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Lyndon Vix was born in Minot, North Dakota and was raised on a farm outside Sawyer, North Dakota. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science-History & Political Science from Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas, where he served as student body president and student representative on the Tabor College Board of Directors. Mr. Vix received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Minnesota and began practicing with Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch, L.L.C. in 1985. He is married and has three children.

Mr. Vix’s practice covers a number of diverse areas. He is primarily engaged in appellate litigation, media law, insurance defense and workers compensation, but also is involved in business and commercial litigation, condemnation, insurance law, probate, non-profit entity formation, creditor’s rights and foreign-born adoptions. He has been the primary author of approximately seventy five appellate briefs in state and federal courts and over 100 briefs to the Kansas Workers Compensation Appeals Board. He also serves as primary newsroom counsel to the Wichita Eagle newspaper. Mr. Vix is listed in the publication "Best Lawyers of America"^® under the area of First Amendment Law and Appellate Law.

Among the notable cases in which Mr. Vix has been involved are:

• Scott v. Hughes, 281 Kan. 642, 132 P.3d 889 (2006) [wrongful death]

• In re Robertson, 280 Kan. 266, 120 P.3d 790 (2005) [judicial discipline]

• City of Wichita v. Sealpak Company, Inc., 279 Kan. 799, 112 P.3d 125 (2005) [condemnation]

• Back-Wenzel v. Williams, 279 Kan. 346, 109 P.3d 1194 (2005) [procedural dispute]

• Roof-Techs International, Inc. v. The State of Kansas, 30 Kan.App.2d 1184, 57 P.3d 538 (2002) (Appointed Special Assistant Attorney General for The State of Kansas ) [construction dispute]

• Morrison Enterprises v. McShares, 302 F.3d 1127 (10^th Cir. 2002) [CERCLA]

• Medina v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co., 29 Kan.App.2d 805, 32 P.3d 205 (2001) [underinsured motorist coverage dispute]

• Carlson v. Burkhart, 271 Kan. 856, 27 P.3d 27 (2001) [condemnation]

• Neeley v. Neeley, 26 Kan.App.2d 924, 996 P.2d 346 (2000) [trust modification]

• Hogue v. Johnson, 28 Kan.App.2d 334, 17 P.3d 364 (1999) [procedural dispute]

• ABC Rentals of San Antonio, Inc. v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue, 142 F.3d 1200 (10th Cir. 1998) [depreciation of rent-to-own inventory]

• Chambers v. Family Health Plan Corp., 100 F.3d 818 (10th Cir. 1996) [ERISA dispute]

• Ensminger v. Terminix, 102 F.3d 1571 (10th Cir. 1996) [termite inspection contract dispute]

• Kitch v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 103 F.3d 104 (10th Cir. 1996) [tax dispute]

• Crane Construction Co. v. Klaus Masonry, 71 F.Supp.2d 1138 (D.Kan. 1999) [procedural dispute]

• Baer v. Terminix International Company, L.P., 975 F.Supp. 1272 (D.Kan. 1997) [confirmation of arbitration award]

• Rodriguez v. Learjet, Inc., 24 Kan.App.2d 461, 946 P.2d 1010 (1997) [airplane purchase contract dispute]

• Moler v. Melzer, 24 Kan.App.2d 76, 942 P.2d 643 (1997) [home inspection contract dispute]

• Bell v. Brittain, 19 Kan.App.2d 1073, 880 P.2d 289 (1994), aff'd, 257 Kan. 407, 893 P.2d 251 (1995) [will contest]

• In re Estate of Bennett, 19 Kan.App.2d 154, 865 P.2d 1062 (1993) [will contest]

• Nash Finch Co. v. Caspar, 813 F.Supp. 1497 (D.Kan. 1993) [breach of contract]

• Bennett v. Wichita Fence Company, 16 Kan.App.2d 458, 824 P.2d 1001 (1992) [workers compensation]

• Phelps v. Wichita Eagle-Beacon, 886 F.2d 1262 (10^th Cir. 1989) [RICO and civil rights claims]

• In re Huxtable Living Trust, 243 Kan. 531, 757 P.2d 1262 (1988) [trust dispute]

• Kansas State Bank & Trust Co. v. Emery Air Freight Corp., 656 F.Supp. 200 (D.Kan. 1987) [insurance and contract dispute]

• Wade v. Emcasco Insurance Co., F.3d 657 (10th Cir. 2007) [insurance bad faith]

• Merriman v. Crompton, Inc., 282 Kan. 433, 146 P.3d 162 (2006) [personal jurisdiction]

• In re Wedel, 102 Fed. Appx. 639 (10th Cir. 2004) [bankruptcy]

Mr. Vix is a member of the Wichita, Kansas and American Bar Associations as well as the National Council of Appellate Lawyers and the Kansas Association of Defense Counsel. He has served as vice-chair of the WBA Unauthorized Practice Committee as well as a staff member and contributor to the Wichita Bar-o-Meter magazine. He has also participated in five Wichita Bar Shows as an actor and soloist.

Mr. Vix is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education programs, particularly in the areas of appellate practice and workers compensation. In 2003, he presented "Appellate Procedure in the Kansas State Courts" for the Wichita Bar Association and "Discussing Case Situations" for the annual Division of Workers Compensation Seminar.  For the past several years he has presented on the topic of appellate procedure at the WBA's seminar for new lawyers.

Since 1987, Mr. Vix has served on the board of directors of Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas. He has held various leadership positions and has been chair of the board since 1998. Mr. Vix also serves as an adjunct professor for Tabor College-Wichita, at both the bachelors and masters levels, in the areas of business law and public speaking.

Mr. Vix has served in several capacities within the Mennonite Brethren denomination including vice-chair of the General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches of North America and member of the board of directors of the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary. He and his family are active in the First Mennonite Brethren Church in Wichita where he has served in various leadership roles including moderator.