Fleeson Gooing News

Brooks Severson Recognized as one of Wichita's Women Who Lead

Fleeson Gooing attorney Brooks Severson has been named as one Wichita’s Women Who Lead in Professional Services by the Wichita Business Journal. The Women Who Lead award recognizes women who regularly offer guidance and learning to others, helping them advance both personally and professionally. Brooks is one of twenty i… Read Article

Fleeson Gooing Attorneys Celebrate Constitution Day

Constitution Day was celebrated September 17, marking the date in 1787 when delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created. The United States District Court for the District of Kansas, together with the Federal Bar Association and Kanasas Bar Association Young Lawyers Sect… Read Article

Fleeson Gooing Sponsors Salvation Army Event

Fleeson Gooing was proud to be a sponsor the 2019 Salvation Army Community Leadership Breakfast. The Community Leadership Breakfast honors leaders in the Wichita community who have aided the ongoing work and mission of The Salvation Army. Among this year's honorees was the Young Lawyers Association of the Wichita Bar Associatio… Read Article

Fleeson Gooing Supports Centennial of Nineteenth Amendment and League of Women Voters

Jane and C.H. Brooks Fleeson Gooing was recently pleased to be a sponsor of a Centennial Luncheon celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.  The luncheon was hosted by the Kansas League of Women Voters and the Le… Read Article

Fleeson Gooing Welcomes New Attorney Audrey Koehler

Fleeson Gooing is pleased to welcome Audrey Koehler as an associate attorney. Audrey is a native of the Wichita area and attended Wichita State University where she was a member of the Dean’s Scholars program. She attended Washburn University School of Law and served as the Senior Articles Editor of Volume 58 of the Wa… Read Article

Nathaniel Martens Chosen to Participate in Emerging Leaders Program

Fleeson Gooing attorney Nathaniel Martens has been chosen to participate in the 2019-20 Emerging Leaders Program sponsored by the Wichita Business Journal and the Kansas Leadership Center. The goals of the program are to develop a new generation of leaders and to keep talented young professionals in the Wichita community. Thi… Read Article

Five Fleeson Gooing Attorneys Named "Lawyer of the Year"

The Best Lawyers in America® has named five Fleeson, Gooing attorneys as Wichita’s 2020 Lawyer of the Year in their respective areas of practice. The attorneys are:  Charles Cole - Trusts and Estates Tom Lasater - LItigation-Bankrtupcy Kent Meyerhoff - Elder Law David Seely - Oil and Gas Law Bill Townsley - … Read Article

Eighteen Fleeson Gooing Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers Publication

Eighteen Fleeson, Gooing attorneys have been included in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in 30 different practice areas. Best Lawyers lists lawyers in 145 practice areas based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey that has been developed and refined over 30 years. Firm members listed in the pub… Read Article

Sylvia Penner Welcomes New Citizens at Naturalization Ceremony

Fleeson Gooing attorney Sylvia Penner was recently privileged to deliver the Welcoming Address to new American citizens at a Naturalization Ceremony held at Wichita’s Century II Convention Center on June 20, 2019. Sylvia drew upon the experiences of her own family in welcoming the new citizens and encouraging them to enga… Read Article

Tom Kitch Marks 50 Years of Practice

The attorneys of Fleeson Gooing are pleased to congratulate their colleague Tom Kitch as he marks 50 years in the practice of law, all of which have been with the firm. A native of Wichita, Tom received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1966 and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago in 1969. … Read Article

Sylvia Penner Named to Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission

Fleeson Gooing attorney Sylvia Penner has been appointed to the Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission by Governor Laura Kelly. The Commission was created by the Kansas Legislature in 2019 and is charged with conducting a comprehensive review of the State’s criminal justice system, including sentencing guidelines and … Read Article

Fleeson Gooing and its Together Wichita Partners Provide Clydesdale to Wichita Police Department

Photo Credit: Travis Heying, The Wichita Eagle - Used by Permission Fleeson Gooing is proud to have a role in the gifting of two Clydesdale horses to the Wichita Police Department’s Mounted Unit. One of the horses was provided through the fundraising efforts of the Wichita Police Foundation and the other was donated by… Read Article

Fleeson Gooing Welcomes Summer Law Clerks

Fleeson Gooing is pleased to welcome Emily Arida, Paige Bangerter and Tara Mollhagen (shown left to right in the picture) as summer law clerks for 2019. Emily is a Wichita native who received her undergraduate degree from Wichita State University. She just completed her first year at the Washburn University School of Law and d… Read Article

Lyndon Vix Receives Law Day Award

Fleeson Gooing attorney Lyndon Vix has been chosen as the 2019 recipient of the Thirteenth Judicial District Bar Association’s Liberty Bell Award. The award was presented at the Bar Association’s annual Law Day luncheon on May 7, 2019, where Lyndon delivered an address as the 2019 Benson Distinguished Speaker. The … Read Article

Eric Engstrom Completes 40 Years of Service on the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review

J. Eric Engstrom, 75, an attorney at Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch until his retirement in 2017, has submitted his resignation from the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review to Gov. Laura Kelly, due to health issues, after 40 years of service. The Historic Sites Board of Review is a statutorily-created body that meets q… Read Article

Nate Martens Joins Newton Rotary Club

Fleeson Gooing attorney Nate Martens was recently accepted as a member of the Rotary Club of Newton, Kansas. Rotary is a service organization made up of business, professional and community leaders with over 35,000 local clubs and a global membership of 1.2 million. Its mission is to provide service to others, promote integrity… Read Article

Ryan Meyer Joins Federal Bench-Bar Committee

Fleeson Gooing attorney Ryan Meyer has been named to a two-year term on the Bench-Bar Committee for the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. The 18-member Bench-Bar Committee is made up of federal court judges and lawyers who practice in federal court. It has general advisory and liaison roles with respect … Read Article

Fleeson Gooing Attorneys Recognized by the KADC

Fleeson Gooing attorneys Bill Townsley and Ryan Meyer were recognized for their accomplishments at the recent Kansas Association of Defense Counsel (KADC) annual conference in Kansas City. Bill was recognized for completing his year of service as KADC president. He will continue to serve on the KADC board as past present durin… Read Article

Corporate Depositions Raise Unique Issues

By T. Chet Compton It is a principle of law that a corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Nevertheless, corporations have the same capacity to be sued as individuals. And when this occurs, corporations are subject to the same obligations to participate in pre-trial… Read Article

Sam Foreman Becomes Member of Fleeson Gooing

Fleeson Gooing is pleased to announce that Samuel R. Foreman has become a member of the firm. Sam is a 2011 graduate of Washburn University School of Law where he earned his Juris Doctor degree cum laude. He practiced with another Wichita firm for five years before joining Fleeson Gooing as Special Counsel in 2016. Sam practic… Read Article