Publications

• Prompt Payment Acts
  By: Ron Campbell
  This copyrighted chapter is reprinted with the permission of the Kansas Bar Association.
   

• Public Bonds
  By: Chuck Millsap
  This copyrighted chapter is reprinted with the permission of the Kansas Bar Association.
  
  Ron Campbell and Charles Millsap recently authored chapters in the Kansas Bar Association's handbook, Kansas Construction Law, Second Edition. Mr. Campbell's chapter is entitled "Prompt Payment Acts" and discusses federal court and state laws that provide for timely payment to those persons involved in construction work, as well as the 2005 Kansas Fairness in Private Construction Act.  Mr. Millsap's chapter is entitled "Public Bonds."  This chapter reviews federal and state legislation that protects those who provide labor or material for the construction of public projects and who are deprived of the payment protection normally afforded by state mechanics' lien laws.
   

• Comparison of Federal and State Court Practice
  By: Charles E. Millsap, Ronald L. Campbell and David G. Seely 
  This copyrighted article is reprinted with the permission of the Kansas Bar Association.
   

 Presentations

• Orientation to Kansas Practice for New Lawyers Seminar 
  By:  Bill Townsley, Lyndon Vix and Kent Meyerhoff
  
  On October 20, 2006, several Fleeson attorneys were presenters at this seminar sponsored by the Wichita Bar Association.  Bill Townsley spoke on civil practice, Lyndon Vix discussed appellate practice and Kent Meyerhoff presented on corporate law.  The New Lawyers seminar is presented annually and is required for newly admitted attorneys.
   

• News Boycotts
  By:  Bill Tretbar and Lyndon Vix
  
  On October 20, 2006, Bill Tretbar and Lyndon Vix , accompanied by L. Kelly of the Wichita Eagle, presented this topic at the Kansas Bar Association's Media Law Seminar.  The panel discussed retaliatory actions by government entities in response to unfavorable news coverage.
   

• "Avoiding Ethical Obstacles" and "Results-Oriented Hearing Strategies"
  By:  Brian Collignon
  
  On October 13, 2006, Brian Collignon was a presenter at a seminar sponsored by the National Business Institute entitled "Workers Compensation Hearings:  Techniques and Strategies for Success".  The written materials that accompanied Brian's presentation were prepared by Bill Townsley.
   

• BAPCPA After One Year
  By:  Tom Lasater
  
  On September 22, 2006, at the Wichita Bar Association's seminar on bankruptcy law, Tom Lasater was a member of a panel discussing "BAPCPA After One Year".  Tom and Lyndon Vix also presented a tribute to former Fleeson attorney Mary May who passed away earlier this year while serving as U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee for Region 20.
   

• The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 - Don't Take a Cure Without Reading the Label First
  By: David G. Seely
  
  Greg Stucky and Dave Seely spoke at the annual meeting of the Southwest Kansas Royalty Owners Association, in Hugoton, Kansas.  Mr. Seely discussed the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 and its implications for royalty owners.  Mr. Stucky discussed the status of pending Kansas cases affecting royalty owners.