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Foulston Siefkin LLP is pleased to announce that Cydney D. Boler has joined the firm as Special Counsel. Ms. Boler practices in the Overland Park office and focuses her practice on life sciences and biotechnology law.
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Foulston Siefkin LLP is pleased to announce that Ed Watson has been named a Partner with the firm.
Mr. Watson practices in the Wichita office providing advice to employers on day to day employment matters. Mr. Watson received a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and B.A. from the University of Kansas. Mr. Watson can be reached at 316.291.9589 or cewatson@foulston.com.
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Foulston Siefkin LLP is pleased to announce that Brooke Bennett Aziere has been named a Partner with the firm.
Ms. Aziere is a trial lawyer based in the Wichita office who litigates a variety of cases. Ms. Aziere received a J.D. from the University of Kansas and B.A. from Friends University. Ms. Aziere can be reached at 316.291.9768 or baziere@foulston.com.
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Foulston Siefkin LLP is pleased to announce that Andrew Thengvall has been named a Partner with the firm.
Mr. Thengvall practices in the Wichita office with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, franchise, general business law and corporate practice. Mr. Thengvall received a J.D., MBA, and B.S. from the University of Nebraska. Mr. Thengvall can be reached at 316.291.9765 or athengvall@foulston.com.
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The Federal estate tax and generation-skipping transfer tax were repealed as of January 1, 2010. To read the Alert prepared by Foulston's Tim O'Sullivan and Stewart Weaver please click below.
Foulston Siefkin Issue Alert
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Check out this week's issue of the 2010 Kansas Legislative Session in Kansas Legislation Insights, a weekly publication developed by the Public Policy Law and Governmental Relations practice group of Foulston Siefkin. It is designed to inform business executives, human resource and governmental relations professionals and general counsel about current developments occurring in Kansas legislation.
Legislative Insights, March 2-5
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Foulston Siefkin partner Tim O'Sullivan has been named the "Wichita Area Best Lawyers Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year" for 2010.
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Wichita attorney Jim Goering, of Foulston Siefkin LLP, was inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation.
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Foulston Siefkin is ranked #1 in Kansas based on the number of listed attorneys in Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Energy Law, Health Care Law, Labor and Employment Law, Medical Malpractice Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation, and Tax Law.
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Nine Foulston Siefkin business and employment law attorneys in Wichita were selected as Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers in 2009 including: Stan Andeel, Tax; Boyd Byers, Employment & Labor; Terry Cupps, Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights; Doug Hanisch, Employee Benefits/ERISA; Chris Hurst, Tax; Tim O'Sullivan, Estate Planning & Probate; Jay Rector, Employment & Labor; Harvey Sorensen, Securities & Corporate Finance; and Doug Stanley, Employment & Labor. Bill Matthews, Andrew Nolan, and Scott Palecki were selected as Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars.
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11 Foulston Siefkin litigation and environmental law attorneys in Wichita were selected as Super Lawyers in 2009 including: Jim Armstrong, Gary Ayers, Mark Biberstein, Charles Efflandt, Jack Focht, Jay Fowler, Stephen Kerwick, Mike Stout, Todd Tedesco, Darrell Warta, and Craig West. Michael Norton was selected as a Missouri & Kansas Rising Star.
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Two Foulston Siefkin attorneys in Topeka were selected as Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers in 2009: Charles R. “Dick” Hay, Health Care; and Thomas L. Theis, Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice.
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Three Foulston Siefkin attorneys in Overland Park were selected as Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers in 2009: Vaughn Burkholder, Employment & Labor; William P. Trenkle, Jr., Business and Corporate; and Wyatt M. Wright, Employment & Labor. Toby Crouse was selected as a Missouri & Kansas Rising Star.
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Foulston Siefkin partner Amy Lemley has been inducted as a Fellow of The American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), the first woman attorney to ever be inducted from Kansas. Fellowship status is extended by invitation only, after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality. Lawyers must have a minimum of 15 years trial experience before they can be considered for Fellowship.
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Jay Fowler, a partner in Foulston Siefkin's Wichita office, was recently elected to a four year term on the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission by attorneys and peers of the Fourth Congressional District.
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Foulston Siefkin LLP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey B. Hurt has joined the firm as Special Counsel. Mr. Hurt practices in the Wichita office and focuses his practice on employment and labor law.
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Jack Focht, Special Counsel with Foulston Siefkin, has been awarded the 2009 Wichita Bar Association's Lifetime Achievement Award.
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“Best Lawyers 2010” chose Wichita Foulston attorneys Stan Andeel, Jim Armstrong, Kevin Arnel, Gary Ayers, Donald Berner, Mark Biberstein, Boyd Byers, Terry Cupps, Charles Efflandt, Jack Focht, Jay Fowler, Jim Goering, Doug Hanisch, Wyatt Hoch, Chris Hurst, Jeff Jordan, Stephen Kerwick, Eric Kuhn, Amy Lemley, Bill Matthews, Tim O'Sullivan, Scott Palecki, Larry Rapp, Jay Rector, David Rogers, Harvey Sorensen, Doug Stanley, Kyle Steadman, Mike Stout, Todd Tedesco, Trish Thelen, David Traster, Darrell Warta, Stewart Weaver, Craig West, Bill Wood, Charles Woodin.
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“Best Lawyers in America 2010” selected 4 Topeka Foulston Siefkin attorneys, including: Charles Hay, (Health Care Law), Marta Fisher Linenberger, (Health Care Law), Jim Rankin, (Employee Benefits Law; Government Relations Law), and Thomas Theis, (Health Care Law; Personal Injury Litigation).
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“Best Lawyers in America 2010” selected 8 Overland Park Foulston Siefkin attorneys, including: Vaughn Burkholder, (Workers' Compensation Law), Jim Logan, (Tax Law; Trusts and Estates), Scott Nehrbass, (Commercial Litigation), Jim Oliver, (Appellate Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law), John Peck, (Water Law), R. Douglas Reagan, (Corporate Law), William P. Trenkle, Jr., (Corporate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates), and Wyatt Wright, (Labor and Employment Law).
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Best Lawyers, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Harvey R. Sorensen as the “Wichita Area Best Lawyers Corporate Lawyer of the Year” , Mikel L. Stout as the “Wichita Area Best Lawyers Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer of the Year” and R. Douglas Reagan as the “Kansas City, Kansas Area Best Lawyers Corporate Lawyer of the Year” for 2009.
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Chambers USA ranked Foulston Siefkin as the leading law firm in the state in the practice areas of Corporate/M&A, Employment Law, General Commercial Litigation, and Real Estate.
Chambers included 20 Foulston attorneys in its rankings of leading individual attorneys: Jim Armstrong, Gary Ayers, Boyd Byers, Terry Cupps, Chuck Efflandt, Jack Focht, Jay Fowler, Doug Hanisch, Karl Hesse, Andrew Nolan, Jim Oliver, Jay Rector, Harvey Sorensen, Doug Stanley, Mike Stout, Bill Trenkle, Patricia Voth Blankenship, Darrell Warta, Bill Wood, and Wyatt Wright.
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On May 8, 2009, Wichita attorney Stephen M. Kerwick, of Foulston Siefkin LLP was inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America at the LCA’s Spring Conference and Induction of Fellows in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation.
The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only.
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Benchmark Litigation 2009 ranks Foulston Siefkin as a recommended litigation firm in Kansas
The publication cites “A strong team of litigators within the “immense” Foulston Siefkin has kept the firm a viable presence in the Kansas legal marketplace. The litigation team boasts a particularly strong employment group, with an impressive insurance defense practice specializing in personal injury defense work. The team’s commercial litigation group is able to handle any type of business matter, from class action employment disputes to breach of contract suits.”
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Holly Dyer, a partner at Foulston Siefkin, was elected to The Wichita Bar Association Board of Governors to serve a term through 2010. The Wichita Bar Association is governed by a Board of Governors that meets monthly to set policy and review issues affecting the legal profession. The WBA is committed to providing member and community services that promote learning, respect and appreciation of the law and the administration of justice.
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Charles Efflandt, a partner at Foulston Siefkin, has been named a Charter Fellow and elected a Founding Regent of the American College of Environmental Lawyers. Mr. Efflandt is one of only 22 attorneys from across the United States (and the only Kansas lawyer) named as Charter Fellows of the American College of Environmental Lawyers. Membership in ACOEL is by election only, and eligibility is limited to those who are recognized as leaders in their field and have predominantly practiced environmental law for 15 years or longer.
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