Martin Pringle Attorneys Published to International Who’s Who of Products Liability Defense Lawyers

Mike Jones

Wichita

Bill Oliver

Wichita

Jeff Spahn

Wichita

David Wooding

Wichita

December 2011

The law firm of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer, LLP is proud to announce that Mike Jones, Bill Oliver, Jeff Spahn and David Wooding are the only lawyers in Kansas to be published to the list of the International Who's Who of Product Liability Defense Lawyers for 2011.

Mike Jones - Mike joined Martin Pringle in 1990 and is highly experienced in defending products liability actions, having participated in cases filed in federal and state courts throughout the United States.  He represents aircraft manufacturers and servicers, aircraft-components manufacturers, manufacturers of recreational products, and industrial equipment manufacturers in cases involving personal injury and wrongful death claims, as well as property damage claims.  Mike has served as the 2010 Program Chair for DRI's national Product Liability Conference.

Bill Oliver - Bill has more than 40 years experience and has participated as counsel in product liability cases filed in the United Kingdom, France, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines among other nations. He is well versed in the defenses applicable to those cases, including the General Aviation Revitalization Act (GARA) defenses, the government contractor defense, and procedural issues such as jurisdiction and forum non conveniens. Bill has worked in product liability insurance renewals for 35 years.

Jeff Spahn - Jeff has more than 25 years experience and has represented aircraft and aircraft- components manufacturers, distributors, and service facilities in products liability actions and a variety of commercial litigation matters.  He has an active practice litigating disputes involving breach of contract claims under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), warranty claims, and aircraft repossession, among other issues. He has participated in numerous arbitration proceedings before the AAA and ICC, giving him a thorough understanding of the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process.

David Wooding - David has more than 30 years of litigation experience and has extensive experience in products liability matters, defending products liability actions in federal and state courts throughout the United States.  His products liability experience includes representing pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers of medical devices, aircraft manufacturers, and aircraft components manufacturers against personal injury and wrongful death claims.  David has been active in the Products Liability Advisory Counsel, including serving on PLAC’s conference planning committee in 2006. 

Founded in 1951, Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer, L.L.P is one of the largest law firms in Kansas. With more than 40 attorneys in Wichita and Overland Park, Kansas, Martin Pringle provides creative, cost-effective solutions for its clients’ legal problems. Martin Pringle offers a full-range of legal services including, Adoption, Appellate Practice, Aviation Law, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Practice, Civil Litigation, Construction Law, Creditor’s Rights, Elder Law, Employment Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Immigration Law, Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Oil & Gas Law, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Real Estate Law, Taxation, Technology & Computers and Workers Compensation.

Martin Pringle Law Firm to Donate 60 Trees Honoring their 60th Anniversary and Founders

October 2011

The law firm of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer, L.L.P is proud to announce they have donated 60 trees to the City of Wichita and the downtown revitalization project in honor of their 60th anniversary and their founders.

"We are extremely proud of our 60 years in business and to have our headquarters in Wichita. This donation is a way to give back to the city, while also honoring our founders Bob Martin and Kenneth Pringle," said Jeff Kennedy, Martin Pringle’s Managing Partner.

Martin Pringle employees will work with employees from the City of Wichita’s Park and Recreation department to plant 26 of the trees on the lawn south of the Hyatt Hotel on Sunday, October 30, 2011 from 2-4pm. The remaining 34 trees will be planted by City employees in Old Town as a part of the downtown revitalization project.

Founded in 1951, Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer, L.L.P is one of the largest law firms in Kansas. With 45 attorneys in Wichita and Overland Park, Kansas, Martin Pringle provides creative, cost-effective solutions for its clients’ legal problems. Martin Pringle offers a full-range of legal services including, Adoption, Appellate Practice, Aviation Law, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Practice, Civil Litigation, Construction Law, Creditor’s Rights, Elder Law, Employment Law, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Immigration Law, Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Oil and Gas Law, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Real Estate Law, Taxation, Technology & Computers and Workers Compensation.

Seven Martin Pringle Attorneys Recognized as Kansas and Missouri Super Lawyers

Thomas A. Hamill

Kansas City

Jeff Kennedy

Wichita

Terry L. Mann

Wichita

Stan J. Smith

Wichita

Jeff C. Spahn

Wichita

W. Rick Griffin

Wichita

Megan S. Monsour

Wichita

October 2011

The law firm of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer, LLP is proud to announce that Thomas A. Hamill, Jeff Kennedy, Terry L. Mann, Stan J. Smith and Jeff C. Spahn were individually recognized by Law & Politics magazine as Kansas & Missouri Super Lawyers for 2011. Additionally, W. Rick Griffin and Megan S. Monsour were recognized as Super Lawyers Rising Stars.

Thomas A. Hamill has more than 35 years experience handling litigation of commercial cases, including both complex and routine cases. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers in the area of business litigation.                                                                                                                 

Jeff Kennedy has more than 25 years experience and focuses his practice on a wide range of energy and natural resource matters, including zoning and land use matters and commercial litigation focusing on real property issues. He currently serves as the firm’s Managing Partner, and has been recognized by Super Lawyers in the area of energy and natural resources.                                                                                                            

Terry L. Mann has 25 years experience and focuses her practice on employment law matters, representing employers. She has been recognized by Super Lawyers in the area of employment & labor law.

Stan J. Smith has more than 25 years experience and focuses his practice on insurance defense, personal injury and wrongful death, energy law and medical malpractice defense. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers in the area of personal injury defense.

Jeff C. Spahn has more than 25 y ears experience and focuses his practice on aviation law, products liability and employment law matters. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers in the area of civil litigation defense.

W. Rick Griffin joined the firm in 2002, and was elected partner in 2010. His practice focuses on products liability, aviation law, insurance defense, creditor’s rights, civil & commercial litigation, and oil and gas law . He has been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in the area of business litigation.

Megan S. Monsour joined the firm in 2007, and focuses her practice on adoption law, as well as estate administration and probate. She has been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in the area of family law.

Law & Politics performs the polling, research and selection of Super Lawyers in a process designed to identify Kansas lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey of 1.8 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country.

Founded in 1951, Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer, L.L.P is one of the largest law firms in Kansas. With 45 attorneys in Wichita and Overland Park, Kansas, Martin Pringle provides creative, cost-effective solutions for its clients’ legal problems. Martin Pringle offers a full-range of legal services including, Adoption, Appellate Practice, Aviation Law, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Practice, Civil Litigation, Construction Law, Creditor’s Rights, Elder Law, Employment Law, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Immigration Law, Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Oil & Gas Law, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Real Estate Law, Taxation, Technology & Computers and Workers Compensation.