President's Message

• Publication year: 2012
• Pages: 06
• Citation: Vol. 81 No. 5 Pg. 06

President's Message No. 81 J. Kan. Bar Assn 5, 06 (2012) Kansas Bar Journal May, 2012

From the President

Rachael K. Pirner

From "Bob Speak" to Happy Jack

Four terrific local bar association meetings this month. I began with travel to McPherson County where I was warmly welcomed by our friends there. Among those attending were Bret Christiansen, Jamie Karasek, David Page, Brian Bina, John Klenda, Tim Karstetter, Bill Gusenius, Jill Bremyer-Archer, Bob Wise, and President Amie Bauer. I have found that I have left many local bar meetings thinking to myself I would love to practice with these lawyers. The McPherson County Bar Association is one of those groups. We had a general discussion, and I got to give Bob Wise his 50-year pin. In presenting these honors at these local bar meetings I always make a few calls in advance in order to personalize my remarks. Not surprisingly, Bob, KBA president for 199091, is well respected and liked by his colleagues. He is such a courteous fellow, his law partners report that he has developed a language of his own, "Bob speak." "Bob speak" goes something like this ... Bob's partner presents a cockamamie idea ... Bob replies, "why don't we table that." Oh, but it would be a much gentler existence if we all adopted "Bob speak."

On to the general membership luncheon of the Women Attorneys Association of Topeka (WAAT) where I was able to see many good friends and enjoy a program developed by Mary Feighny. Angel Zimmerman, the president of WAAT was on hand to welcome me as was the Hon. Evelyn Wilson. Then we were...