Project #16: Get Your Rear in Gear 5K Run/Walk



Colon Cancer Coalition hosts Get Your Rear in Gear, a race held nationwide to promote awareness and raise research funds to fight colon cancer. Held on a cool summer evening, the race featured a 1 mile fun run/walk, 5K timed run, and a 5K walk.  Well over 600 participants and observers attended the race inWichita.  KMAZ served as an event sponsor, providing funds to get the event up and running.  A group of KMAZ participants …

Read More

Project #15: Joplin Tornado Relief



In May, Joplin experienced a three-quarter mile wide tornado. The tornado was one of thedeadliest this nation has experienced. The tornado caused over 100deaths, thousands of injuries, anddamage to numerous homes and businesses. Countless volunteers, organizations, and state and federal agencies immediately extended a helping hand towards Joplin, including KMAZ. KMAZ donated and KMAZ volunteers handed out basic supplies, such as bottled water and toothbrushes, to victims and other volunteers. While in Joplin, the volunteers …

Read More

Project #13: National Multiple Sclerosis Society Walk 2011



 The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is a non-profit organization that promotes research, provides educational programs, offers services to thosediagnosed, and advocates on the state and federal level. The Mid-America Chapter hosts several of the nearly 600 MS walks held throughout the nation. Walk MS is an excellent way for the community to raise awareness of MS and raise funds to research MS.            

Project #12: Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake



Klenda, Mitchell, Austerman & Zuercher, LLC made its 6th appearance in the Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake Law Firm Bowl on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Northrock Lanes. As one of the nation’s largest mentoring networks, BBBS matches volunteer adults with children, most whom come from single parent households and low-income families. BBBS believes in nurturing children to help them achieve their full potential. The Bowl-a-thon is one of the organization’s largest fundraisers. Under the guidance of KMAZ Office Manager, Steve …

Read More

Project #11: Run Across America with Dean Karnazes



The issues of childhood obesity and malnourishment are frequently making headlines – not in third world countries but right here in the United States. Some now consider childhood obesity a national epidemic with nearly 1 in every 3 American children being overweight or even obese – a condition that puts these children at high risk for diabetes, heart disease, and even some types of cancer. Action for Healthy Kids is an organization that partners with schools …

Read More

Project #9: Friends University Lady Falcon Softball Tournament



The 4th Annual Friends University Lady Falcon Softball Invitational exclusively sponsored by Klenda, Mitchell, Austerman & Zuercher LLC was held on March 4th and 5th.  In 2 days, 23 teams representing 8 conferences from 7 states played over 50 games. KMAZ Member Chris McElgunn threw out the first pitch of the Lady Falcon’s 6 o’clock game! He had worked on his underhand windmill pitch all week and, getting the ball all the way to home plate, …

Read More

Project #8: Pull for Ronald McDonald House



Little houses have popped up all around the KMAZ office. They are the Pull Tab Collection houses for Ronald McDonald House Charities Wichita. RMHC Wichita McDonald House provides support and programs to directly improve the health and well being of sick children.  Knowing the value of having family around when a child is sick, RMHC Wichita seeks to lessen the burden and ensure families have the resources needed to get their children better and keep …

Read More

Who’s Who of Aviation Lawyers 2011



Klenda Austerman LLC Member Chad Nelson was named to the International Who’s Who of Aviation Lawyers 2011. He is one of only 409 lawyers from 61 jurisdictions named as a leader in his field, and the only lawyer named from the State of Kansas.

Super Lawyers



Klenda Austerman LLC Members Gary Austerman and J. Michael Morris, selected for inclusion in the 2010 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers listing, will appear in the inaugural nation publication, Super Lawyers Business Edition.  Austerman was listed as a Super Lawyer practicing in the areas of Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice and Morris was listed as a Super Lawyer practicing in the areas of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights.  This is Austerman’s and Morris’s third consecutive listing with the group. Super …

Read More

Project #7: Dress Down for Dress for Success



Dress for Success (DFS) is a non-profit organization whose primary mission is to provide disadvantaged women re-entering the workforce with interview and office appropriate clothing. A DFS client receives at least one interview appropriate business suit allowing her to participate in her job search feeling confident and reassured. Dress for Success Wichita (DFSW), an affiliate of the national DFS organization, goes above and beyond just providing a suit for its clientele. DFSW’s primary goal is to make every woman …

Read More