17 Kansas Bar Association Members Sworn in Before the
U.S.
Supreme Court
(October 16, 2006) Topeka, KS—Seventeen members of the Kansas Bar Association (KBA) were sworn in before the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., at 10 a.m. ET on Monday, Oct. 16. KBA President David J. Rebein, Rebein Bangerter PA in Dodge City, presented the attorneys to the Court for admission. Following the group ceremony, the new admittees were honored at a reception hosted by the KBA in the west conference room of the U.S. Supreme Court building. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as well as family and guests of the new admittees, attended the reception.
The KBA would like to congratulate the following individuals who were sworn in before the U.S. Supreme Court:
Ross D. Alexander, Alexander Casey Dwyer McPherson & Franklin, Wichita
Laura L. Ice, Cessna Finance Corp., Wichita
Hon. Cheryl Rios Kingfisher, City Of Topeka Municipal Court, Topeka
John G. Kite, Kite & Day, St. Francis
David J. Kuckelman, Smiths Group, Germantown, Md.
Robert Rex Lee II, Wilson Lee Gurney Carmichael & Hess, Wichita
Leo L. Logan, Coates & Logan LLC, Overland Park
Maria L. Montgomery, Marcia L Montgomery P.A., Overland Park
Michael G. Norris, Norris & Keplinger LLC, Overland Park
Gary M. Peterson, Cooper & Lee LLC, Topeka
John E. Taylor, Slattery & Rawson P.C., Kansas City, Mo.
Roger Hadley Templin, Payne & Jones Chtd., Overland Park
Jeffrey Lynn Thompson, Thompson & Thompson, Scandia
Regine Lucy Thompson, Thompson & Thompson, Scandia
Craig Lee Uhrich, Jones Day, Dallas
Deborah C. Westphal, Westphal Law Office LLC, Mission
Douglas Paul Witteman, Coffey County Attorneys Office, Burlington
Also attending the swearing-in ceremony and reception were Jeffrey Alderman, KBA executive director, and Cindy Diederich, manager of member services.
Kansas Bar Association
1200 S.W. Harrison St.
P.O. 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 more than 6,500 members, including lawyers, judges, law students, and paralegals. 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.
