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Topeka Bar Association's Committees and Divisions offer members an opportunity to serve the legal profession and the public. They are appointed annually by the president of the Association to address issues and coordinate activities of the bar.

Interested in joining a committee? Email the TBA which Committee you would like to join- tba@topekabar.com

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CLE Committee	Criminal Law Committee
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee	Bench Bar Committee
Chair Jennifer Berger Jennifer Berger Law Office	Chair Alan F. Alderson Alderson, Alderson, Weiler, Conklin, Burghardt & Crow, LLC Mission: To work for the improvement of the legal and judicial systems through cooperation with the judiciary.
Chair Jessica Domme Kansas Attorney General's Office Mission: To plan and implement a comprehensive program for providing quality continuing legal education to attorneys at a reasonable cost.	Chair Hon. C. William Ossmann Third Judicial District Mission: To improve the administration of criminal justice in Topeka and Shawnee County.
Family Law Committee	Law Day Committee
Chair William F. Ebert William F. Ebert, PA Mission: To address family practice issues that impact upon practicing lawyers, their clients, the judiciary, and the public.	Chair Angel Zimmerman Zimmerman & Zimmerman, P.A. Mission: To plan, develop and implement a comprehensive program for the celebration of Law Day throughout the city and in the schools
Lawyers' Assistance Committee	Legislative Committee
Chair James “Jeb” E. Benfer, III McCullough, Wareheim & LaBunker Mission: To confidentially provide assistance to any attorney needing help by reason of a mental or physical infirmity or disorder or addiction to or excessive use of drugs or intoxicants.	Chair Dave Heinemann Attorney at Law Mission: To identify legislative issues that impact upon the legal profession and bring such issues to the Board of Directors for consideration.
Medical-Legal Committee	Membership Committee
Chair Anne Kindling Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC Mission: To address issues that impact matters relating to the interaction of the medical and legal communities.	Chair Richard Shoenfeld SA Legal Advisors LC Mission: To encourage membership in the Topeka Bar Association.
Memorials Committee	Naturalization Committee
Chair Daniel J. Gronniger KVC Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. Mission: To provide for the preparation and presentation of memorials in honor of deceased members of the Association.	Chair Pedro L. Irigonegaray Irigonegaray & Associates Mission: To participate with the United States District Courts for the District of Kansas in Topeka in the process of developing for naturalized citizens ceremonies that provide them with a speaker, musical entertainment, and a formal color guard for the official naturalization ceremonies.
Probate Committee	Professional Ethics & Grievance Committee
Chair Richard Harmon The Law Office of Richard Harmon Mission: To address probate practice issues that impact practicing lawyers, their clients, the judiciary, and the public.	Chair S. Lucky DeFries Coffman, DeFries & Nothern Mission: To have charge of all matters relating to the conduct of lawyers with respect to each other, their clients, and the courts.
Program & Entertainment Committee	Public Relations Committee
Chair Mission: To provide programs at regular or special meetings of the Association when requested by the Board of Directors.	Chair Jennifer Cocking Capitol Federal Savings Mission: To generate programs to improve the public image of the legal profession and to respond to the issues of public concern.
Public Service Committee
Chair Mission: To be responsible for providing liaison between the Topeka Bar Association and Kansas Legal Services of Topeka, and provide ongoing support for and encouragement of all pro bono activities of members of the TBA.	Chair Vincent Cox Cavanaugh, Biggs, & Lemon, P.A. Mission: To be responsible for providing liaison between the Topeka Bar Association and Kansas Legal Services of Topeka, and provide ongoing support for and encouragement of all pro bono activities of members of the TBA.
Service to the Bar Committee	Young Lawyers Division
Chair Emily A. Donaldson Stevens & Brand, LLP Mission: To assist lawyers who are temporarily or permanently unable to practice law by facilitating an inventory of any such lawyer’s files and ensuring proper disposition thereof and communicating as necessary with the clients of such lawyers to assist them in obtaining other representation.	Chair Jake Holly Foulston Siefkin LLP Mission: To study problems confronting young members of the bar, make recommendations for the solution thereof, and to provide opportunities for young lawyers to become acquainted with other members of the bar. 2022 YLD SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Government Section	Technology Section
Chair Jay Befort Kansas Department of Revenue	Chair Danielle Hall Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program