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• View from the Bench

  • When
    01 Dec 2022
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • Location
    Shawnee County Courthouse Courtroom 4D

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  View from the Bench:  

  Tips for Practicing in Shawnee County CLE

  Approved for 1 hour CLE credit in KS

  Location Shawnee County Courthouse

  Courtroom 4D

  Thursday, December 1, 2022

  Presented by Shawnee Country District Judges

  Judge Wright, Judge Heinen, Judge Luedke, Judge Dougherty-Bichsel, Magistrate Judge Turner.

  Moderated by Judge Geier

  7:45a.m. - Registration 

  8:00 a.m.- 8:50 a.m. - "View from the Bench:  Tips for Practicing in Shawnee County" CLE 

  Join some of the newest Shawnee County District Court Judges for essential tips on how best to advocate in their courtrooms. Learn what these new judges find to be the most - and least - effective advocacy strategies, their courtroom preferences, and what they wish they had known before they took the bench. This will be informative and valuable for all Shawnee County litigators, and an excellent opportunity to hear from some of our newest judges. Hon. Jason Geier will moderate the panel. Please join us for this unique opportunity and bring your questions. The panel will provide valuable insights regarding their perspective as new Judges, as well as practice pointers.

  
  

  Sometimes knowing the courtroom is half the battle when practicing law.  Join members of the Shawnee County judiciary as they share helpful insights and lessons learned for practicing law in the Third Judicial District.  Panel members will discuss local criminal process, domestic practice, civil litigation, as well as Q & A for attendees.

  Coffee and Doughnuts provided

  FREE for those who passed the July Bar Exam and are TBA members,

  1st Year Attorneys & Law Students

  $20 for TBA Members

  $40 for Non-Members

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• Holiday Party & Zoo Lights

  • When
    09 Dec 2022
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Gage Shelter House & Topeka Zoo

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  DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS MONDAY DECEMBER 5.

  NEW.... this year we will be doing a cash raffle! 

  50% of the pot to the winner, 25% to a local charity and 25% to the TBA.

  Purchase tickets online ahead of time or at the event with cash.

  

  FRIDAY DECEMBER 9, 2022

  SPONSORS NEEDED

  Thank you to these sponsors

  Foulston

  The 2022 TBA Holiday Party will be a family event this year. Join your fellow colleagues and their families at Big Gage Shelter House for dinner, followed by touring the Topeka Zoo Lights. 

  Enjoy dinner then tour the Topeka Zoo Lights exhibit. 

  If you are not able to attend, please let me know. Zoo tickets must be pre-purchased, and this will save us from buying a lot more than we need. 
  tba@topekabar.com or 785-233-3945 call or text.

  This is a come and go as you please event. 
  We will have dinner (taco bar), hot chocolate, cookies, and kids' crafts set up in Gage Shelter house (across the parking lot from the Zoo). 
  
  Food and treats will be set up from 6:00 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. Feel free to join us anytime that is convenient for you in those two hours. 
   Actual Zoo Light Entry Tickets will be passed out at Gage Shelter House.

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• TBA Probate Committee Meeting

  • When
    14 Dec 2022
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Topeka Shawnee County Public Library

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  TBA PROBATE COMMITTEE MEETING
  Wednesday, December 14, 2022

  Noon-1:00pm
  Location: TSCPL

  Marvin Auditorium 101C
  
  Please RSVP so we know who will be attending
  

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• TBA Monthly Luncheon- Judicial Portrait Unveiling

  • When
    06 Jan 2023
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Great Overland Station

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  You are cordially invited to join the Topeka Bar Association as we unveil the portraits of the Shawnee County Judges: 

  Honorable Jessica L. Heinen

  Honorable Maban Wright

  Honorable Brett A. Watson

  Honorable Christopher Turner, Magistrate

  Honorable Dennis Jones, Magistrate

  Friday, January 6, 2023

  Noon

  Great Overland Station

  Lunch Provided

  Registration $20.00

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• TBA FAMILY LAW CLE

  • When
    20 Jan 2023
  •  
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    TCALC 500 Tuffy Kellogg Drive

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  Program Details Coming Soon! 

  
  

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• Criminal Law CLE- "Expert Testimony"

  • When
    26 Jan 2023
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Expert Testimony CLE Webinar

  January 26, 2023 

  Noon- 1:00PM 

  via Zoom

  Presented by

  Honorable Bill Ossmann, Shawnee County District Judge

  and Karen Whittman, Deputy District Attorney Wyandotte County

  Sponsored by TBA Criminal Law Commitee

  FREE for Law Students and ACTIVE Criminal Law Committee Members

  $20 for TBA Members

  $40 for Non-Members

  *Pending CLE approval in KS. 

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