Counties:
All Counties in the state of KS.

LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS

Wichita Bar Assn., Section of Family Law; Kansas Bar Assn., Assn. Of Family and Conciliation Courts; Ethics and Grievance Committee of the Kansas Bar; Past President, Kansas Bar Assn., Family Law Section 1993 – 1994; Chair, Wichita Bar Assn., Family Law Section, 1981 – 1991 
 

Contributions Made Towards the Advancement of Family Law: 

• President, Kansas Bar Association Family Law Section, 1993 – 1994
• Chair, Wichita Bar Association Family Law Committee, 1989 – 1991

Professional Recognition at the National Level: 

• Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Listed in the “Best Lawyers of America” in the family law area since 1995
• Has AV rating
• Listed in “Super Lawyers of Missouri and Kansas” in both 2007 and 2008

Sampling of Practice Strengths: 

• Works with a diverse clientele whose assets range from nominal estates to martial estates of $40,000,000+
• Has handled numerous martial dissolutions involving the valuation of professional practices – legal, medical, chiropractic, dental, accounting, etc.
• Has handled numerous marital dissolutions involving the valuation of independently owned businesses – farm implement dealership, car dealerships, church building, printing, advertising agencies, manufacturing, etc.
• Developed long-range economic recovery plans for clients who have no wage earning capacity
• Prevailing attorney in the interest of NDG, a minor child and JJG, minor child; 20 Kan App 2d 17 (1994); issue whether one parent’s parental rights may be severed while other parent’s rights are maintained and that the parent is providing suitable home for minor children
• Represented Ruth Ann Messner in divorce from Roe Messner, former P.T.L. church builder that married Tammy Faye Baker. Discovery, research and analysis assisted in the indictment of Roe Messner for bankruptcy fraud. In addition to legal representation of the divorce, handled public relation requests from local and national print and television media.