Washburn Lawyer, v. 48, no. 1 - Washburn University School of Law

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94 Christine M. Graham, ’94,
Overland Park, Kan., received a Kansas Bar
Association Pro Bono Certifi cate. • Joyce K.
Grover, ’94, Lawrence, Kan., was appointed
to the Governor’s Domestic Violence Fatality
Review Board. Grover is general counsel
for the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and
Domestic Violence. • Patricia A. Sexton,
’94, Kansas City, Mo., was selected by The
Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC)
as a member of its prestigious organization.
• Wendy A. Wussow, ’94, Lincoln, Neb., is
chief legal counsel for the Nebraska State
Patrol.
95 Todd M. Allison, ’95, Wichita, has
started his own practice, The Law Offi ces
of Todd Allison. • Margaret A. Graham,
’95, Rio Rancho, N.M., is an associate in the
law fi rm of Bannerman & Williams PA in
Albuquerque, N.M., practicing in the areas of
employment law, health care, and litigation.
• Mike Halleran, ’95, Emporia, Kan., is of
counsel with the law fi rm of Gay, Riordan,
Fincher, Munson and Sinclair PA. • Yolanda
D. Ingram, ’95, Germantown, Tenn., was
nominated to the Memphis Bar Foundation
board of directors. In 2008, she received the
President’s Award from the Memphis Bar
Association. • Phillip D. Smith-Hanes,
’95, Eureka, Calif., was appointed county
administrative offi cer by the Humboldt
County (Calif) Board of Supervisors. •
Jennifer L. Stultz, ’95, Wichita, was selected
to serve on the Probate Advisory Committee
for the Kansas Judicial Council.
97 Lisa R. Jones, ’97, was hired as
university counsel for Washburn University.
• Amy J. Liebau, ’97, Wichita, is with
Laham Development. • Judd A. Liebau, ’97,
Chapman, Kan., was promoted to community
bank president of INTRUST Bank in
Junction City. • Katherine McElhinney,
’97, Lenexa, Kan., was appointed Lenexa’s
municipal court judge. She served as an
assistant district attorney for the Third
Judicial District as well as the city prosecutor
for the cities of Shawnee and Overland Park.
• Ryan M. Ross, ’97, Ocean Springs, Miss.,
was promoted to vice president of marketing
of the MGM Mirage Mississippi operations
team.
98 Vic Braden, ’98, deputy commander
of the 35th Infantry Division, was named a
brigadier general. • Douglas C. Fincher, ’98,
Topeka, is practicing tax law, estate planning,
and non-profi t formation and taxation with
the law fi rm of Riordan, Fincher & Munson
PA.
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99 Gregory D. Hill, ’99, Topeka,
published a novel, The Family Tree.
• Eric G. Kraft, ’99, Olathe, Kan., has been
promoted to partner of Duggan, Shadwick
Doerr & Kurlbaum PC. • Sabrina K.
Standifer, ’99, Wichita, was reappointed by
Governor Mark Parkinson as chairwoman
of the Kansas Governmental Ethics
Commission. She is vice president of the
Washburn University School of Law Alumni
Association Board of Governors.
• Jeremy S. Unruh, ’99, Winnetka, Ill., was
promoted from associate to shareholder at
Polsinelli Shughart PC in Chicago. Unruh’s
commercial practice includes general banking
litigation, shareholder valuation disputes,
internal fraud investigations, and white collar
criminal defense. • Ann Marie G. Yom,
’99, Washington, D.C., was named the new
deputy director at Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) Agency’s Offi ce of State
and Local Coordination, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
00 Charles L. Rutter, ’00, Topeka, is an
assistant attorney general in the Consumer
Protection and Antitrust Division of the
offi ce of the Kansas Attorney General.
• Jason M. Stone, ’00, Des Moines,
Iowa, was recognized by Best Lawyers in
America in the fi eld of tax law. • Larry N.
Zimmerman, ’00, Topeka, received the
Kansas Bar Association Outstanding Service
Award.
02 Jodi M. Hoss ’02, Kansas City,
Mo., has been promoted to a partner at
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP. •
Shawn Lindsay, ’02, Hillsboro, Ore., was
elected as a state representative in Oregon.
Lindsay will continue his work at Lane Powell
as an intellectual property, e-commerce, and
business attorney while serving his term. •
Stephen L. Martino, ’02, is the director of
the Maryland State Lottery Agency. Martino
lives in Baltimore, and is a member of the
Washburn University School of Law Alumni
Association Board of Governors.
• Katherine E. McClure, ’02, Denver, Colo.,
became a partner in the law fi rm Sawaya,
Rose, Kaplan, Wilkinson & McClure.
03 James A. Thompson, ’03, Wichita,
is now with Klenda, Mitchell, Austerman &
Zuercher LLC.
04 Elizabeth S. Dudley, ’04, Phoenix,
Ariz., has joined Phillips & Associates. •
Aliah Harrison, ’04, and Karyn Thomas,
’05, Grand Prairie, Texas, opened the law
practice Harrison & Thomas LLP in Dallas,
Texas.
05 Jason R. Griess, ’05, Lincoln, Neb.,
was promoted to National Mechanic’s Lien
Team. He is employed as claims counsel
with Fidelity National Title Group Inc. •
Brooks C. Kancel, ’05, Wichita, received the
Kansas Bar Association Outstanding Young
Lawyer Award. • Courtney T. Kennedy,
’05, Overland Park, Kan., has joined Gates,
Shields & Ferguson. • Randy J. Obert,
’05, Springfi eld, Ill., has been promoted to
regional referral division director for Quality
and Risk Management for St. John’s Hospital
in Springfi eld, Ill., and St. Francis Hospital in
Litchfi eld, Ill.
06 Brian P. Duncan, ’06, Wichita, has
joined the Offi ce of the Kansas Attorney
General, Arkansas City, Kan., as an assistant
attorney general in the criminal division. •
Reese Hays, ’06, Bellevue, Neb., is the area
defense counsel assigned to Offutt Air Force
Base, Neb., serving as chief defense attorney.
• Angel R. Zimmerman, ’06, is a managing
partner for the Topeka law fi rm of Valentine,
Zimmerman & Zimmerman PA. She is
also a member of the Washburn University
School of Law Alumni Association Board of
Governors.
07 Lauren M. Bristow, ’07, Lenexa,
Kan., is assistant attorney for Leavenworth
County. • Amy C. Coppola, ’07,
Leavenworth, Kan., has joined the law
fi rm of Crow and Associates. • Carroll
“Cal” W. Cunningham, ’07, Olathe,
Kan., is the recording secretary for the
Jackson County Bar Association. • Mark A.
Dupree, ’07, Lawrence, Kan., is an assistant
public defender for the Johnson County
Public Defender’s Offi ce in Olathe, Kan.,
and president of Speaking and Living the
Example LLC. • Keron A. Wright, ’07,
Kansas City, Mo., joined the insolvency
and commercial bankruptcy department of
Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP.
08 Monica S. Cameron, ’08, Wichita,
opened the Cameron Law Offi ce, where she
practices primarily family law. • Krystle M.
Dalke, ’08, Wichita, is a law clerk for The
Honorable Monti Belot of the U.S. District
Court for the District of Kansas, Wichita. •
Jamie L. Jones, ’08, Garden City, Kan., is
director of equal opportunity and affi rmative
action at Pittsburg State University. • Paul
J. Kasper II, ’08, Ellsworth, Kan., has
joined Peterson & Kasper Law Offi ce. •
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