Schedule of Activities

Wednesday, August 26th

9 a.m.–1 p.m. — KBA President’s Cup Golf Tournament (additional registration required)

Stagg Hill Golf Club • 4441 Stagg Hill Road • Manhattan, KS

4 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Registration and Welcome Reception hosted by the KBA Rural Justice Attorneys Committee

Manhattan Conference Center • 510 S 3rd Street • Manhattan, KS

Thursday, August 27^th - up to 6 hours of credit (including 1 hour of ethics)

7:30 a.m.                        Registration, Networking Breakfast, and Vendor Time

8:30 a.m.                        Welcome & Introductions

8:40 a.m.                        Plenary Keynote Presentation (Announcement Pending)

9:30 a.m.                        Break/Vendor Time

10:00 a.m.                      CLE Session 1 (1 hour of general) choose one:

                                       Session 1A: Juvenile Law Changes and Practical Guidance for Courts and Counsel

                                       Session 1B: Jurisdictional Disputes in the Regulation of Oil & Gas

11:10 a.m.                      CLE Session 2 (1 hour of general) choose one:

                                       Session 2A: When Speech Becomes Crime: Navigating Counterman in Kansas

                                       Session 2B: Updates to the Kansas Revised Limited Liability Act

12:00 p.m.                     Lunch, Networking, and Vendor Time

1:10 p.m.                       CLE Session 3 (1 hour of general) choose one:

                                       Session 3A: Corporate Immigration Update

                                       Session 3B: Medicaid and Long Term Care Basics for the Non-Medicaid Planner

2:10 p.m.                        CLE Session 4 (1 hour of general) choose one:

                                       Session 4A: Civil Litigation – Deposition Skills 

                                       Session 4B: Guardianship & Conservatorship Update

3:00 p.m.                       Break/Vendor Time

3:30 p.m.                       Plenary Ethics Presentation: The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend  

4:20 p.m.                       Final Vendor Session and Prize Drawing

4:30 p.m.                        Adjourn for the day

6:00 p.m.                       Kansas Bar Foundation Fellows Reception and Dinner (additional registration required)

Friday, August 28th  - up to 4 hours of credit (including 1 hour of ethics)

7:30 a.m.                        Registration and Networking Coffee 

8:00 a.m.                        Don’t Take the AI’s Word for It: Legal Ethics and Prompt Mastery in the Age of Generative AI (3 hours credit including 1 of ethics)

11:00 a.m.                      Rural Practice Presentation (1 hour of general)

12:00 p.m.                      KBA Awards Luncheon

2:00 p.m.                        2026 Annual Meeting adjourns

Kansas Bar Association Annual Meeting and Kansas Bar Foundation Fellows Dinner

Manhattan Convention Center
510 S 3rd Street • Manhattan, KS

KBA President's Cup Golf Tournament

Stagg Hill Golf Club
4441 Stagg Hill Rd• Manhattan, KS

Optional Room Block:

Hilton Garden Inn Manhattan
410 S 3rd Street • Manhattan, KS 66502

Hilton Garden Inn Manhattan
410 S 3rd Street • Manhattan, KS 66502

Special group rate: $122++
Check-in: 3 p.m.            Check-out: 12 p.m. 

Reservations within the KBA group rate can be made by attendees utilizing this booking link until August 5. Alternatively, you may call the hotel directly at 785.532.9116 to secure a room within the block. All reservations must be guaranteed with a major credit card.

Arrival Dates Starting: Wednesday, August 26th      Departure Dates Ending: Saturday, August 29th

*Interested in extending your stay? This discounted room rate can be honored 2 days pre or post-conference dates. Call the hotel's front desk to include shoulder dates to your booking. 

Family Friendly Activities in Manhattan

• Sinkers Lounge

• Museum of Art + Light

• Flint Hills Discovery Center

• Manhatchet or Axe to Grind -  Axe throwing

All KBA CLE events are subject to our general policies, available HERE.

Additionally, for this specific event, we will only accept refund requests for your registration fees on or before Monday, July 27th . If you are seeking a refund on any booked hotel room, please contact the hotel directly as they may have separate refund deadlines.