Contact Information: |
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| Name: | Perkins, Kathy |
| Address: | 700 Massachusetts St, Suite 303 Lawrence, Kansas 66044 |
| Phone: | 785.856.0200 |
| Fax: | 888.244.8270 |
| Email: | kathy@kathy-perkins.com |
| Website: | www.kathy-perkins.com |
| Practice Region: | Topeka, KS |
Bar Admissions |
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| District of Kansas: | 18339 () |
| Others: | States-Idaho (1983); Missouri (1997); D.C. (2002). Federal-Districts of Idaho, Kansas, W.D. Missouri, E.D. Missouri; 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Circuits, U.S. Supreme Court |
| In Good Standing: | Yes |
ADR Experience |
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| Experience: | I have been involved in approximately 100 mediations as an advocate or mediator. In 2008 I started my own mediation and workplace law dispute resolution practice. I first mediated cases in Idaho, but have acted primarily as counsel for parties in mediations after moving to Kansas. |
| Lead Mediator Sessions: | 1 |
| Co-Mediator Sessions: | 5 |
| Counsel for a Party Sessions: | 15 |
ADR Training |
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| Course Info: | Mediation Training Seminar - Idaho Attorney General’s Office - 9/94 Mediation Skills - Pepperdine Institute of Dispute Resolution - 7/95 International Academy of Mediators Spring Conference - 5/08 Mediation Update - UMKC Law CLE - 6/08 (taught) |
| Total CME Hours: | - |
| Approved Mediator for Civil Cases by the State of Kansas: | Yes |
Legal Experience |
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| Experience: | Kathy Perkins LLC 2/08 to present (Mediations, Workplace Law - training, investigations & employer counseling) Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC - Managing Member - 3/02 to 2/08 (Representing employers in litigation, training and counseling) Stinson, Mag & Fizzell - Shareholder - 10/96 to 3/02 (Counseling and representing employers in litigation) Stoel Rives LLP - Boise Idaho - (representing employers in litigation & outside counsel for Idaho Education Association; also defended product, commercial and construction disputes) |
| Active Litigation: | 25 Years 5% representing Plaintiffs 95% representing Defendants 80% in Federal Courts 20% in State Courts |
| Other Experience: | |
| Education: | J.D. Harvard Law School - 1983 B.S. Civil Engineering, Kansas State University - 1980 |
| Additional Details: | Jury Trial Litigation of Employment Claims-faculty member for two day program (2004-2007); frequent speaker on employment law topics at local, regional, and national programs. Recent speaking engagements and papers include: Ethical Issues in Negotiation & Mediation, KBA ADR Section-November 2011; Mediating Employment Disputes, ABA ADR Section & Heartland Mediators Association-April 2011; Gender Issues in Negotiation & Mediation, Association of Missouri Mediators (AMM) & KIPCOR-Fall 2010; Mediation Advocacy, AMM-Fall 2010 & KBA ADR Section-November 2008. |
Fee Structure |
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| Rate: | $250 per hour, three hour minimum, preparation included with no additional charge Sliding scale available in appropriate cases |
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