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1967 Bob Green retired from the daily practice of law at the end of 2013. This year, he has been traveling with his wife, Joyce, in their motor coach and riding his Goldwing motorcycle while finishing probate and other cases. He is a board member for Peoples Banks of Kansas and New Mexico. Green began his practice in Ottawa in 1968 as an associate with Wint Winter Sr., and later hired now-retired Judge Thomas Sachse, L’74, with whom he was a partner from 1974 to 1991. 1968 Alan R. Gardner was re-elected to the Board of Governors of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers during its annual meeting in Chicago. Gardner is owner of Gardner Law Office LLC, practicing workers’ compensation, general liability, and defense employment law. 1972 Stephen M. Joseph, a partner in the Wichita office Joseph, Hollander & Craft, was recognized for excellence in general commercial litigation by Chambers USA 2014. Chambers USA ranks individual lawyers and firms based on pre-eminence in their areas of practice and specific achievements. Joseph is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2015. His practice concentrates on the defense of those charged with crimes in federal and state court, including computer crimes, medical and insurance fraud, mail and wire fraud, bank fraud, government procurement fraud, income tax evasion, and securities violations. 1976 Ross A. Hollander, president of Joseph, Hollander & Craft, was recognized for excellence in the labor/employment sector by Chambers USA 2014. Hollander has practiced in Wichita for 35 years in the areas of employment law and business and commercial litigation.
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1978 Michael R. Meacham published “From Backpack to Briefcase: Professional Development in Health Administration” (Cengage Learning). The book is intended to help both undergraduate and master’s students in health administration understand the tools they will need to conduct job and fellowship searches. Craig R. Oliver was selected for inclusion in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the practice areas of personal injury litigation-plaintiffs and medical malpractice law-plaintiffs. Oliver is a partner in The Law Offices of Palmer Oliver PC in Springfield, Missouri, where he has represented clients in complex litigation matters for 30 years. 1980 Judy Nelson published an article on Forbes.com about her “encore career” as an executive coach. Nelson started her international coaching and leadership training business eight years ago after serving more than 30 years as a nonprofit CEO. She is married to Dr. James N. Nelson, a graduate of the KU Medical School who continues his full-time practice in psychiatry. The couple lives in Redondo Beach, California. Emily B. Metzger received the Kansas Bar Association’s Distinguished Government Service Award. The award, bestowed Sept. 19 at the Association’s 2014 Awards Luncheon, recognizes a Kansas lawyer who has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to government service through accomplishments above and beyond those expected from persons engaged in similar government service. Metzger serves as chief of the civil division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas. David J. Rebein, of Dodge City, has been selected to serve as 2014-15 treasurer and Eagles Chair for the Kansas Association for Justice. Rebein is a partner in the Rebein
Bangerter Rebein law firm, which has offices in Dodge City and Tampa, Florida. 1981 The Hon. Daniel D. Crabtree was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Crabtree was formerly a partner at Stinson Leonard Street LLP in Kansas City, Missouri. Stephen Scheve, a partner at Reed Smith LLP in Houston, has been nominated as a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA). Scheve is a member of the firm’s Life Sciences Health Industry Group, where his practice focuses on product liability defense for corporations in the pharmaceutical and chemical sectors. Fellows are selected based on effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation and trial work at the trial and appellate level, along with their superior reputation. Membership is limited to less than one-half of 1 percent of American lawyers. Rosemary (Rosie) O’Leary spent 2014 as an Ian Axford Fellow in Public Policy in New Zealand. She is researching collaboration as a management and leadership strategy. O’Leary is the Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor of Public Administration at the University of Kansas. 1982 The Hon. Karen Arnold Burger was a finalist to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court. Arnold-Burger has been a Kansas Court of Appeals judge since 2011. Previously, she was a municipal judge in Overland Park from 1991 to 1996 and presiding municipal judge from 1996 to 2011. Martha (Marty) M. Snyder was honored with the 2014 Justice Kay McFarland Attorney of Achievement Award by The Women Attorneys Association of Topeka.