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New Positions Glenda L. Cafer joined the Law Offices of Morris Laing and will practice out of the firm’s Topeka office. Her practice focuses on the areas of Energy and Telecommunications Law, Public Utility and Regulatory Law, Commercial Law, and Litigation and Administrative Law. Amy Cline was appointed by Gov. Laura Kelly to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. G. Joseph Pierron, Jr. on the Kansas Court of Appeals. Cline has lived in Wichita and was a partner with Triplett Woolf Garretson, LLC, at the time of her appointment. Cline received her undergraduate degree from Wichita State University and earned her Juris Doctor at the University of Kansas School of Law. Paul Davis has joined the Topeka-based firm of Frieden & Forbes, LLP. Davis received a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Kansas and earned his Juris Doctor from the Washburn University School of Law. He formerly served as the Legislative and Ethics Counsel for the Kansas Bar Association and had been in private practice. His practice has been focused in the areas of estate planning, probate, real estate, and government relations. Davis is a member of the Douglas County Bar, the KBA and the ABA, and serves as Vice President of Programming for the Douglas County Estate Planning Council. He served 12 years in the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 46th District which includes east and central Lawrence. He was House Minority Leader for the final eight years of his service.
Notables Foulston Siefkin LLP saw 67 of its attorneys earn recognition in the 2021 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America© 56
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and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. Thirteen were honored as “Lawyer of the Year” in specific practice areas and cities: Wendell F. Cowan—Insurance Law (Kansas City, KS); Jeremy L. Graber—Corporate Law (Topeka, Kansas); Kevin J. Arnel—Nonprofit / Charities Law, Patricia Voth Blankenship—Real Estate Law, Jeff P. DeGraffenreid—Litigation - Labor and Employment, Jay F. Fowler—Bet-the-Company Litigation, Wyatt A. Hoch—Construction Law, Andrew J. Nolan—Tax Law, David E. Rogers—Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, David M. Traster—Environmental Law, Stewart T. Weaver—Elder Law, Craig W. West— Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, William R. Wood II—Banking and Finance Law (Wichita, KS). Fifty-six Foulston attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in these practice areas: • Stanley G. Andeel – Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates • James M. Armstrong – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), and Litigation - Securities • Kevin J. Arnel – Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law • Gary L. Ayers – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation - Health Care, Trade Secrets Law • Brooke Bennett Aziere – Health Care Law • Donald D. Berner – Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment • Matthew W. Bish – Elder Law, Trusts and Estates • Vaughn Burkholder - Employment Law - Manage-
