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Lawton R. Nuss, former chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court, accepted the invitation from the Tribal Law and Policy Institute of Los Angeles to make presentations on veterans’ treatment courts.  His most recent program was presented in Phoenix at the 56^th Annual National Tribal Judicial and Court Personnel Conference sponsored by the National American Indian Court Judges Association.

How To Defend Eviction Cases: Guidance for New Lawyers Article

Authored by Bander Almohammadi
KBA Young Lawyer Section Executive Committee Member and ABA Young Lawyer Division Liaison

Published and reproduced with permission by the American Bar Association ©2025.

Bander Almohammadi's Bio

Michael Braun and Quan Nguyen Join Foulston Siefkin’s Wichita Office

WICHITA, Kan. – Michael Braun and Quan Nguyen are the newest attorneys to join Foulston Siefkin’s litigation practice group in the Wichita office. Michael and Quan both represent clients in commercial and civil litigation.

Michael graduated magna cum laude from Washburn University School of Law, where he participated in the Washburn Law Clinic in the area of criminal justice. He was selected by faculty to mentor first-year law students and served as an Academic Fellow. Michael earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science cum laude from Kansas State University. His experience includes a summer associateship at Foulston, and he has served as a clerk and intern at two other private practice firms.

Quan earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law, where he graduated Order of the Coif. In law school, he served on the Moot Court Council, provided pro bono legal services with the Douglas County Legal Aid Clinic, and was a teaching and research assistant for several classes. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Washburn University, where he was named a finalist for the Sibberson Award. While at Washburn, Quan worked as the head coach and director of a local high school speech and debate team.
 

Supreme Court to present Justice Award to John Peck 

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court will present a Justice Award to John Peck, Connell Teaching Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Kansas School of Law, for his significant contributions to the improvement of justice in Kansas over the course of his career. 

Award ceremony

The Supreme Court will meet in a special session to present the award to Peck at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 17, in the Supreme Court courtroom in the Kansas Judicial Center.  

A livestream of the special session will be available at www.youtube.com/KansasSupremeCourt/streams.

Choosing Peck for Justice Award 

Chief Justice Marla Luckert said Peck has had a lasting influence on water law education and water law itself.

“If you handle water law cases in Kansas, odds are you’ve sat in John Peck’s classroom, studied one of his many law journal articles, or both,” she said. 

Luckert said water’s vital role in Kansas makes understanding laws that govern it essential education for attorneys.

“Water affects every part of our lives and our economy, from individuals and communities to industry, utilities, recreation, and wildlife,” she said. “When there’s a dispute over water rights, Kansans need attorneys who understand the nuances of water law to represent them in court.”

Peck’s journey through water law

Peck grew up in Concordia, Kansas. After graduating from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1974, he entered private practice at Everett, Seaton & Peck, Attorneys at Law, Manhattan, Kansas. In 1978, a chance phone call changed his career path.

“The dean at KU Law, Martin Dickinson, asked me if I’d join the faculty,” Peck said. After talking it over with his wife, they decided he should interview.

Peck got the job and headed to KU to meet Dickinson. When Dickinson asked Peck what subjects he’d like to teach, Peck responded he’d prefer teaching classes in contracts, land transactions, and family law, areas he was familiar with through his private practice. Dickinson asked him to teach water law as well, and he agreed to teach that course.

Peck joined the KU Law faculty in fall 1978 and taught his first class on water law in spring 1979. He taught his final water law class 41 years later in 2019.

“It became my bread and butter,” he said. “I’ve trained other lawyers, written articles, and helped draft legislation, all in water law.”

Importance of water law

Peck also taught courses in contracts, family law, and land transactions, three subjects he said overlap with water law.

“Water rights are closely associated with property, so there can be water issues in land sales, family disputes over land, and even divorce and family law,” he said.

Peck also began consulting, which he said helped him with publishing law articles and teaching. His experience in the subject led to him to give talks on water law across Kansas and around the world, including in Japan, India, Turkey, Austria, and Canada.

He has also testified before the Kansas Legislature on water issues, co-authored a report on recommended revisions to the Kansas Water Transfer Act, wrote early versions of the Kansas Water Assurance Program Act, and drafted early revisions to the State Water Resources Planning Act.

He wrote the water law chapter for the first Kansas Bar Association Annual Survey of Law. The survey examines changes to areas of Kansas law over the previous year. Peck would end up writing that chapter for 30 years and he used those chapters as a resource.

About the Justice Award 

The Supreme Court presents the Justice Award to recognize individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to the improvement of justice in Kansas. As a recipient, Peck will receive a plaque and a $500 stipend, and his name will be added to the permanent list of recipients displayed outside the Supreme Court courtroom in the Judicial Center.

The award stipend comes from earnings on a $10,000 check awarded by the Foundation for the Improvement of Justice to the Supreme Court for its program to shorten the amount of time it takes to dispose of a case through Kansas courts. Kansas was the first state to establish specific time standards for each of five major case categories.

Any Kansan or Kansas organization is eligible to receive the Justice Award, except Supreme Court justices, their personal staff, and members of the Justice Award Nominating Committee.

Baker Sterchi and Wisconsin-Based Corneille Law Group Announce Merger

Kansas City, MO – Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC is pleased to announce its merger with Wisconsin-based Corneille Law Group, LLC, led by Mark Budzinski, effective Oct. 1, 2025. The merger reinforces Baker Sterchi’s position as a premier civil defense litigation firm with expanded reach and even greater trial depth.

The combined firm will operate under the Baker Sterchi name and add offices in Madison and Green Bay, Wisconsin, to its existing locations in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Washington and Oregon. Mark Budzinski will join Baker Sterchi as an equity Member, along with six additional attorneys.

With more than 25 years of experience, Budzinski has tried more than 70 jury cases to verdict and litigated hundreds of matters in state and federal courts across Wisconsin. His practice includes catastrophic injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, contract disputes and other high-exposure claims. He is board certified in trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

"Both of our firms have built reputations on strong trial skills, thorough preparation and unwavering dedication to our clients,” said Scott Kreamer, Managing Member of Baker Sterchi. “This merger strengthens our ability to provide clients with seasoned trial lawyers in more jurisdictions and across a wider range of practice areas. Together, we are stronger, and our clients will be the greatest beneficiaries.”

The merger expands Baker Sterchi’s presence in the Midwest and allows the Wisconsin attorneys to offer clients broader services supported by the infrastructure and collaborative environment of a larger firm.

“This merger brings new opportunities for our attorneys and clients,” said Budzinski. “Baker Sterchi’s strong litigation platform, shared culture and broader geographic reach will allow us to
deepen client relationships while continuing to deliver the high-quality service they expect. We’re proud to be part of a firm that values both excellence and collegiality.”

With the addition of the Wisconsin office locations, Baker Sterchi will have nearly 100 attorneys and more than 200 total professionals across nine offices, continuing its focus on civil litigation defense and trial advocacy in areas including commercial litigation, insurance, product liability, construction, employment, transportation and professional liability.

About Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC
Founded in 1982, Baker Sterchi is a civil defense litigation and trial law firm with offices in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Washington and Oregon. The firm provides comprehensive legal services across a broad range of practice areas, including commercial and business litigation, construction, employment and labor, insurance coverage and defense, law enforcement and civil rights, government liability, medical malpractice, premises liability, product liability, professional and management liability, trial practice and consulting, and transportation litigation. With a team of attorneys who bring decades of courtroom experience, Baker Sterchi is widely recognized for its trial skills and commitment to client service. For more information, visit www.bakersterchi.com.

About Corneille Law Group, LLC
Corneille Law Group is a Wisconsin-based civil litigation defense firm with offices in Madison and Green Bay. The firm represents clients in matters involving medical malpractice, professional liability, personal injury, product liability, employment, commercial disputes and insurance defense. With a strong focus on trial advocacy, Corneille Law Group is known for its strategic preparation, courtroom experience and client-centered approach. The firm is also a certified Wisconsin veteran-owned business. For more information, visit www.corneillelaw.com.

Attorney Noah Hahs Joins Hirsch Abbott Law

Noah Hahs, a Kansas City native and former Kansas Legal Services attorney, is the new assistant county attorney for four (4) counties and assistant city attorney for the roughly eighteen (18) cities in the region that Hirsch & Abbott Law serves. With a diverse background in civil law, Noah is excited to serve his new community.

After growing up in the Kansas City area, Noah attended the University of Kansas, where he earned a degree in human biology. A love for skiing and the outdoors then led him to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where he spent four years working in various front-of-house positions at restaurants and country clubs.

Returning to Kansas, Noah pursued his law degree at Washburn University School of Law, graduating in 2019. After a brief period at a Kansas City law firm that closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, he moved to Dodge City to work for Kansas Legal Services. This role provided experience in a wide array of legal issues, including but not limited to, family law, elder law, landlord/tenant law, expungements, and driver’s license restoration.

“I’m excited to take on this new challenge and serve the public in a different capacity,” Noah said. “My time at Kansas Legal Services gave me an understanding of the legal issues that people face every day, and I look forward to applying that knowledge to my new role.”

After a period of encouragement from his friend and Washburn Law classmate, Michael Abbott of Hirsch & Abbott Law, Noah decided he was ready for a new challenge and joined Hirsch & Abbott Law. In his free time, Noah enjoys reading, spending time outdoors, and listening to music.

Kansas Reflector senior reporter named to Kansas Press Association hall of fame

Journalism group honors Statehouse veteran Tim Carpenter

Photo credit: Tim Carpenter at Aug. 7, 2023, town hall at Theatre Salina. (Jessica Tufts for Kansas Reflector)

TOPEKA — Longtime Kansas journalist and Kansas Reflector senior reporter Tim Carpenter has been selected for a statewide hall of fame honoring journalists. Reflector opinion columnist, nonprofit executive and author Mark McCormick was also named to the hall.

The Kansas Press Association announced the inductees Friday. Carpenter and McCormick were two of seven additions this year to its Newspaper Hall of Fame, in addition to four inductees for the Kansas Photojournalism Hall of Fame.

Carpenter, 64, has been the senior reporter for Kansas Reflector since its inception in 2020. Previously, he spent 15 years each at the Topeka Capital-Journal and the Lawrence Journal-World. He began his roughly 40-year career with United Press International in Topeka. He earned an agricultural journalism degree from Kansas State University.

“I’m excited to join a compelling group of hall of famers,” Carpenter said. “I’ve looked up to many of them during nearly 40 years of Kansas journalism that felt equal parts grinding work and delightful continuing education for my mind.”

Kansas Reflector editor Sherman Smith called Carpenter a “generational icon” who has been “revered and feared as an investigative and political reporter.”

The two have worked together for more than 20 years, beginning in the Topeka Capital-Journal newsroom. Smith said he looked to Carpenter for mentorship.

“There was no story too big — an attorney general’s sex scandal, a governor’s ‘prairie hellion’ of a brother — or beneath him,” Smith said. “College professors showed their students the video of Tim’s shakedown of a political candidate who had mocked patients’ X-rays. Some of the state’s most powerful people wouldn’t speak to the editorial board without knowing whether Tim would be there.”

Carpenter has won the Kansas Press Association’s Victor Murdock Award six times. The William Allen White Foundation honored him four times with its Burton Marvin News Enterprise Award. The Kansas City Press Club has twice presented him with its Journalist of the Year Award and, more recently, with its Lifetime Achievement Award.

“Tim worked selflessly to advance the skills and careers of numerous reporters. I abandoned my editing post at the newspaper for the opportunity to report alongside Tim from the Statehouse, where he taught me political reporting and helped me understand the bewildering legislative process,” Smith said.

Smith said upon launching Kansas Reflector five years ago, Carpenter was the first person he called to join the team.

“He agreed while other veteran journalists thought it was a crazy idea,” Smith said. “Here, he has continued to write compelling news stories of public interest — a university president’s academic integrity, the police raid on a small-town newspaper — and helped build Kansas Reflector into a model for a new generation of journalists to do the same.”

Link to story: https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/29/kansas-reflector-senior-reporter-named-to-kansas-press-association-hall-of-fame/

Elliott Law LLC Hosts Chamber Connection and Ribbon Cutting

Photo credit - McPherson Chamber of Commerce

McPHERSON, Kan. — McPherson Chamber of Commerce held a Chamber Connection and Ribbon Cutting at Elliott Law LLC on Thursday, Aug. 14. 

Elliott Law LLC is owned by Ann Elliott, a McPherson native who worked for Wise & Reber L.L.C. for several years before deciding to start her own practice in April. 

“I just decided it was a good time for a change and wanted to try something new and be on my own,” Elliott said.

Elliott shared that the practice is 40-50 percent Family Law. Elliott also practices in Client Advising, Civil Litigation, Healthcare Law, and Municipal Law.

In high school, Elliott was on the debate team and also worked for a number of years at Wise & Reber, which went by the name of Bremyer & Wise, L.L.C. at the time.

She discovered she really enjoyed law after shadowing and working with Brett Reber and David Harger.

“When I went to college, I took a class for teaching and then decided I am not patient enough to do that,” Elliott shared. “So law school it was.”

Elliott earned her Bachelor of Arts in English and Political Science from Rockhurst University in 2009, followed by her Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2012, graduating with honors. ​

Mayor Tom Brown spoke at the ribbon cutting, adding that for years Wise & Reber was the City Attorney, and Elliott was the Assistant City Attorney under Wise & Reber.

Jeff Houston, former city attorney decided to step down from his role after 30 years in law. He is now a social studies teacher at McPherson Middle School. Since Houston’s departure, Elliott has taken the role as city attorney.

“She’s doing a great job for us and the community and I know that there are bigger and better things yet to come,” Brown said.

Elliott Law Legal Assistant Mena Santangelo was given accolades from both Elliott and Mayor Brown.

“Without her this would not be possible,” Elliott said. “She keeps everything organized and everybody going.” 

Elliott Law LLC is located at 803 N. Main in McPherson. Business hours are Monday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, visit elliottlawks.com or call 620-504-9773.

Foulston Lawyers and Practice Areas Add 2026 Best Lawyers® Honors

WICHITA, Kan. – This year, 67 lawyers were recognized in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Thirteen lawyers were honored as “Lawyer of the Year” within a practice area and city, and two additional Foulston attorneys and multiple new practice areas for various attorneys have been highlighted in the newest Best Lawyers® rankings. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers® is a well-known organization that uses peer and reference feedback to develop lawyer rankings.

Attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers® are reviewed by their peers and references based on professional experience and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing. Only one lawyer in each practice area and location is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year." This designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same community and the same practice area(s) for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America recognizes lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their professional excellence.

The following Foulston attorneys were recognized as the Best Lawyers® 2026 "Lawyer of the Year" in these cities and practice areas:

Kansas City, Kansas
• Tony F. Rupp – Litigation - Municipal
Topeka, Kansas
• Jeremy L. Graber – Tax Law
Wichita, Kansas
• Matthew W. Bish – Trusts and Estates
• Boyd A. Byers – Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management
• Jeff P. DeGraffenreid – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Wyatt A. Hoch – Construction Law
• Jeffery A. Jordan – Litigation - Construction
• Andrew J. Nolan – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses
• David E. Rogers – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Kyle J. Steadman – Mediation
• Shannon D. Wead – Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Craig W. West – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• William R. Wood II – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law

The following Foulston attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 in these practice areas and geographic locations (some were previously mentioned as a “Lawyer of the Year”):

Kansas City, Kansas
• Brian G. Boos – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Daniel J. Buller – Commercial Litigation
• Vaughn Burkholder – Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Tara Eberline – Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation -Municipal
• Jack M. Epps – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law
• Joshua T. Hill – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Scott C. Nehrbass – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - ERISA, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Real Estate, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• James D. Oliver – Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation - Securities, Mining Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Scott C. Palecki – Health Care Law
• John C. Peck – Natural Resources Law, Water Law
• Tony F. Rupp – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Litigation - Municipal, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Municipal Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Lee M. Smithyman – Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
• Matthew D. Stromberg – Commercial Litigation
• James P. Zakoura – Energy Law

Topeka, Kansas
• Jeremy L. Graber – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Charles R. Hay – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Health Care Law
• James P. Rankin – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Government Relations Practice, Litigation - ERISA

Wichita, Kansas
• Stanley G. Andeel – Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• James M. Armstrong – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation - Securities
• Kevin J. Arnel – Corporate Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law
• Gary L. Ayers – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, Qui Tam Law, Trade Secrets Law
• Francis J. Baalmann – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Brooke Bennett Aziere – Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care
• Donald D. Berner – Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Matthew W. Bish – Elder Law, Trusts and Estates
• Boyd A. Byers – Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - ERISA, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Jeff P. DeGraffenreid – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mediation
• Holly A. Dyer – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Municipal, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law -Defendants, Trade Secrets Law
• Charles P. Efflandt – Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
• Jay F. Fowler – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Municipal, Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Douglas L. Hanisch – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Karl N. Hesse – Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law, Real Estate Law
• Wyatt A. Hoch – Arbitration, Construction Law, Litigation - Construction, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Christopher M. Hurst – Tax Law
• Jeffery A. Jordan – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Construction, Litigation and Controversy - Tax
• Gordon G. Kirsten II – Banking and Finance Law
• Amy S. Lemley – Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• William P. Matthews – Copyright Law, Franchise Law, Information Technology Law, Trademark Law
• Charles E. McClellan – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Corey L. Moomaw – Elder Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Andrew J. Nolan – Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
• Michael J. Norton – Commercial Litigation, Copyright Law, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Forrest T. Rhodes Jr. – Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• David E. Rogers – Arbitration, Education Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Teresa L. Shulda – Civil Rights Law, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Robert Smith – Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
• Harvey R. Sorensen – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law, Venture Capital Law
• Kyle J. Steadman – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance, Mediation, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• David M. Traster – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Water Law
• Trish Voth Blankenship – Real Estate Law
• C. Edward Watson II – Employment Law - Management, Utilities Law
• Shannon D. Wead – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Stewart T. Weaver – Elder Law, Trusts and Estates
• Craig W. West – Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance, Mediation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Rachel N. Wetta – Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• William R. Wood II – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Franchise Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Project Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law

The following Foulston attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in these practice areas and geographic locations:

Kansas City, Kansas
• Cameron S. Bernard – Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Sarah C. Otto – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Privacy and Data Security Law

Topeka, Kansas
• Jake G. Holly – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
• Andrew P. Wiederholt – Construction Law, Litigation - Construction

Wichita, Kansas
• Sarah Buchanan – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Morgan E. Geffre – Labor and Employment Law - Management
• Wesley J. Kimmel – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Real Estate Law
• Jeremy E. Koehler – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Emily L. Matta – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Robert J. McFadden – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
• Samuel J. Walenz – Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Health Care Law

As the largest law firm based in Kansas, with offices in Kansas City, Topeka, and Wichita, Foulston Siefkin LLP provides legal services to a broad range of clients — from large national and international corporations to small businesses to individuals. Foulston’s lawyers are consistently recognized as among the leading lawyers in the United States. For more than 100 years, Foulston’s lawyers have provided counsel in a wide range of practice areas, including civil and complex litigation, tax, business matters, employment and labor, and healthcare. For more information, contact Tammy Allen, chief marketing officer, at (316) 291-9572, tallen@foulston.com; or visit www.foulston.com.

Foulston Siefkin LLP Adds Paul Breer in Kansas City Office

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Special counsel Paul Breer has joined Foulston Siefkin LLP’s litigation practice in the firm’s Kansas City office, deepening the firm’s construction and litigation team.

Paul, an attorney with significant experience in construction disputes, focuses on construction law, civil and commercial litigation, and defense of professional malpractice. He has handled disputes in federal, state, and appellate courts. Before entering private practice in Kansas City, Paul interned for the Hon. Judge Joseph Ellis in the Missouri Court of Appeals. Paul’s experience has been recognized by his peers, and he was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® for 2021-2025 in the areas of Construction Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, and Personal Injury Defense. Additionally, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers® named Paul to the “Rising Star” list for 2022-2024 in the area of Civil Litigation.

Paul earned his Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, where he served as managing editor of the UMKC Law Review, Moot Court board member, and vice president of the International Law Society. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Kansas, where he was also in the Honors Program, Sigma Alpha Lambda vice president, and was selected for the Director’s Award from the Dole Institute of Politics.

As the largest law firm based in Kansas, with offices in Kansas City, Topeka, and Wichita, Foulston Siefkin LLP provides legal services to a broad range of clients — from large national and international corporations to closely held businesses and individuals. Foulston’s lawyers are consistently recognized as among the leading lawyers in the United States. For more than 100 years, Foulston’s lawyers have provided counsel in a wide range of practice areas, including civil and complex litigation, tax, business matters, employment and labor, and healthcare. For more information, contact Tammy Allen, chief marketing officer, at 316.291.9572, tallen@foulston.com; or visit www.foulston.com.