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Your Partner in the Profession | September/October 2020 • Vol. 89 • No. 7 2020 KBA Awards P. 14 Avoiding a Quagmire: Acquiescence in a Judgment as a Bar to Appeal by Casey R. Law P. 30 POWERING PAYMENTS FOR THE Trust Payment IOLTA Deposit Amount LEGAL $ 1,500.00 INDUSTRY Reference The easiest way to accept credit, NEW CASE debit, and eCheck payments Card Number **** **** **** 4242 The ability to accept payments online has become vital for all firms. When you need to get it right, trust LawPay's proven solution. As the industry standard in legal payments, LawPay is the only payment solution vetted and approved by all 50 state bar associations, 60+ local and specialty bars, the ABA, and the ALA. Developed specifically for the legal industry to ensure trust account compliance and deliver the most secure, PCI-compliant technology, LawPay is proud to be the preferred, long-term payment partner for more than 50,000 law firms. 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Part 2 ...................................................Pamela Keller 85 | USPS Statement of Ownership ACCEPT MORE PAYMENTS WITH LAWPAY 47 | Law Practice Management Tips and Tricks Local Practice—New Normal ........ 888-281-8915 | lawpay.com/ksbar Larry Zimmerman www.ksbar.org | September/October 2020 3 THE Let your VOICE 2020-21 be KBA Officers & Board of Governors Heard! JOURNAL President OF THE KANSAS BAR ASSOCIATION Charles E. Branson, [email protected] President-elect Hon. Cheryl Whelan, [email protected] 2020-21 Vice President Journal Board of Editors Nancy Morales Gonzalez, [email protected] Secretary-Treasurer Professor Emily Grant (Topeka), chair, [email protected] Laura Ice, [email protected] Sarah G. Briley (Wichita), [email protected] Immediate Past President Hon. David E. Bruns (Topeka), [email protected] Mira Mdivani, [email protected] Richard L. Budden (Kansas City), [email protected] Young Lawyers Section President Kate Duncan Butler (Lawrence), [email protected] Katherine E. Marples Simpson, [email protected] Boyd A. Byers (Wichita), [email protected] Immediate Past President Mitch E. Biebighauser, [email protected] Sarah Fertig, [email protected] District 1 Connie S. Hamilton (Manhattan), [email protected] Michael J. Fleming, [email protected] Lauren G. Hughes (McPherson), [email protected] Katie A. McClaflin, [email protected] Michael T. Jilka (Lawrence), [email protected] Katherine S. Clevenger, [email protected] Lisa R. Jones (Ft. Myers, FL), [email protected] District 2 Casey R. Law (McPherson), [email protected] Bethany J. Roberts, [email protected] Hon. Robert E. Nugent, Ret. (Wichita), [email protected] District 3 Professor John C. Peck (Lawrence), [email protected] Angela M. Meyer, [email protected] Richard D. Ralls (Overland Park), [email protected] District 4 Karen Renwick (Kansas City), [email protected] Brian L. Williams, [email protected] Jennifer Salva (Kansas City), [email protected] District 5 Vincent Cox, [email protected] Teresa M. Schreffler (Wichita), [email protected] Terri J. Pemberton, [email protected] Richard H. Seaton Sr. (Manhattan), [email protected] District 6 Sarah B. Shattuck (Ashland), [email protected] Tish S. Morrical, [email protected] Michael Sichter (Kansas City), [email protected] District 7 Richard D. Smith (Topeka), [email protected] William L. Townsley, III, [email protected] Katherine Tracy (Overland Park), [email protected] Hon. Jeffrey E. Goering, [email protected] [email protected] Hon. Sarah E. Warner (Lenexa), [email protected] Megan S. Monsour, Patti Van Slyke, Journal Editor & Staff Liaison, [email protected] District 8 Dell Marie Shanahan Swearer, [email protected] Issaku Yamaashi (Overland Park), [email protected] District 9 Natalie Yoza (Topeka), [email protected] Aaron L. Kite, [email protected] Journal Board of Editors The is responsible for the selection and editing of all District 10 substantive legal articles that appear in The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association. Gregory A. Schwartz, [email protected] The board reviews all article submissions during its quarterly meetings (January, April, July, and October). If an attorney would like to submit an article for District 11 consideration, please send a draft or outline to Patti Van Slyke, Journal Editor Candice A. Alcaraz, [email protected] at [email protected]. District 12 Ryan Purcell, graphic designer, [email protected] Alexander P. Aguilera, [email protected] Bruce A. Ney, [email protected] John M. 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