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Walter, Chair Topeka Terri Savely Bezek Topeka J Boyd A. Byers Wichita Toby J. Crouse Overland Park Aida Marie Alaka Topeka Focus Connie S. Hamilton Topeka Evan H. Ice Lawrence Garcetti v. Katharine J. Jackson Manhattan 32 Michael T. Jilka Overland Park Ceballos and the Lisa R. Jones Wichita Hon. Janice Miller Karlin Topeka Altered Landscape Casey R. Law McPherson Julene L. Miller Topeka of First Hon. Lawton R. Nuss Topeka Nancy A. Ogle Wichita Amendment Free Professor John C. Peck Lake Quivira Richard D. Ralls Kansas City, Mo. Speech Claims Teresa M. Schreffler Lawrence By Michael Jilka Richard H. Seaton Sr. Manhattan Richard D. Smith Topeka Marty M. Snyder Topeka Matthew A. Spurgin Topeka Issaku Yamaashi Overland Park Items of Interest Regular Features Rachael K. Pirner, BOG liaison Wichita 08 The Right Thing at the Right 06 President’s Message Time By James D. Oliver 07 Young Lawyers Section News 12 The Diversity Corner Catherine A. Walter, Chairperson 09 Advance Notice Elections for [email protected] 14 Law Students’ Corner Susan McKaskle, Communications Director 2011 KBA Officers and Board of [email protected] Governors 15 A Nostalgic Touch of Humor 10 2011 Kansas Bar Association 18 Members in the News Awards 19 Obituaries 17 Development of Plan for Voluntary Certification of 23 Law Practice Management OUR MISSION Associate KBA Paralegal Tips & Tricks Members 42 Appellate Decisions 20 Why Should Lawyers Join a The Kansas Bar Association is Section of the Kansas Bar 45 Appellate Practice Reminder dedicated to advancing the pro- Association? fessionalism and legal skills of 53 Classifieds lawyers, providing services to its 21 2010 Outstanding Speakers 54 CLE Docket members, serving the commu- Recognition nity through advocacy of public policy issues, encouraging public 29 Recognition of 2010 Journal understanding of the law, and Authors promoting the effective admin- istration of our system of justice. 30 Thinking Ethics: Unraveling the Negotiator’s Ethical Paradox 40 Uniform Common Interest Owners Bill of Rights Act Checklist www.ksbar.org The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association | January 2011 3 Let your VOICE be Heard! 2010-11 KBA Officers and Board of Governors PRESIDENT DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT 9 Glenn R. Braun Charles E. Branson David J. Rebein (785) 625-6919 Hays (785) 841-0211 Lawrence (620) 227-8126 Dodge City [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] PRESIDENT-ELECT Rep. Paul T. Davis DISTRICT 10 Rachael K. Pirner (785) 843-7674 Lawrence Jeffery A. Mason (316) 630-8100 Wichita [email protected] (785) 890-6588 Goodland [email protected] DISTRICT 3 [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT Eric L. Rosenblad DISTRICT 11 Lee M. Smithyman (620) 232-1330 Pittsburg Nancy Morales Gonzalez (913) 661-9800 Overland Park [email protected] (816) 936-5788 Kansas City, Mo. [email protected] DISTRICT 4 [email protected] SECRETARY-TREASURER William E. Muret DISTRICT 12 Dennis D. Depew (620) 221-7200 Winfield William E. Quick (620) 325-2626 Neodesha [email protected] (816) 360-4335 Kansas City, Mo. [email protected] DISTRICT 5 [email protected] ImmEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Natalie G. Haag AT-LARGE GovERNOR Timothy M. O’Brien (785) 438-3121 Topeka Gwynne Harris Birzer (913) 735-2222 Kansas City, Kan. [email protected] (316) 265-7741 Wichita tim_o’[email protected] Teresa L. Watson [email protected] (785) 232-7761 Topeka J YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION PRESIDENT [email protected] KD A REPRESENTATIVE Melissa R. Doeblin Hon. Warren M. Wilbert (785) 271-3186 Topeka DISTRICT 6 (316) 660-5625 Wichita [email protected] Bruce W. Kent [email protected] (785) 556-2019 Manhattan DISTRICT 1 [email protected] KBA DELEGATE TO ABA Gregory P. Goheen Sara S. Beezley (913) 371-3838 Kansas City, Kan. DISTRICT 7 (620) 724-4111 Girard [email protected] Matthew C. Hesse [email protected] (316) 858-4924 Wichita KBA DELEGATE TO ABA Eric G. Kraft [email protected] (913) 498-3536 Overland Park Linda S. Parks [email protected] J. Michael Kennalley (316) 265-7741 Wichita (316) 263-3200 Wichita [email protected] Kip A. Kubin [email protected] (816) 531-8188 Kansas City, Mo. Calvin D. Rider ABA STATE DELEGATE [email protected] (316) 267-7361 x 157 Wichita Hon. Christel E. Marquardt Mira Mdivani [email protected] (785) 296-6146 Topeka (913) 317-6200 Overland Park [email protected] [email protected] DISTRICT 8 Gerald L. Green EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (620) 662-0537 Hutchinson Jeffrey J. Alderman [email protected] (785) 234-5696 Topeka [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTINUED Article ... serving the citizens of Kansas and the legal profession through funding chari- 24 table and educational projects that foster Lawyers in the the welfare, honor, and integrity of the legal system by improving its accessibility, equality, and uniformity, and by enhanc- Legislature ing public opinion of the role of lawyers in our society. Kansas Law Center 1200 SW Harrison St. Topeka, Kansas 66612-1806 Telephone: (785) 234-5696 Fax: (785) 234-3813 Website: www.ksbar.org OFFICERS James D. Oliver Overland Park President [email protected] Daniel H. Diepenbrock Liberal Cover photograph by Ryan Purcell President-elect [email protected] [email protected] Joni J. Franklin Wichita Secretary-Treasurer [email protected] John D. Jurcyk Roeland Park Immediate Past President [email protected] BOARD OF TRUSTEES James C. Dodge Sublette Holly Dyer Wichita Kenneth J Eland Hoxie Gregory P. Goheen Kansas City, Kan. Give a Hand Up Terence E. Leibold Lawrence David K. Markham Parsons Amy E. Morgan Overland Park David H. Moses Wichita Edward J. Nazar Wichita Randall J. Pankratz Wellington H. Douglas Pfalzgraf Newton to Hon. Ronnie L. Svaty Ellsworth J. Ronald Vignery Goodland Kenneth W. Wasserman Salina Hon. Evelyn Z. Wilson Topeka Jennifer M. Hill Wichita Those in Need Young Lawyers Representative Katherine L. Kirk Lawrence Kansas Association for Justice Representative Susan G. Saidian Wichita Kansas Women Attorneys Association Representative • Help is needed to provide pro bono legal services to low- William L. Townsley III Wichita Kansas Association of Defense income Kansans; ALL areas of practice are needed. Counsel Representative Laura L. Ice Wichita • No potential clients will be given your name without approval Kansas Bar Association Representative and all will be screened for fi nancial eligibility through Kansas Bruce W. Kent Manhattan Legal Services. Kansas Bar Association Representative • KLS may be able to help with extraordinary litigation expenses David J. Rebein Dodge City Kansas Bar Association when the interests of justice require it. Representative EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR For more information or to volunteer, contact Meg Wickham, Jeffrey J. Alderman Topeka [email protected] KBA manager of public services, at (785) 234-5696 or at MANAGER, PUBLIC SERVICES [email protected]. Meg Wickham Topeka [email protected] www.ksbar.org The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association | January 2011 5 SPECIAL GUEST AUTHOR Justice Marla Luckert Where We Have Been – Where We Are Going By Justice Marla Luckert, Kansas Supreme Court, KBA President 2000 The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, “ as in what direction we are moving. – Oliver Wendell Holmes” hen President Braun asked if I would write a guest of the KBA headquarters. I ended a president’s column that column, he suggested I reflect on changes in the outlined that goal by declaring that discovery on the question Kansas Bar Association (KBA) and the profession was closed and that the “matter of In re Future of the Kansas Wduring the decade since I served as KBA president in 2000- Law Center is hereby set for trial.” Seven years later, the trial 2001. The concept seemed particularly appropriate given the was completed and we celebrated the completion of the beau- theme of that year: “Navigating New Frontiers – Law in the tiful, highly functional expanded Kansas Law Center. While 21st Century.” Throughout the year, the KBA Board of Gov- that timeline would garner poor case management scores, the ernors, members, and staff reflected on where the KBA and KBA – its members, leaders, and staff – earned high scores. the profession stood, contemplated the direction in which Thanks to the leadership of many, a highly successful “Raise both were moving, and discussed plans to position the KBA the Bar” campaign was launched, plans were made, and the for the 21st century.