Presenting Sponsor(s)
Keynote Sponsor
Awards Luncheon Sponsor
Fellows Dinner Sponsor
Annual Meeting Friends
Annual Meeting Supporters
Fleeson Gooing
Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law
TWG Firm
Joint Welcome & Fellows Reception
Whitney B. Damron, P.A.
CLE Program Sponsors
Laura Ice
Nelson & Yarnell
CLE Break Sponsors
Natalie Haag
Wise & Reber
Golf Tournament Sponsors
Sara Beezley
Cheryl Whelan
The Bar Plan
Cavanaugh, Biggs & Lemon, P.A.
Hite Fanning & Honeyman LLP
Kansas Bar Foundation
Kerbs Law Office, LLC
Peterson Media Group
Topeka Bar Association
Thank you for an amazing Annual Meeting!
The Kansas Bar Association thanks everyone who helped make the 2024 Annual Meeting a monumental success. Thank you especially to Ambassador Andrew J. Young for his captivating keynote fireside chat, sharing his experiences in the Civil Rights Movement and his perspective on the present and future of civil rights in the U.S. and abroad. His visit was featured in Kansas Reflector: Civil rights icon Andrew Young shares insights at Kansas Bar Association meeting.
Thank you to the talented speakers and moderators
Ambassador Andrew J. Young; Pedro Irigonegaray; KBA President-Elect Mark Dupree; Chief Judge Karen Arnold-Burger, Judge Gwynne E. Birzer, Shanelle Dupree, Judge Kellie E. Hogan, Dean Jeffrey D. Jackson, Brian Kong, Judge Rhonda Mason, Stephen McAllister, Mark McCormick, Leyla McMullen, Joseph N. Molina III, Ronald W. Nelson, Toriano Porter, Tess Ramirez, Justice Eric Rosen, Judge Kevin M. Smith, and Eric Weslander.
Thank you to the KBA award recipients
- Phil Lewis Medal of Distinction: Hon. Merlin G. Wheeler (Ret.)
- Distinguished Service Award: William E. H. Quick
- Professionalism Award: Kevin F. Mitchelson
- Pillars of the Community Award: Gregory L. Bauer
- Christel Marquardt Trailblazer Award: Mary Kathryn (Kathy) Webb
- Distinguished Government Service Award: Hon. Rebecca A. Sanders
- Outstanding Young Lawyer Award: Diana E. Stanley
- Diversity Award: Hon. Rachel L. Pickering
- Outstanding Service Awards: Heather R. Cessna, Morgan E. Geffre, Carly M. Grit
- Pro Bono Award: Hon. Renee S. Henry, John H. Mitchelson, Calvin D. Rider
- Pro Bono Certificates: Norman E. Beal, Matthew L. Bretz, Katherine J. Cronin, Everett Fritz, II
Thank you to the KBF honorees
- Robert K. Weary Award: Richard F. Hayse
- New Pledges: Michael Burcham, Christine C. Campbell, Hon. Angela D. Coble, Emily A. Donaldson, Haley Hawn, Amanda Stanley, Diana Stanley, Megan Storie, Ben Thomas, Stephen Tujague
- New Fellows: Mitch E. Biebighauser, Vincent M. Cox, Michelle Ewert, Hon. Jeffrey W. Gettler, Nancy Morales Gonzalez, Eunice Peters, Hon. Brandon J. Warner
- New Fellows Silver: Martha Crow, Linda Elrod, Fred Logan, Jr., Hon. Patricia A. Macke Dick, John M. Shoemaker
- New Fellows Gold: James W. Clark, Kevin F. Mitchelson, Terri J. Pemberton
- New Fellows Platinum: Jack Focht, William S. Mills, James D. Oliver
- New Fellow Diamond: Hon. Dale L. Somers
- New Pillar of Foundation: Whitney B. Damron
Thank you to our attendees!
Lastly, thanks to all of you who braved the heat (and an unfortunate afternoon rain) to join us for this historic event! If you need assistance with your CLE credits or invoicing, please contact us at info@ksbar.org.
Also, please be sure to fill out the Annual Meeting survey to let us know how we did.