Kansas Bar Association Honors 14 Individuals for Contributions
to the Legal Profession

(June 27, 2006) Topeka, KS—The Kansas Bar Association (KBA) recently recognized the following 14 individuals for their contributions to the legal profession:

PHIL LEWIS MEDAL OF DISTINCTION
John E. Shamberg, Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman Chtd., Prairie Village

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Posthumously awarded to Daniel J. Sevart, Wichita

COURAGEOUS ATTORNEY AWARD
Maj. David E. Vercellone, Misawa Air Base, Japan

PROFESSIONALISM AWARD
Mary K. Babcock, Foulston Siefkin LLP, Wichita

OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD
Lt. Col. H.D. Callicotte, Radcliff, Ky.;
Marilyn M. Harp, Kansas Legal Services, Wichita;
Glenn I. Kerbs, Kerbs Law Office, Dodge City;
Linda S. Parks, Hite, Fanning & Honeyman LLP, Wichita;
Hon. David J. Waxse, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Kansas City, Kan.;
Diane S. Worth, Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy Chtd., Wichita

OUTSTANDING YOUNG LAWYER AWARD
Amy D. Fellows Cline, Triplett, Woolf and Garretson LLC, Wichita

DISTINGUISHED GOVERNMENT SERVICE AWARD
Brian J. Moline, Kansas Corporation Commission, Topeka

PRO BONO AWARD
Thomas C. Henderson, Alderson, Alderson, Weiler, Conklin, Burghart & Crow LLC, Topeka

PRO BONO CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION
Jason J. Montgomery, McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips P.A., Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas Bar Association
1200 S.W. Harrison St.
P.O. Box 1037
Topeka, KS 66601-1037
Phone: 785-234-5696

About the Kansas Bar Association
The Kansas Bar Association was founded in 1882 as a voluntary association for dedicated legal professionals and has approximately 6,500 members, including lawyers, judges, law students, and legal assistants. The KBA is dedicated to advancing the professionalism and legal skills of lawyers, promoting the interests of the legal profession, providing services to its members, advocating positions on law-related issues, encouraging public understanding of the law, and promoting the effective administration of our system of justice.

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