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Senior partner and founder of the law firm of Patton and Patton, Chartered, since 1981.
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives.
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1977 Juris Doctor degree, Washburn University School of Law.
1974 Bachelor of Arts Degree Political Science Washburn University.
Experienced litigator in State Court and Federal Court and Administrative Proceedings.
Admitted to practice before the Kansas Supreme Court 1977
Admitted to practice before the United State of America District Court 1977
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Speaker and lecturer at Continuing Legal Education seminars.
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Member Topeka Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association.
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Past President, Safe Streets, and currently on the Advisory Board organizing neighborhoods for the prevention of violent crime and member of the Safe Streets coalition.
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Kansas Elder Law Hotline Volunteer, providing senior citizens access to an attorney.
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Member of the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce.
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Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce, Legislative Committee.
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Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce, Former member of Topeka Partnership for Quality.
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Former member of Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee of Chamber of Commerce, Go Topeka.
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NFIB: National Federation of Independent Business: The Voice of Small Business.
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Former member of Topeka Corporate Volunteer Council.
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Former member of Volunteer Center of Topeka, Inc. Board of Directors
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Downtown Optimist Club, Optimist International, Friend of Youth.
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Recipient of the Big Heart Award for Telethon Executive Lock-up to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1999.
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Past member of the Board of Directors of Community of One, which works to identify and address barriers to fellowship within our culturally diverse community.
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City of Character Sponsor
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Past member of the Board of Directors, Topeka City of Character
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During the year 2000, hosted a radio program on local radio KBUZ dealing with race relations and similar issues.
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Past member of the Board of Directors of El Shaddai Ministries, Inc., which operates a food and clothing outreach center.
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Steering Committee of Jobs Partnership, a mentoring program to create jobs for individuals coming off government assistance.
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Senior partner and founder of the law firm of Patton and Patton, Chartered.
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives, member of the House Judiciary Committee, House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee. Former member of the House Health and Human Services committee. Member of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations.
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Former member of the Police Citizen Advisory Committee, City of Topeka
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Business Watch, a crime prevention organization of Business men and women.
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Attended "Where We're At and Where We're Going" conference, a community assessment of Topeka's approach to reducing crime, November 8th, 2000, Topeka, Kansas.
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Attended Koch Crime Institute conference, Topeka, Kansas.
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Prevention and Recovery Services Shawnee County Methamphetamine Awareness Project Workshop: Current Trends and Community Prevention Approaches, May 2003.
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Former little league soccer coach, Sunflower Soccer Association.
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