13104 Glen Creek St, Wichita, KS 67230 • 316 733-7999
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Kutak Rock LLP
Address:
1605 North Waterfront Parkway, Suite 50, Wichita, KS 67206
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Litigation • Employment Law • Labor Law • Insurance Litigation, Management and Supervision • Business and Class Action Litigation • Government Disputes • Internal Investigations
Kutak Rock LLP 1605 N Waterfront Suite 150, Wichita, KS 67206 316 609-7900 (Office)
Licenses:
Kansas - Authorized to practice law 1975
Education:
Washburn University School of Law Degree - JD - Juris Doctor - Law Graduated - 1975 University of Kansas Degree - BA - Bachelor of Arts Graduated - 1972
Specialties:
Administrative Law - 20% Constitutional - 20% Health Care - 20% Employment / Labor - 20% Litigation - 20%
Associations:
American Bar Association - Member American Board of Trial Advocacy - Member Defense Research Institute - Member International Association of Defense Counsel - Member Kansas Association of Defense Counsel - Member Kansas Bar Association - Member Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association - Member Litigation Counsel of America - Member Missouri Bar - Member National Board of Trial Advocates - Member Oklahoma Bar Association - Member Society for Human Resource Management - Member State Bar of Texas - Member Wesley E. Brown American Inn of Court - Master Wichita Bar Association - Member
Kutak Rock LLP 1605 North Waterfront Parkway, Suite 50, Wichita, KS 67206
Phone:
316 609-7901 (Phone)
Specialties:
Litigation Employment Law Labor Law Insurance Litigation, Management and Supervision Business and Class Action Litigation Government Disputes Internal Investigations
ISLN:
901933780
Admitted:
1975, Kansas 2000, Texas 2004, Missouri 2005, Oklahoma 2008, Arkansas U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit U.S. Supreme Court
University:
University of Kansas, B.A., with honors, 1972
Law School:
Washburn University School of Law, J.D., 1975 Comments Editor, Washburn Law Journal
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Biography:
Mr. Rupe is a trial lawyer whose demonstration of special knowledge, skills and proficiency in civil trial law has earned him the title of "Board Certified Trial Specialist" by the National Board of L...
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suing Kansas over the amount of money school districts receive from the state. Wichita, Dodge City and Hutchinson are the others. The adequacy portion of the lawsuit addresses hundreds of million of dollars in school funding, said Alan Rupe, one of the attorneys representing the schools in the case.
Date: Jul 06, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
School Finance Suits: More than Just a Legal Roll of Dice?
In Kansas, for a suit filed in 2010, lawyer Alan Rupe said he used the state's academic standards and student-achievement gaps as measured by the state's standardized tests to argue that the funding formula left poor districts without enough money to meet those standards.
Date: Jun 01, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Kansas Senate leader says don't expect action on school funding this week; other leaders talk of defying court
As long as they have a special session before June 30, that will work, but the window of opportunity does become smaller, said Alan Rupe, an attorney for the plaintiffs in the school finance lawsuit.
Date: May 31, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Kansas Supreme Court gives state until June 30 to fully fund public schools
Its a win for every kid in Kansas that attends public schools, particularly kids who are disadvantaged and in high poverty areas, said Alan Rupe, an attorney for the school districts that challenged the block grant system, including Kansas City, Kan., public schools.In oral arguments before the Supreme Court last November, Alan Rupe, a lawyer representing the school districts, argued that the Legislature chose to switch financing formulas and to back away from its promise of full funding. The Legislature couldnt provide evidence that the schools were equitably
Date: Feb 11, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Kansas Supreme Court sends school finance case back to trial court
Alan Rupe, the lawyer representing schools, argued that the Legislatures own actions undercut its argument that recession forced the cuts. Rupe said lawmakers cut $511 million per year from the schools and at the same time passed an income tax cut worth $2.5 billion through 2018.