Kba President
| Publication year | 2016 |
| Pages | 06 |
| Citation | Vol. 85 No. 7 Pg. 06 |
July, 2016
A Recognition of Service
By Steve Six
No professionals volunteer their time for the betterment of others and their profession more than lawyers. Having worked alongside KBA President Natalie Haag this past year, I have been continually impressed by the dedication of KBA members who have volunteered their time to important causes that benefit Kansans; I've seen attorneys serving their local communities on school boards and county commissions, and others making the trip to the statehouse to present testimony in support of causes important to our profession (or more recently to oppose legislation that would be step backward in maintaining our strong and independent state courts).
The new KBA Board of Governors officers began their roles on July 1, 2016:
President-Elect Gregory Goheen (Kansas City, Kan.)
Vice President Bruce W Kent (Manhattan)
Secretary-Treasurer Mira Mdivani (Overland Park)
Immediate Past President Natalie G. Haag (Topeka)
These are busy, talented lawyers from across the state who volunteer their time to steer the KBA through what looks to be a challenging year on many issues of critical importance to Kansas. And just as these new members are stepping up, several long-serving members are stepping down. I would like to thank and recognize those who have provided the KBA with many hours at great sacrifice to their firms:
Mike Kennalley (Wichita)
Dave Rebein (Dodge City)
Justin Ferrell, Outgoing YLS President (Topeka)
Hon. Michael Powers, Kansas District Judges Representative (Marion)
KBA Annual Meeting
KBA's annual meeting in Wichita was a great success. Lawyers and judges from across the state got together for a terrific meeting, CLE and networking. I would have wagered that today's politics could not be the subject of parody, but then I attended the Wichita Bar Show: "REPORTER: 'Mr. Trump, do you still want to ban Muslims?' TRUMP: 'Look I probably never said that. Ban the Muslims? The thing is, if we've learned anything from Prohibition, it's that people will just make Muslims in their bathtub.'" See what you missed if you did not come to the Annual Meeting? These meetings don't just happen; I would like to recognize and thank the KBA Annual Meeting Committee for their countless hours of time:
Amy Cline (Wichita)
Joslyn Kusiak (Independence, Mo.)
John Rapp (Wichita)
Brett Reber (McPherson)...
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