Practice Areas

Litigation
Constitutional and Media Law

The firm is counsel to Wichita’s only daily newspaper, as well as one of its television stations, and has developed specialized skills and expertise in the area of media law. Our lawyers are engaged in a full range of press-related matters including disputes over access to public meetings and public records, privacy and First Amendment issues. We have served as lead counsel in the libel cases, which formed the modern law of Kansas in this area.

We are also active in litigation based upon the Constitution of the United States and the Kansas Constitution. Our successful representation of The Gas Service Company before the U.S. Supreme Court established the constitutional boundaries of federal jurisdiction in class action litigation. Our firm successfully defended a challenge to the Kansas college tuition grant program, which insured the continued availability of certain types of financial aid at the state’s small colleges and universities.

We remain involved in litigation concerning a range of constitutional principles, including due process and equal protection of law and limitations on the government’s power to regulate interstate commerce, and other fundamental rights.