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Areas
of Concentration: |
Health Care and Hospital Law; Employment Law; Litigation. |
General Background Information: |
John's primary practice areas
are health law, employment law, and civil litigation. He serves as general
counsel to Salina Regional Health Center and its related entities and
has over twenty-five years of experience in health care and tax-exempt
organization law. He is an active member of the American Health Lawyers
Association and has served three terms on the Board of Directors of the
Kansas Association of Hospital Attorneys. He is a member of the Defense
Research Institute and recently completed a term on the Kansas Commission
on Judicial Qualifications by appointment from the Kansas Supreme Court.
He has been a continuing education speaker for the American Health Lawyers
Association, several Kansas Bar Association health and employment law
programs, and has conducted a variety of seminars for clients. He is
listed in The Best Lawyers in America selected by his peers in the health
law category. He is licensed in Kansas, Colorado, the U.S. District Court,
the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. He
has also served as a director and in leadership positions in a number
of charitable organizations. |
Education: |
University
of Kansas (B.A., 1972); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1975). |
Memberships: |
Saline-Ottawa
County Bar Association (President, 1987); Northwest Kansas Bar Association;
Kansas Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Kansas
Association of Hospital Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1983-1985,
1994-1996, 1999-2000); Kansas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense
Research Institute. |
Community: |
Kansas University Endowment Association Board of Trustees (1997-) Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications; Member (1999-2003) 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission (1988-1996) Salina YMCA Endowment Association Board of Trustees (1996-) Salina YMCA Board of Directors (1976-1982; 2002) Salina Regional Health Foundation Board of Trustees (1995-2003) Asbury-Salina Regional Health Center Member Board of Trustees 1977-1995 Chairman 1988-1989) Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Chairman 1986 Kansas University Alumni Association Board of Directors (1999-2004) United Way of Salina General Campaign Chairperson 1981 |