2010 Kba Officers and Board of Governors Elections
| Publication year | 2010 |
| Pages | 08 |
Let Your Voice be Heard!
Kansas Bar Association Districts
2010 KBA Officers and Board of Governors Elections
Candidates for Kansas Bar Association Officers Positions
President:Glenn R. Braun
President-elect:Rachael K. Pirner
Vice President:lee Smithyman
Secretary/Treasurer:Dennis Depew
Candidates for Kansas Bar Association Board of Governors
District One:Kip A. Kubin
District Two:Paul T. Davis
District Seven:Holly A. Dyer
J. Michael Kennalley
District Nine:David J. Rebein
Contested Position — District Seven
Holly A. Dyer
Holly A. Dyer, of Wichita, is a partner with Foulston Siefkin LLP where she practices in the area of business and commercial litigation. She graduated Order of the Coif from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1994 and received her journalism degree from Wichita State University in 1988. She is a member of Foulston's recruiting and ethics committees and is one of three attorneys in charge of firm's Summer Associate program.
Deer has been active in the Kansas and Wichita bar associations throughout her career. She serves as chair of the 2010 KBA Annual Meeting Planning Task Force and has chaired the KBA Health Law Section. She is currently completing her two-year term on the WBA Board of Governors and chairs the WBA Civil Practice Committee. Dyer has chaired the WBA Law in Education and Professional Diversity committees and is also a member of the WBA's Ethics and Grievance Committee. In 2007, she received the WBA President's Award. She also serves on the University of Kansas School of Law Board of Governors.
In her personal time, Dyer shuttles her many children to scout meetings and various sports-related activities, and is also training for a spring marathon. Dyer has recently took on the www.ksbar.org very challenging and rewarding job of being her daughter's Girl Scout troop leader.
Mike Kennalley, of Wichita, is a shareholder in Martin & Churchill Chtd. He graduated from Washburn University
Mike Kennalley
School of Law in May 1976, and has been in private practice since then. His areas of practice include commercial litigation, bankruptcy, employment, and health care law.
He served on the Wichita Bar Association (WBA) Board of Governors from 2001 to 2003, was later secretary-treasurer, and is currently completing his term as president.
He serves on the WBA Bar-o-Meter, Bankruptcy, Civil Practice, CLE, Executive, and Lawyers Assistance committees. He has been on the WBA Nominating Committee and is a veteran of eight Wichita Bar Shows.
He has been a member of the Kansas Bar Association (KBA) Paralegals Committee (formerly the Legal Assistants Committee) since its inception. He chaired the committee from 1999 to 2007 and serves on the KBA Paralegal Certification Task Force. He was the principal author of the "Plan for KBA Voluntary Certification of Paralegals," which is under consideration by the Kansas Supreme Court. He was co-chair of the 2007 KBA Annual Meeting Planning Task Force and is a member of the 2010 Task Force. He is a member of the KBA Bankruptcy and Insolvency and Litigation sections.
Kennalley is a charter member of the Wesley E. Brown American Inn of Court and serves on the Executive and Program committees, a member of Kansas Association of Defense Counsel, and is on the certifying board of National Association of Legal Secretaries. He is secretary and on the board of Make-A-Wish Foundation of Kansas Inc.
Uncontested Positions
President
Glenn R. Braun
Glenn R. Braun, of Hays, is a partner at Glassman, Bird, Braun & Schwartz LLP, where he has practiced law for the past 28 years. He represents plaintiffs in personal injury actions and handles domestic cases, felony criminal defense, and other areas associated with the general practice of law. He serves as the city of Hays prosecutor and was previously elected to two terms as Ellis County attorney.
Braun is the current president-elect of the Kansas Bar Association. He previously served as vice president and currently serves on the association's executive committee. Prior to being elected an officer, he served two terms as the District 10 Governor.
Braun is a graduate of Kansas State University and received his juris...
To continue reading
Request your trial