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1960s William L. Turner, L’60, has published a new children’s book, “A Christmas Friend.” He has also published a number of articles in legal and medical journals. Turner lives in Los Angeles and is past president of We Tell Stories, a children’s theater company in Los Angeles. Robert Guenthner, L’67, was presented the 2014 Justice Award by the Kansas Supreme Court during a ceremony at the Kansas Judicial Center. The award recognizes his contributions to the advancement of justice in Kansas throughout his career. Guenthner has been with the law firm Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chartered, in Wichita, since 1967. His practice concentrates on business, banking, probate, trust and tax law.
1970s Bernard D. Reams Jr., L’72, was recognized in January as Distinguished Professor of Law by St. Mary’s University School of Law. His new book, “Texas Community Property and Matrimonial Law,” was published by Wolters Kluwer in 2013. Reams has lived in San Antonio, Texas since 2000. Joseph F. Speelman, L’74, spoke at the 2013 International Corporate Counsel College in Paris, France and moderated the Cyber Risks and E-Privacy panel. The event discussed key business, government and legal issues affecting enterprises in the EU and provided insight on the increasing risks associated with the world’s reliance on
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electronic technology. Speelman is an attorney with Blank Rome LLP in Houston. Nathan C. Harbur, L’77, along with wife Kim B. Harbur and family founded Gift of Life, a nonprofit organization that mentors patients who need transplants and talks to high school students about organ donation. The organization has been recognized over the years for its work, most recently by the Johnson County Library Foundation with its Pinnacle Award. Harbur’s practice focuses primarily on civil and commercial litigation and personal injury cases. He has been working in the legal field in the Kansas City area since 1977.
1980s Susan Goering, L’80, ACLU of Maryland executive director, will be honored by the Maryland Commission for Women as an inductee to the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame. Goering is being honored for her 25 years of dedicated work and leadership on behalf of the rights of all Marylanders as legal director and then executive director of the ACLU. The Hon. Janice Miller Karlin, L’80, has been appointed by Judge John Bates, director of the administrative office of the United States Courts, to a two-year term as chair of the Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group. BJAG is comprised of a bankruptcy judge from each of the federal judicial circuit courts of appeal, and its purpose is to advise the director and the chief of the Judicial Services Office on matters pertaining to the operation of the bankruptcy system.
The Hon. Robert E. Nugent, L’80, was reappointed to a second 14-year term as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Kansas by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Nugent has served as chief bankruptcy judge and as a judge of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the 10th Circuit since 2002. In addition, Nugent was elected president-elect of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges on Nov. 1. He will serve as president of that organization beginning in September 2014. Michael K. Seck, L’82, with the firm of Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith LLP in Overland Park, was selected for inclusion in the 20th edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice areas of Civil Rights Law, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Municipal, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. Additionally, Seck was named the Best Lawyers’ 2014 Kansas City, KS Litigation – Labor & Employment “Lawyer of the Year.” Only a single lawyer in each practice area in each community is being honored as a “Lawyer of the Year.” The Hon. Teresa J. James, L’84, Shawnee, has been appointed a United States magistrate judge for the District of Kansas in Kansas City, Kan. James was formerly with the law firm of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer LLP. Peter R. Barr, L’86, was selected by The Charlotte Business Journal as a winner of