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Overland Park, KS. (March 1, 2008) - Mark W. McKinzie, managing partner of Wallace Saunders today announced that Carol Krstulic and Timothy Swanson will join its Overland Park office and Charles Miller will join its Wichita office as Summer Law Clerks in 2008.
- Ms. Krstulic, a May, 2009 J.D. candidate will earn her law degree from Washburn University School of Law, and received her undergraduate degree from The University of Kansas in 2005.
- Mr. Swanson, a May, 2009 J.D. candidate will earn his law degree from The University of Kansas School of Law, and received his undergraduate degree from The University of Kansas in 2005.
- Mr. Miller, a May, 2009 J.D. candidate will earn his law degree from The University of Kansas School of Law, and received his undergraduate degree from Kansas State University in 2006.
Overland Park, KS. (November 15, 2006) - Mark W. McKinzie, managing partner of Wallace Saunders today announced that Amber H. Jeffers and Kevin J. Melgaard will join its Overland Park office as Associates in August of 2007.
- Ms. Jeffers, a May, 2007 J.D. candidate will earn her law degree from The University of Oklahoma College of Law, and received her undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 2002. Her practice will focus on tort litigation defense and workers compensation.
- Mr. Melgaard, a May, 2007 J.D. candidate will earn his law degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law, and received his undergraduate degree from Saint Louis University in 2003. His practice will focus on tort litigation defense.
Overland Park, KS. (January 1, 2007) - Mark W. McKinzie, managing partner of Wallace Saunders today announced that Michael R. Kauphusman has been elected Shareholder and Director of the Firm and Nathaniel A. Dulle has joined its Overland Park office as an Associate.
- Mr. Dulle, earned his law degree from The University of Missouri at Columbia School of Law in 2004, and he received his undergraduate degree from The University of Missouri at Columbia in 2001. His practice will focus on tort insurance defense.
Douglas C. Hobbs, attorney in our Wichita, KS office will be a presenter at the KADC Conference in Kansas City at the Plaza Marriott on December 1-2, 2006 on the issue of Workers Compensation legislative updates.
Douglas C. Hobbs and Alisa Nickel Ehrlich, attorneys in our Wichita, KS office will be speaking on December 1, 2006 for the Council on Education in Management's One Day Workers Comp Update Seminar in Wichita, KS.
Donald J. Fritschie, attorney in our Overland Park, KS office will present at an Advanced Workers' Compensation Seminar on January 16, 2007 in Overland Park, KS. Read more.
Gary R. Terrill, attorney in our Overland Park, KS office will present at the Annual Workers' Compensation Institute on October 27, 2006 in Overland Park, KS. Read more.
Overland Park, KS. (June 12, 2006) - Mark W. McKinzie, managing partner of Wallace Saunders today announced that Michael L. Brown has joined its Overland Park office as an Associate and Ryan D. Weltz will join its Wichita office as an Associate in August.
- Mr. Brown, earned his law degree from The University of Kansas School of Law in 2003, and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 2000. His practice will focus on insurance law, tort and personal injury, real estate and trucking litigation.
- Mr. Weltz, a May, 2006 J.D. candidate will earn his law degree from The University of Kansas School of Law, and he received his undergraduate degree from The University of Kansas in 2003. His practice will focus on workers compensation.
In March of 2006, Doug Hobbs, attorney in our Wichita office presented testimony before the House on Workers Compensation reform legislation on behalf of the Kansas Self-Insurers Association. This bill is intended to provide relief to employers saddled with the financial burden of paying for their employees' pre-existing impairments. Read more.
Overland Park, KS. (November 29, 2005) - Mark W. McKinzie, managing partner of Wallace Saunders today announced that Schalie Miller, Lauren Ferris Dowling, Derek Johannsen and Alex Judd will join its Overland Park office and Cara Richelle Lee will join its Springfield office as Associates in August of 2006.
- Ms. Miller, a May, 2006 J.D. candidate will earn her law degree from The University of Kansas School of Law, and received her undergraduate degree from Connecticut College in 2003. Her practice will focus on tort litigation defense.
- Ms. Ferris, a May, 2006 J.D. candidate will earn her law degree from Saint Louis University School of Law, and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 2003. Her practice will focus on business law.
- Mr. Johannsen, a May, 2006 J.D. candidate will earn his law degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law, and received his undergraduate degree Magna Cum Laude, from Saint Louis University in 2003. Mr. Johannsen's practice will focus on tort litigation defense.
- Mr. Judd, a May, 2006 J.D. candidate will earn his law degree from Washburn University School of Law, and received his undergraduate degree from Kansas State University in 1998. Mr. Judd's practice will focus on tort litigation defense.
- Ms. Lee, a May, 2006 J.D. candidate will earn her law degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia School of Law, and received her undergraduate degree from Drury University in 2003. Ms. Lee's practice will focus on tort litigation defense and workers compensation.
Overland Park, KS. (November 29, 2005) - Mark W. McKinzie, managing partner of Wallace Saunders today announced that Amber Hackett, Kevin Melgaard and Kristi Funk will join its Overland Park office and Cara Richelle Lee will join its Springfield office as Summer Law Clerks in 2006.
- Ms. Hackett, a May, 2007 J.D. candidate will earn her law degree from The University of Oklahoma College of Law, and received her undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 2002.
- Mr. Melgaard, a May, 2007 J.D. candidate will earn his law degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law, and received his undergraduate degree from Saint Louis University in 2003.
- Ms. Funk, a May, 2007 J.D. candidate will earn her law degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law, and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska in 2004.
- Ms. Lee, a May, 2006 J.D. candidate will earn her law degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia School of Law, and received her undergraduate degree from Drury University in 2003.
