Honorable Keith Sanborn retired turned 99 on April 27 2021 Friends and family members had a week long celebration called Keithfest Jennifer Hill McDonald Tinker PA has been selected by the Wichita Women Attorneys Association as the 2021 recipient of the Louise Mattox Award Gary Owens Death Penalty Defense Unit completed the Tour of Hermann which consisted of two days 200 miles and over 15 000 feet of climbing terrain David Farris Hammond Zongker Farris founded and is the head coach of the Wichita Junior Barbarian middle school and high school tackle rugby programs His middle school team won the championship of the Oklahoma Invitational Tournament besting teams from Texas Oklahoma and Kansas and they took 2nd at the Oklahoma State Tournament Jay Fowler Foulston Siefkin LLP traveled to Tuscaloosa Alabama with Michael Fowler Delta Dental of Kansas for the USA Duathlon National Championships Jay mostly watched but Michael finished 10th overall and 1st in his age group in the Duathlon Sprint event making him the national champion in his age group and qualifying him for the World Championship in Townsville Australia Honorable Keith Sanborn Gary Owens BAR O METER LITE JUNE 2021 Michael Fowler Roger McClellan Wildcat Companies and Wildcat Construction hosted Bishop Carroll s Trade Academy students for a site tour and a lunch and learn Matt Flesher Textron Aviation Legal Dept Amber Norris Butler County Attorney s Office Phillip Davidson Hinkle Law Firm LLC Robert Lane Davis Manley Lane L L C Kristy Simpson and Cami Baker Cami R Baker Associates P A all participated in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County golf tournament Amanda Marino Martin Pringle Oliver Wallace Bauer L L P spoke with students at Maize Central Elementary about the various ways families grow David Farris Hammond Zongker Farris L L C and Carl Maughan Maughan Law Group LC coached the Wichita Junior Barbarians high school and middle school tackle rugby clubs The Barbarians were honored to have been named 2021 Volunteers of the Year by The Arc of Sedgwick County at their awards banquet WBA members getting together Martin Pringle Oliver Wallace Bauer L L P attorneys and staff had a trifecta of reasons for a celebration Vaccines great weather and Cinco de Mayo The celebration included a rooftop deck gathering with delicious food drinks and a Mariachi band Mel and Linda Gregory Benjamin Winters WBA members giving back Tracy Edingfield Dunn retired and other local authors were at Old Cowtown Museum on April 18 2021 for book signings and sales Mel Gregory retired and wife Linda volunteered their time as the official photographers for League 42 They were both present on Jackie Robinson Day and the unveiling of the new bronze statue of Jackie at McAdam s Park which is home to League 42 Jeff DeGraffenreid Foulston Siefkin LLP was also present for the unveiling Sarah Balderas Balderas Legal Group LLC participated in the Wichita State University Virtual Networking Event with the Latinos Lead program participants Ms Balderas conversed with students who are interested in pursuing a career in law in the future Benjamin Winters Patterson Legal Group L C was recorded singing the National Anthem for the Wichita Wind Surge His recording will be played during two to three games this summer Matt Flesher and Amber Norris Kristy Simpson front left and Cami Baker Phillip Davidson second from left PAGE 14

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WBA members fighting COVID Robert Lane third from right Roger McClellan Wildcat Companies sat for a shot in the arm to fight COVID Jessica Suhr McDonald Tinker PA proudly wore her vaccine sticker after receiving her second Moderna shot Welcome new members University of Iowa student Anayo Umeh University of Oklahoma student and summer intern for Kurt A Holmes P A Garrett Holmes Rachael Pirner Steve Mank and wife Cherri Amanda Marino Roger McClellan Jessica Suhr On the move and changes Martin Keenan Martin J Keenan LLC has moved his practice to 121 S Whittier Street Suite 420 Wichita Kansas 67207 Karen Pickens is now with INTRUST Financial Corporation 105 N Main Street Wichita Kansas 67201 Life Member Thomas Powell is now City Attorney for the City of Maize 10100 Grady Avenue Maize Kansas 67101 Kristen Wheeler has joined the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals Eisenhower State Office Building 700 SW Harrison Suite 1022 Topeka Kansas 66603 PAGE 15 Traveling attorneys Rachael Pirner Triplett Woolf Garretson LLC visited Moorhead Minnesota which is the birthplace of the Dilly Bar Rachel Wetta Foulston Siefkin LLP and Trent Wetta Conlee Schmidt Emerson LLP had fabulous seats in Kauffman Stadium to watch a Royals baseball game Steve Mank Ariagno Kerns Mank White Individual Practitioners and wife Cherri enjoyed some sun and sand at Fort Myers Beach Florida The Honorable Eric Williams Sedgwick County District Court Judge and Francessca Montes Williams Sedgwick County Administrative Hearing Officer attended the 2021 Kansas GOP State Convention in Manhattan Kansas Whitney Hobson Donnelly Mills Hobson LLC and husband Brent took a quick trip to Scottsdale Arizona for some golf and sunshine Jan Jarman City of Wichita and husband Jeffrey went down to the Florida Keys to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary Julia Craft Joseph Hollander Craft LLC finally escaped the COVID quarantine and vacationed in Playa del Carmen Mexico Stacy Ortega McDonald Tinker PA and husband Ron escaped to the mountains of Colorado Whitney Hobson and husband Brent Jan Jarman and husband Jeffrey Stacy Ortega Do you have an idea for a Bar o Meter article or are you interested in submitting a story Please contact Robin Burnside at 316 263 2251 or email rburnside wichitabar org BAR O METER LITE JUNE 2021

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WBA Events Calendar JUNE 2021 T 1 Estate Planning Probate Committee Meeting Canceled Professional Diversity Committee Meeting Canceled Service to the Bar Committee Meeting via Zoom Senior Lawyers Section Meeting at the Shamrock Lounge 1724 W Douglas Avenue 5 30 p m W 2 Civil Practice Committee Meeting Canceled Lawyers Assistance Committee Meeting 4 00 5 00 p m via Zoom T 22 Continuing Legal Education Committee Meeting via Zoom W 23 Criminal Practice Committee Meeting Th 24 Juvenile Law Committee Meeting via WebEx Th 3 Bar o Meter Committee Meeting via Zoom Canceled S 5 Sunflower Legal Job Fair Sedgwick County Law Center 225 N Market St Employers and participants must be pre registered M 7 Real Estate Business Law Committee Meeting Canceled Medical Legal Committee Meeting Canceled JULY 2021 W 9 Family Law Committee Meeting via Zoom 4 30 5 30 p m Th 10 Bankruptcy Committee Meeting Executive Committee Meeting via Zoom Young Lawyers Section Meeting TBD F 11 Diversity CLE 9 00 11 00 a m Inn of Court Executive Committee Meeting via Zoom Business Litigation 101 CLE 1 00 5 00 p m M 14 Membership Committee Meeting Technology Committee Meeting T 15 Building Management Committee Meeting In House Counsel Committee Meeting W 16 Fee Dispute Committee Meeting Mentoring Committee Meeting Th 17 Board of Governors Meeting Hybrid Ethics Committee Meeting 3 00 4 00 p m F 18 Civil Practice CLE 9 00 a m 12 00 p m Th 1 Bar o Meter Committee Meeting M 5 SCLL WBA Closed in Observance of Independence Day T 6 Estate Planning Probate Committee Meeting Professional Diversity Committee Meeting Service to the Bar Committee Meeting Senior Lawyers Section Meeting W 7 Civil Practice Committee Meeting Lawyers Assistance Committee Meeting 4 00 5 00 p m Th 8 Bankruptcy Committee Meeting Executive Committee Meeting via Zoom Young Lawyers Section Meeting TBD F 9 Inn of Court Executive Committee Meeting T 13 Food Trucks Event 12 00 1 30 p m Sedgwick County Law Center Parking Lot 225 N Market St M 24 Legislative Committee Meeting via Zoom BAR O METER LITE JUNE 2021 PAGE 16

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Classified Advertising OFFICE SPACE SHARED OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE at 2121 W Maple use of copy machine internet and conference room Davis Jack L L C Contact Kenneth Jack at 316 945 8521 JOB OPPORTUNITY LAUTZ MUELLER OSBURN LLC ASSOCIATED ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY OF WICHITA FULL TIME POSITION Attorneys take a team approach to cases Attorney will be assigned to represent courtappointed clients in the City of Wichita Municipal Court Representation will include trial plea negotiations hearings probation violations and jail visits Attorney to provide defense perspective at staff meeting and protect the rights of clients in those courts Municipal Court has a high volume of cases and therefore candidates must be able to multi task and issue a spot on decision in a fastpaced environment We are an Equal Opportunity Employer Email resume and cover letter to slkmcolaw gmail com PAGE 17 REFERRALS ACCEPTED THE LAW OFFICE OF SEAN M DWYER handles all types of employment litigation for plaintiffs and defendants including discrimination sexual harassment wrongful termination matters and federal employee civil service or discrimination claims Please call 316 689 4268 SANTO LAW OFFICE P A handles copyrights trademarks trade secrets business corporate law and civil litigation Please call 316 689 4245 or visit www santolaw com for more information Convenient east side location BAR O METER LITE JUNE 2021

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