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Oct 16 2008
Thursday 11:30 a.m.    

Merit Selection in Kansas

Overland Park, Kansas
Speakers:
Doug Johnson • Dan Margolies • Greg Musil • Stephen J. Ware
Topics:
Federalism & Separation of Powers
Sponsors:
Kansas City Lawyer Chapter
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Doug Johnson

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Dan Margolies

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Stephen J. Ware

Stephen J. Ware

Frank Edwards Tyler Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Kansas School of Law

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Stephen Ware is the author of four books, over 50 law review articles, and many other publications. His writings have been cited by the Supreme Court of the United States and in at least 36 other cases. Ware teaches and writes on: Arbitration, Mediation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Debt Collection, Contracts and Commercial Law, and Judicial Selection, each with an international or comparative dimension.

Ware has testified before both houses of the U.S. Congress, several state legislatures and, as an expert witness, in court. He is a frequent guest lecturer and speaker at academic and professional conferences—having given such presentations throughout the U.S. and in several other countries. He has appeared on numerous television and radio stations and been quoted in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Financial Times, National Law Journal and many other news outlets. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute (ALI) and has served, at various times in his career, on the editorial board of the Journal of Legal Education and as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association.

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