$ 225-300 per hour
John's current law practice involves the areas of family law, personal injury, medical malpractice, torts, litigation, wills, trusts, labor and employment, among others. He is known for handling complex family law matters involving large assets and has appeared in courts in 98 of Kansas's 105 Counties.
John T. Bird achieved his undergraduate degree and J.D. from Washburn University of Topeka and has served as both Assistant County Attorney and City Attorney in Ellis, Kansas. He served as a member of the Kansas Supreme Court Child Support Guidelines Committee and is the City Attorney for Hays.
John has always been an active leader and participant in community service, politics and citizen action. He served as Chair of his Ellis County (Kansas) Democratic Party and as Chair of the Kansas State Democratic Party when the first woman Governor in Kansas was elected.
John is widowed and has four adult children, and many grandchildren. He works full days and spends most of his time away from work with family. His 118 year old office building, a converted limestone Lutheran church, serves as a gathering place for his clients, fellow attorneys and community leaders. His firm and support staff are involved in many community activities.
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$ 225-300 per hour
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Acquired: 1974
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P. O. Box 727, 200 W. 13th, Hays, KS, 67601
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Posted by Jim | May 26, 2015 | Estate Planning
Doing it right.
As a licensed insurance and financial services representative for 30 years. I have had several opportunities to work with Mr. Bird. I found him to be very knowledgeable and straight forward. He is able to assess clients wants and translate this information into a successful plan to solve their needs...
Posted by anonymous | December 08, 2014 | Divorce & Separation
Highly Recommend
Mr. Bird was my divorce attorney and handled my case with great expertise. I found Mr. Bird to be thorough and always prepared. He and his Paralegal were also very kind to me and handled my emotions well. I would highly recommend Mr. Bird.
Posted by Glenn & Mary | December 08, 2014 | Oil & Gas
John T. Bird
John Bird has represented us in several legal matters over the years. John has always been very detailed and knowledgeable, when doing title research of an oil lease, setting up different partnerships and trusts for our family. John is very trustworthy and always gets the job done for us in a timel...
Posted by anonymous | December 05, 2014 | Real Estate
A down-to-earth five-star lawyer
John T. Bird has handled a number of real-estate and family-law matters for me over many years. I know for a fact that he has decades of experience and knowledge and has seen matters much larger and more complicated than mine. What I appreciate is that he always treats my concerns as unique, import...
Posted by Glenn | October 16, 2012
John T. Bird. Attorney. Advocate. Friend. Mentor.
John is a great attorney. He is so much more when he represents his clients. He becomes an advocate. I often refer people looking for an attorney to John. He started representing my father in the 1970's and has represented my three brothers and sister since then.
"I endorse this lawyer's work. I endorse this lawyer's work. Before I retired, I tried many lawsuits, for and against John, who is a tough street fighter. I would choose John to protect my interests in court when the chips are down and winning is everything."
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2017
Outstanding Service Award, Kansas Bar Association
2007
John Montgomery Lifetime Achievement Award, Kansas Democratic Party
2007
Lifetime Achievement Award, Ellis County Democratic Party
1969
Sagamore Honorary Society, Washburn University
1975 - Present
Partner, Glassman Bird Powell, L.L.P.
1974 - Present
Kansas Bar AssociationMember
1974 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
1974 - Present
American Association for JusticeMember
1974 - Present
Kansas Association for JusticeMember - Eagle
1974 - Present
Ellis County Bar AssociationMember
1992 - 1994
Kansas Judicial Council Family Law Advisory CouncilMember
1991 - 1993
Kansas Democratic PartyState Chairman
1990 - 2013
Kansas Supreme Court Child Support Guidelines CommitteeMember
After the Kansas Appellate Court reversed the case in favor of the Plaintiff, the case settled.
Trial court's findings sustained.
Trial court's findings sustained.
Petitioner prevailed in setting child support.
Petitioner prevailed in setting of child support
Court enforced a lien against a bank mortgagee.
1974
Juris Doctorate
1970
Bachelor of Arts
2005
Cross-examination training for lawyers in Public Service
2005
Overview of the Divorce Case for the Paralegal Assistant
2004
Use of Discovery in Family Law Cases
2002
Recognizing and Coping with Emotional and Psychological Issues in Divorce
1998
Tax Considerations in divorce
1997
The initial divorce interivew; Overview of local court rules; Child support calculation
1995
Asserting marital torts
1993
Child Support Guidleines
2018
2012
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