KBA-Sponsored Reception for Newly Sworn-In Kansas Attorneys

(September 30, 2005) Topeka, KS—The Kansas Bar Association (KBA) hosted a champagne reception Friday, September 30 to honor 186 new admittees to the Kansas Bar. The reception immediately followed the swearing-in ceremony at the Topeka Performing Arts Center at 214 SE 8th St. in Topeka. KBA President Rich Hayse (Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock, and Kennedy Chtd., Topeka) presented the newly admitted attorneys with a complimentary, one-year membership to the Kansas Bar Association.

Carol G. Green, Clerk of the Kansas Supreme Court, administered the Kansas Oath, and Ralph DeLoach, Clerk of the Federal Court, administered the Federal Oath. Justice Robert E. Davis, Kansas Supreme Court, presided.

The following individuals successfully passed the Kansas Bar exam and were sworn in before the Kansas Supreme Court:

Michael Justin Allen, Lawrence
Robert Gary Allison-Gallimore, Spring Hill
James Zachary Anthony, Lawrence
Daniel James Arkell, Topeka
Jennifer Lynne Arnett, North Kansas City, Mo.
Lynette Renee Bakker, Overland Park
Jeffrey Kyle Basinger, Blue Springs, Mo.
Shannon Lowell Bell, Wichita
Nathanael Wilson Berg, Salina
Matthew Robert Bergmann, Topeka
Peter Britton Bieri, Lawrence
Richard Paul Billings, Topeka
Elizabeth Anne Blake, Lake Quivira
Jonathan William Bosch, Overland Park
Christopher Arthur Brackman, Independence, Mo.
Laura Kathryn Brooks, Kansas City, Mo.
Jeffrey Warren Brown, Wichita
Patrick Yorke Broxterman, Hutchinson
Sherilyn Ann Bunn, El Paso, Texas
Jon Edward Bunten, Kansas City, Mo.
Michael Joseph Burbach, Gaithersburg, Md.
Ann Kathleen Burns, Topeka
Leslie Campbell Byram, Lenexa
Sheryl Anne Colorado Cajanding, Independence, Mo.
Eric Von Calvert, Arkansas City
Emily Elizabeth Cassell, Prairie Village
Kristin Nicole Chow, Kansas City, Kan.
Diana Cobar, Los Angeles, Calif.
Vincent Mantele Cox, Topeka
Caleb Dean Crook, Hugoton
Meaghan Marie Dalton, Topeka
Jonathan Wade Davis, Olathe
Mary Elizabeth Diaz, Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Brian Thomas Docking, Prairie Village
Melissa Rachel Doeblin, Lawrence
Traci Lynn Doering, Topeka
Shaye LaDonne Downing, Lawrence
Kelly Renee Driscoll, Overland Park
Matthew Peter Dykstra, Leawood
Toby Joseph Egan, Kansas City, Mo.
Katherine Ann Elliott, Wichita
Mark Thomas Emert, Lawrence
Sara Beth Falls, Lawrence
Justin Lee Ferrell, Topeka
Benjamin Charles Fields, Lawrence
Kelvin John Fisher, Independence, Mo.
Brett Andrew Flachsbarth, Topeka
Lauren Meredith Fletcher, Leawood
Carl Adrian Folsom III, Lawrence
Larry Eugene Franklin Jr., Leawood
Joseph Anthony Gagnon, Kansas City, Mo.
Shaun Marie Gardner, Topeka
Rebekah Lynn Gaston, Chicago, Ill.
Steve N. Gatzoulis, Mission
Rebecca Lynn Gerhardt, Topeka
Andrew Green Goffinet, Kansas City, Kan.
Matthew Steven Gough, Lawrence
Natalie Gia Graham, Kansas City, Mo.
Nicole Mia Graham, Kansas City, Mo.
Jeremiah Charles Gramkow, Topeka
Kimberly Anne Green, Hutchinson
Tracy Annette Greene, Emporia
Nicholas Robert Grillot, Wichita
Michael Charles Grimmett, Douglass
Scott Alan Grosskreutz, Topeka
Joseph Daniel Growney, Kansas City, Mo.
Mark William Haefner, Shawnee
Sami Foster Halabi, El Dorado
Anthony Vincent Ramon Hall, Springfield, Mo.
Heather Ann Hall, Lebo
Sherry Sue Hamilton, White Cloud
Lindsay Anne Hare, Lenexa
Eric Spencer Harman, Topeka
Jamie Marie Harwood, Perry
Emily Rebecca Haverkamp, Leawood
Tyler Eugene Heffron, Lawrence
Nicholas John Heiman, Topeka
Amy Christine Henderson, Prairie Village
Keith Craig Henderson, Topeka
Steven Donald Henry, Ottawa
Jessica Valdois Hensley, Andover
Julia Lauren Hertzler, Wichita
John Todd Hiatt, Lawrence
Todd Christopher Hiestand, Overland Park
Robert John Hingula, Shawnee
Theodore Roy Hoefle, Grandview, Mo.
Michael James Hoes, Overland Park
Erin Michelle Hoestje, Shawnee
Genniveve Dawn Holder, Overland Park
Christopher Ross Howard, Kansas City, Mo.
Justin William Howard, Miami, Fla.
Jason Matthew Howell, Kansas City, Mo.
Jonathan Scott James, Lawrence
Lora Marie Jennings, Wichita
Brooks Greer Kancel, Wichita
Brent Randy Kellenberger, Overland Park
Courtney Tyler Kennedy, Topeka
John Charles Kennyhertz, Prairie Village
Cheryl Ann Kessler, Overland Park
Aisha Khan, Overland Park
Megan Adele Kimbrell, Wichita
Caleb Michael Kirwan, Kansas City, Mo.
Paul Franklin Kitzke, Salina
Erin Bond Knoska, Chicago, Ill.
John Michael Kratofil, Olathe
Amy Marie Kuhn, Greensburg
Keith Christopher Lamb, Kansas City, Mo.
Joseph Paul Langston, Blue Springs,Mo.
David Christopher LaPlante, Olathe
Eric Kent Lau, Salina
Sarah Therese Lepak, Kansas City, Kan.
Meghan Michelle Lewis, Syracuse
Michael Paul Lewis, Kansas City
Miguel Juanito L’Heureux, Wichita
David S. Lockett, Shawnee
Holly Anne Lofgreen, Lawrence
Adam Charles Mansfield, Topeka
Katie Ann McClaflin, Mission
Jacob Daniel Anselm McElwee, Topeka
Danetta Faye Mendenhall, Lawrence
Casey Lynn Meyer, Topeka
Bradley Christopher Mirakian, Wichita
Alicia Elizabeth Mitchell, Wichita
Dionna Kay Mitchell, Topeka
Jehan Kamil Mohammed, Overland Park
Melissa Anne Moodie, Hutchinson
Jeremy Andrew Moseley, Wichita
Laura Joan Mullins, Kansas City, Mo.
Tammie Lynn Mundil, Liberal
Anne Caroline Murray, Lawrence
Casey Peter Murray, Kansas City, Mo.
Paul Mbwaga Mzembe, Topeka
John Adam Nelson, Lawrence
Randy John Obert, Prairie Village
Jason Edward Ochs, Newport Beach, Calif.
Jason Andrew Orr, Kansas City, Mo.
Jason Barnard Oxford, Cave in Rock, Ill.
Hillary Brooke Pack-Haas, Erie
Derek Louis Park, Wichita
Eric Stephen Parkhurst, Wichita
John Elia Patterson, Lawrence
Benjamin Thomas Pavlik, Lenexa
Brian Charles Perkins, Wichita
Dawn Marie Porter, Emporia
Brook Carl Poston, Mission
John Christopher Pryor, St. Mary's
Talia Betty Ravis, Indianapolis, Ind.
Nicole Michele Reeves, Overland Park
Ashley Kay Richards, Overland Park
Susan Gayle Richards, Topeka
Trevor Don Riddle, Oskaloosa
Colby Lawrence Rieke, Kansas City, Mo.
Ryan Edward Ringelman, Topeka
Edward Lynn Robinson, Wichita
Allison Gail Ross, Topeka
Mellissa Kaye Rundus, Topeka
Jennifer Rae Sager, Wichita
Danielle Marie Saunders, Wichita
Mandee Lynn Schauf, Wichita
Sarah Louise Shipman, Topeka
Jennifer Reann Sifford, Topeka
Paul James Skolaut, Wichita
Christopher Michael Small, Lawrence
Cary Sawyer Smalley, Overland Park
Jamie Lynn Smartt, Lawrence
Michael David Smith, Lawrence
Philip Gabriel Stein, Overland Park
Jason David Stitt, Clearwater
Heather Ann Stuewe, Shawnee
Curtis Ryan Summers, Olathe
Sarah Nicole Swatosh, Kansas City, Mo.
Holly Anne Theobald, Topeka
Sarah Kay Thibos, Burnsville, Minn.
Mark Allen Thomason, Kansas City, Mo.
Erin C. Thompson, Lawrence
Ashley Thi Hong Truong, Olathe
Keen Alfred Umbehr, Alma
Ryan Scott Vincent, Topeka
MacKenzie Camille Wagler, Kansas City, Mo.
John Lowell Waite III, Kansas City, Mo.
Brett Austin Watson, Eudora
Andrew Edmiston Werring, Atchison
Ryan Allen Werth, Hays
Christine White, Fulton
Jay Dee Witt, Garden City
Anthony Joseph Works, Iola

The swearing-in ceremony and KBA-sponsored champagne reception are held the last Friday of April and September each year.

Kansas Bar Association
1200 SW Harrison St.
PO Box 1037
Topeka, KS 66601-1037
Phone: 785-234-5696

About the Kansas Bar Association
The Kansas Bar Association, located in Topeka, Kans., was founded in 1882 as a voluntary association for dedicated legal professionals and has approximately 6,200 members, including lawyers, judges, law students, and legal assistants. The KBA is dedicated to advancing the professionalism and legal skills of lawyers, promoting the interests of the legal profession, providing services to its members, advocating positions on law-related issues, encouraging public understanding of the law, and promoting the effective administration of our system of justice.

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