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History
The firm is the oldest continuously operating law firm in Wichita,
Kansas and one of the oldest firms in the State. It was founded in
1886, by R.R. Vermillion and William E. Stanley, who later was
elected governor of the State of Kansas, Earle Evans joined the firm
in 1897. Evans possessed outstanding legal skills and obtained
national recognition for the firm, serving as President of the
American Bar Association in 1933. The firm has represented many
national clients continuously since the turn of the century. The
firm has a staff of eight lawyers.
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Stanley &
Vermilion..................................................................................................1886-1897
Stanley, Vermilion &
Evans.....................................................................................1987-1909
Stanley, Vermilion, Evans &
Carey........................................................................1909-1913
Vermilion, Evans, Carey & Lilleston......................................................................1916-1946
Carey, Lilleston, Spradling, & Gott........................................................................1946-1950
Lilleston, Spradling, Gott & Stallwitz.....................................................................1950-1958
Lilleston, Spradling, Gott, Stallwitz &
Hope.........................................................1958-1974
Gott, Hope, Gott & Young, P.A................................................................................1974-1975
Gott, Hope, Gott, Young & Saffels, P.A.................................................................1975-1979
Gott, Young & Bogle, P.A.........................................................................................1979-1989
Young, Bogle, McCausland, Wells & Clark, P.A.................................................1989-1998
Young, Bogle, McCausland, Wells & Blanchard, P.A..................................1998-Present |
Areas of Practice
Young, Bogle, McCausland, Wells &
Blanchard, P.A. concentrates on state and federal civil and criminal
trial and
appellate practice in diverse areas, including Commercial and
Corporate Litigation, Railroad Law, Insurance Defense, Workers
Compensation, Products Liability, Regulatory Law and Oil and Gas
Law. The firm's general practice includes counseling and litigation
in the areas of Real Estate, Business, Bankruptcy, Environment,
Labor, Employment, Probate and
Family Law.
Client Base
The firm's major clients include national and
regional manufacturers, retailers, railroads, oil and gas producers
and insurance companies, as well as national and international
banking and investment companies. The firm serves many of these
clients for the entire state. The firm provides general legal
services for individuals and local business, including pro bono
representation through state and local referral services. See
our list of representative clients.
Firm Activities
Firm members participate in local and state
professional and civic activities, including active memberships on
local bar committees and mediation panels. All lawyers belong to the
Kansas and Wichita Bar Associations. Individual memberships are
maintained in the American Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of
America, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association and National Employment
Lawyers Association.
Significant Distinctions
Major distinctions of firm members
include:
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William E. Stanley
15th Governor
State of Kansas
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Earl W. Evans
President
American Bar Association (1933)
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