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Brooks Kancel was born in Kansas City, Kansas in 1980.  She attended Kansas State University and graduated with a dual major in Accounting and Finance in May 2002.  She received her Juris Doctor, with honors, from Washburn University School of Law in May 2005.  While at Washburn, Ms. Kancel was a member of the Washburn Law Journal.

Ms. Kancel joined Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch, LLC in 2005 and has been involved in a variety of complex litigation cases, including workers compensation defense, employment law, property tax appeals and insurance defense. She has actively participated in taking depositions and has successfully litigated several cases in District Court.

Ms. Kancel is an active member of the Wichita Bar Association and Kansas Bar Association. She served as Secretary for the Wichita Women Attorneys Association for the 2008-2009 year and holds the same office for the upcoming year. She also served as the Treasurer for Young Lawyers for 2008-2009 and is President-elect for the upcoming year. Furthermore, Ms. Kancel will serve on the Kansas Bar Association Young Lawyers board for year 2009-2010.

In addition to her activities with the bar, Ms. Kancel is also actively involved with the Wichita United Way having served on an allocation panel for the past three years and as a judge for the Spirit of Caring Award.