Workers Compensation - Judicial Section

Workers Compensation - Judicial Section

Judicial Section

Special Administrative Law Judges

KSA 44-551(d) gives the Director the authority to appoint special administrative law judges for the purpose of examining and hearing any designated cases. Special Administrative Law Judges shall be attorneys admitted to practice law in Kansas. They shall have the same authority to exercise powers of regular Administrative Law Judges. Special Administrative Law Judges shall be paid according K.A.R. 51-2-5. (*K.A.R. 51-2-5 amended, effective November 11, 2005).

Fees include:

$50.00 for each settlement hearing heard as part of a regular settlement docket.
$50.00 for each settlement hearing heard as an individual setting.
$100.00 for each preliminary hearing including a preliminary award or for a full hearing.
$100.00 for each pre-hearing settlement conference
$85.00 per hour for preparing and rendering a final award. Total not to exceed $500.00.
(b) If a special local administrative law judge incurs expenses conducting one or more settlement hearings in a location other than the judge’s home community, the expenses shall be assessed as costs proportionately among the cases generating the expenses.

List of Current Special Administrative Law Judges:

County	Administrative Law Judges
Barton	Jane Isern PO Box 1626 Great Bend, KS 67530 Phone: 620-792-6864 Fax: 620-792-5380 admin@brownisern.kscoxmail.com
Crawford	Sara Beezley Asst: Sherry Everitt PO Box 352 Girard, KS 66743 Phone: 620-724-4111 Fax: 620-724-6411 beezleylaw@ckt.net	David L. McLane Asst: Amy Wilson Commerce Bank Bldg 100 S Broadway Suite 200 PO Box 1449 Pittsburg, KS 66762 Phone: 620-231-1290 Fax: 620-232-6650 spigfirm@spigarelli-law.com	Timothy A. Short Asst: Linda Flanagan 705 North Locust St. PO Box 1506 Pittsburg, KS 66762 Phone: 620-232-5601 Fax: 620-235-1785 tashort@jayhawklaw.com
Ellis & NW KS	William "Bill" Jeter Asst: Korina Parker Emprise Bank Bldg 1200 Main St., Ste 202 PO Box 128 Hays, KS 67601 Phone: 785-628-8226 Fax: 785-628-1376 bjeter@eaglecom.net
Finney & SW KS	Thomas J. Burgardt PO Box 1016 Garden City, KS 67846-1016 Phone: 620-276-2381 Fax: 620-276-4120 tjb@odsgc.net
Ford & SW KS	Thomas F. Richardson PO Box 189 Garden City, KS 67846 Phone: 620-275-0414 Fax: 620-272-0128 TRichardson@odsgc.net
Geary/Reily Counties	Dan M. McCulley PO Box 168 Junction City, KS 66441 Phone: 785-762-2100 Fax: 785-762-2291 dmcculley@jcks-law.com
Montgomery	Harry M. Bass Asst: Stacy Boss 112 W Laurel PO Box 785 Independence, KS 67301 Phone: 620-331-4710 Fax: 620-331-5643 hmbass@hotmail.com
Reno	Stanley R. Juhnke Asst: Susan Keazer 401 W First PO Box 567 Hutchinson, KS 67504 Phone: 620-669-1022 Fax: 620-669-1025 mail@juhnkelaw.com
Saline	Philip Shaffer PO Box 377 Salina, KS 67402 Phone: 785-825-5419 Fax: 785-823-8019 philip1012@cox.net
Sedgwick	E.L. "Lee" Kinch Asst: Heather Hill 345 Riverview Suite 700 Wichita, KS 67203 Phone: 316-265-3366 Kinchel@sbcglobal.net heatherreneehill@yahoo.com	John C. Nodgaard Asst: Kelly Long 300 W Douglas Suite 330 Wichita, KS 67202 Phone: 316-267-5267 Fax: 316-267-5754 jnodgaard@arnmullins.com	James R. Roth Asst: Elva Salgado PO Box 127 Wichita, KS 67201-0127 Phone: 316-263-4958 Fax: 316-263-0125 jimroth@woodward-law.com
Seward & SW KS	Tammie E. Kurth Asst: Whitney Schiltz 2306 N Kansas Ave Liberal, KS 67901 Phone: 620-624-5656 Fax: 620-626-9990	Melissa Johnson Asst: Rhonda Keith 415 N Washington St Suite 107 Liberal, KS 67905 Phone: 620-626-3225 melissaj1970@yahoo.com
Shawnee	Jerry Shelor Asst: Kelly Schuster 1001 SE Quincy Topeka, KS 66612 Phone: 785-232-9000 Fax: 785-232-9001 JSh1159516@aol.com
Wyandotte & Johnson Counties	Stacy Parkinson 10590 S Glenview Lane Olathe, KS 66061 Phone: 913-768-8268 Fax: 913-768-9863 MVP4TheSweetLife@aol.com	Michael R. Wallace Asst: Carolee Torres 4400 Shawnee MSM Pkwy Suite 100 Shawnee MSM, KS 66205 Phone: 913-362-5400 Fax: 913-362-4244 cpt@vasoslaw.com	Mark E. Kolich Asst: Julie Jaklevic 13420 Santa Fe Trail Dr Lenexa, KS 66215 Phone: 913-888-7100 mek@kolichlaw.com

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