Kansas Legal Services’ Dodge City office participated in this year’s Senior Expo, engaging directly with local seniors to share information about our legal services and answer questions about available resources. Helping to strengthen partnerships that support seniors!
June15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. In recognition, Adult Protective Services is hosting educational presentations throughout June, three of which will feature Kansas Legal Services Managing Attorneys Alex English and Rhonda Sullivan. Learn more about the presentations!
Executive Director Matthew Keenan, Director of Advocacy and Litigation Casey Johnson, Director of Pro Bono Services Joy Springfield, Staff Attorney Andrew Kent, and Paralegal Addison Mininger spoke at the 2026 ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Another busy week on the road for Kansas Legal Services! Our team was in Ellis County and Dickinson County hosting expungement and driver’s license clinics. In total, we served 51 individuals, helping with around 130 cases and assisting with 12 driver’s license restorations.
Kansas Legal Services was proud to participate in the 2026 KSOR Resettlement Convening. We were proud to have two KLS team members present at the convening, where they highlighted the practical, legislative, and judicial aspects of refugee resettlement.
Kansas renters and landlords, we want to hear from you! The Kansas Housing Advocacy Network (KHAN) is launching a statewide survey to better understand what’s happening in our housing system and how we can improve it together
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The survey closes on May 15th.
At our latest clinic in Wyandotte County, we partnered with Stinson LLP and the Kansas City Public Library, where we served 48 individuals and assisted with more than 80 cases. Thank you to our partners, volunteers, and community members who showed up to support this work.
Our Director of Pro Bono, Joy Springfield, and paralegal Addison Mininger will also be speaking at the 2026 ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference. They will be leading a session on Justice Unbundled. On Thursday, May 14th from 2:45 PM to 4:00 PM at the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel.
Our team will be speaking at the 2026 ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference in Charlotte! They will be leading a session on IRS vs IOU: Leveraging IRS Regs and Counterclaims in Nonprofit Hospital Debt Suits, on Friday, May 15th from 8:30 AM to 9:45 AM at the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel
KLS partnered with Koch and Goodwill for our biggest expungement clinic yet. We served 78 individuals and assisted with around 200 cases. Thank you to our partners, volunteers, and community members who showed up to support this work.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Open House on Friday! It was wonderful to connect with our community, partners, and supporters and share more about the work happening at Kansas Legal Services. We’re grateful for your continued support and for being part of what we do.