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Manhattan, Ks, Us

Manhattan, Kansas

Provide in-house guidance to internal departments and outside members to ensure success of the Kansas agricultural industry as our producers grow the food, fiber, and fuel for the world.Highlights:• Developed Ag Law Briefs, an online educational seminar series on legal issues facing farmers and ranchers providing over 30 hours of educational materials for landowners and ag lawyers, including renewable energy contracts, water law, and estate planning• Advise landowners on renewable energy contracts. Advocate for landowners before the Kansas Corporation Commission on transmission matters. Participate in regulatory energy matters at the state and federal levels.• Established and administer Rural Law Practice Grant program, supporting up to 3 recipients annually with $16,500 grant dollars, each• Participated in U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief on a WOTUS issue in Sackett v. EPA, 21-454 (U.S. pending)• Renovated website of the KFB Legal Foundation to provide 100's of easily accessible legal resources to members on issues commonly faced by agriculturalists and rural landowners• Manage committees on energy, environmental and natural resources, and emerging issues• Serve as parliamentarian for 5 years at annual meeting of 350-400 members

Manhattan, Kansas

Lead agency legal department in common sense regulation and enforcement matters touching food safety and lodging, weights and measures, water, animal health, and veterinary professionals.Highlights:• Successfully argued 2 water law cases before the Division of Water Resources• Managed agency legal team of 4 attorneys and 2 assistants• Drafted overhaul of water enforcement and animal health trichomoniasis regulations• Settled over 80 enforcement cases in water law, veterinary licensing, food safety, and pesticides

Manhattan, Kansas

Manhattan, Ks

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Served corporate clients (including a Fortune 500 company) and financial institutions (including a top 25 U.S.-based bank) in commercial and litigation matters, both on an ongoing basis for 5 years.Highlights:• Represented lenders and borrowers in a broad range of matters including real estate, commercial, and oil and gas transactions with an approximate $10 million average loan amount• Drafted/reviewed/negotiated sophisticated commercial leases, rights of way, easements, title commitments and purchase agreements, including a 11,000-acre ranch• Drafted and negotiated SaaS license agreements and assignments of the same from Fortune 500 parent to subsidiary, in connection with corporate spinoff

Manhattan, Kansas

Provided legal services in a general civil practice, working largely in the areas of corporate law and nonprofits, real estate, estate planning, and probate.Highlights:• Successfully briefed appeal in trust and estate controversy• Obtained positive judgment in contested estate matter• Assisted on multimillion dollar estate plans• Negotiated settlement of estate distributions in a litigated probate

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Highest Honors, Order of the Curule Chair, Tulsa Law Review Editor, Outstanding Student in Taxation

Master Of Science (M.S.), Agricultural Economics

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Agricultural Economics