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Is a Waiver or Consent Agreement Necessary to Protect Your Service Industry Business When the Economy Reopens? By Michael L. Baumberger Klenda Austerman Employment Law Attorney COVID-19 has temporarily shut down many businesses throughout Wichita, Kansas and the United States. With state and local governments wrestling with plans to reopen the economy in the coming weeks, many Wichita business owners in the service industry may be facing concerns over customer liability claims. The employment lawyers at Klenda …

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Recovering All of your Losses After a Car (or Other) Accident by Michelle Brenwald Klenda Austerman Personal Injury Lawyers You have been in an accident, lost time off work, spent money out-of-pocket to see doctors and likely have no vehicle to drive. You may be trying to navigate the immediate future on your own just to get a car to drive and get back to work. Once that fire is put out, you will likely …

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What to Expect if You Have Recently Been in an Accident – Part 1 by Michelle Brenwald Klenda Austerman Personal Injury Lawyers Some personal injury claims can be resolved in the amount of time it takes to pick up the phone, while others can take as long as several years. Many personal injury cases never make it into litigation and typically settle in about a year, depending on the nature of the injuries involved. Understanding …

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New Bankruptcy Law Could Save Small Businesses Slammed by Virus by Alex Wolf for Bloomberg Law The U.S. lost 170,000 small businesses in the last recession. Whether things go better this time may depend on a new law aimed at easing their path through bankruptcy. The Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA), which went into effect just two months ago, was intended to make the process of reorganizing an insolvent company with less than $2.7 million in debt …

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As a Wichita business, Klenda Austerman is subject to the Emergency Public Health Order effective March 25, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. related to the mitigation of the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic in Sedgwick County, Kansas. As a provider of legal services, the firm is exempted from some of the restrictions of the emergency stay-at-home order. Accordingly, the firm will remain open for business. We continue to take all necessary precautions to limit our employees’ and clients’ …

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Klenda Austerman law firm is pleased to announce that Alex Flores named member effective 1/1/2020. Alex has been with the firm since 2013, practicing in the areas of civil litigation, divorce and family law. “Alex has already proven himself invaluable to our firm,” says Chris Vinduska, Klenda Austerman member. “He has demonstrated excellence in legal writing, in oral advocacy and in his zealous pursuit of the best result for our clients. He is an extraordinary …

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U.S. Farm Bankruptcies Spike Amid Trade War, New Debt Cap by Alex Wolf for Bloomberg Law Eric Lomas’ work helping financially distressed farmers has been picking up. Farmers make up only a portion of the Wichita, Kansas-based bankruptcy attorney’s work. But demand for his services in Chapter 12 filings, a specific area of bankruptcy law mostly for family farming, has accelerated as consecutive years of a farm economy downturn has hit Midwest farmers especially hard. …

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Five Klenda Austerman attorneys have been selected by their legal community peers for inclusion in the 2019 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list for Missouri and Kansas. This is Gary Austerman’s 14th consecutive year recognized as a top-rated attorney in medical malpractice defense. Mike Morris has been selected as a top-rated bankruptcy attorney 12 times since 2006. Dave Steed has been selected as a top-rated professional liability defense attorney for the 5th consecutive year. Super …

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FMCSA-regulated employers have some new regulations thanks to a wreckless driver in New Hampshire. On June 21, 2019, the driver of a 2016 Dodge 2500 pickup truck pulling a trailer in Randolph, New Hampshire hit a group of 10 motorcyclists, killing 7. The driver had prior arrest records for drunken driving in both Connecticut and Massachusetts. At the time of the accident he was driving for work. Records from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration …

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Klenda Austerman law firm Wichita, Kansas welcomes Joe Dempewolf as Associate. Joe practice areas include civil litigation, commercial litigation, insurance defense and employment law. Joe received his J.D. from Washburn University School of Law and his B.S. in Business from Emporia State University. As a litigator, Joe believes that alternative dispute resolution can be a valuable and cost-effective tool. Through negotiation and mediation, Joe works to resolve matters outside of litigation. When it is apparent …

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