From the President of the Yls
| Jurisdiction | Kansas,United States |
| Citation | Vol. 90 No. 1 Pg. 18 |
| Pages | 18 |
| Publication year | 2021 |
January, 2021
From the young lawyers section president
YLS Institutes its District Representative Initiative: Reaching Lawyers in Their First Ten Years of Practice
by Kate Marples Simpson
YLS President, 2020-2021
The YLS Board of Directors enthusiastically announces the roll-out of its premier initiative for the 2020-2021 leadership year. Thanks to the Kansas Board of Governors, the YLS Board of Directors, and leading lawyers across the state nominating local leaders, the below-listed lawyers accepted positions in the first class of KBA YLS District Representatives. Our YLS District Representatives will encourage intrastate networking, help plan local events in their districts, provide insight into what the KBA and especially the YLS can do to better serve our members, and hopefully use their district representative experience to learn about the KBA and take on other KBA leadership roles as their careers progress. These individuals are the first of 22 district representatives we will introduce you to over the next few months. Please reach out to your local district representative, thank them for their service and congratulate them for being a leader among their peers.
Kelsy Allison — Kelsy is a non-equity shareholder at McAnany, Van Cleave, and Phillips. Her practice is focused on representing the interests of employers and carriers in various workers compensation matters in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska. Kelsy is the President of the Wyandotte County Bar Association. She obtained her Juris Doctor from Washburn University School of Law in 2013. She is an avid Sporting KC fan. She enjoys playing soccer, golf, and listening to podcasts.
Danielle Atchison — Danielle practices corporate immigration law for Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law Firm. Danielle is the lead attorney for Mdivani Pro Bono Project where she represents immigrant women and children survivors of domestic violence and other violent crimes. She trains advocates and attorneys at local domestic violence shelters and a larger statewide domestic violence association on how to gather evidence and triage these cases when the families come into shelter. Danielle is on the Young Lawyer Section Council for the Missouri Bar representing District 3. She is a board member on the Earl E. O'Connor Inn of Court. She is on the Board of the Johnson County Bar Association. She is also the Chair of Missouri Bar...
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