Members in the News
| Publication year | 2019 |
| Pages | 75 |
| Citation | Vol. 88 No. 10 Pg. 75 |
November, 2019
Members in the News
New Positions
Heather Alwin, a Colby attorney, was hired in September by the City of Oberlin to serve as its municipal judge. Alwin's practice has focused mainly on criminal matters and on child welfare cases. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wyoming and earned her J.D. from Baylor University, with a criminal practice concentration. Judge Alwin served in the U.S. Air Force for five years as a lawyer, including a deployment to Baghdad to support the Iraqi criminal court.
Susan Carden was awarded the Distinguished Member Award by the Kansas Court Reporters Association. She has been a court reporter with the Reno County District Court system for 40 years. Carden has served the KCRC in many capacities, including as treasurer, president, on its membership committee and as coordinator of its annual convention. She was awarded the KBA's Liberty Bell award in May of this year.
Dom Cavicchia has joined the Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC as an associate attorney in its Manhattan office. Cavicchia earned his Juris Doctor from Washburn University School of Law where he received certificates with distinction in both Estate Planning and Tax Law. His practice will focus on Estate Planning, Tax Law and Medicaid Planning.
Ashley Comeau has joined the law firm of Jeter Turner Sook Baxter LLP in Hays, Kan., as "Of Counsel." Her practice encompasses a range of civil matters, including estate planning and elder law. She will work with the firm's business and individual clients. She graduated from the Washburn University School of Law completing undergraduate work at Fort Hays State University. A member of the KBA, Comeau is also in KWAA, Ellis County Bar Association and the Rooks County Bar Association. She is admitted to practice in state and federal courts in Kansas.
Jeremy J. Crist has joined Realty Executives Weis Real Estate Company in Manhattan as a member of its listing and sales team. He received his undergraduate degree at Kansas State University, majoring in business administration and gerontology. He earned his law degree from Washburn University. Crist served 12 years as a Riley County assistant county attorney prosecuting criminal and traffic offenses. A member of the KBA and the Riley County Bar Association, Crist is also a member of the National Association of Realtors, the Kansas Association of Realtors and the Flint Hills Association of Realtors.
Timothy Joseph Demel was sworn in this fall, taking the state and federal oaths. A graduate of Washburn Law School, he also holds a bachelor's degree from Kansas State University. Demel works at the Jerry Harrison Law Office in Beloit, where he has a general practice of law. He interned with several Kansas firms and participated in the Washburn Law Clinic.
Gibson Watson Marino LLC has been hired to serve city attorney duties for the City of Andale. The Wichita law firm succeeds Austin Parker in that role. The firm was unanimously elected by the Andale City Council.
Michael J. Kelly has joined Husch Blackwell in Kansas City as senior counsel in the Real Estate, Development & Construction group. His practice is focused on complex construction and engineering matters. Kelly earned his J.D. from University of Kansas School of Law and his B.A. from Kansas State University. He currently serves as Mayor of Roeland Park, Kan. He also co-founded and leads Climate Action KC.
Mike Pepoon was named Sedgwick County Counselor in September after serving as the interim in that role for 10 months. Pepoon has a long record of serving in municipal government, having worked for Sedgwick County as a lawyer or lobbyist for 31 years. He has also...
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