Franklin, Joni J
Franklin Law Office
727 North Waco, Suite 560
Wichita, KS 67203
Phone: (316) 264-2664
Fax: (316) 264-2016
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Summary
Current Employment Position(s)
Owner, since 2006Independent Practitioner, since 2003
Lawyer Overview
While Joni Franklin is an avid world traveler, she is originally from Council Grove, Kansas and has always been a Kansas girl at heart. She attended high school in Kansas City, Kansas and then went on to complete her Bachelor of Arts degree from Kansas State University, and later her law degree from Kansas University.
During law school, Joni studied abroad one semester in Nairobi, Africa where she did relief work for the U.N. in Somalia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Zaire. She worked in refugee camps, and helped give nutritional assistance to under-nourished children. As an avid traveler, Joni has continued to travel the world
Joni is very devoted to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and dedicates much of her time and energy to that mission including providing assistance in Washington D.C. during mission day.
Joni is a mother of an active toddler and has a wonderful husband who is also a public servant.
Areas of Practice
- Labor Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- Medical Malpractice
- State, Local & Municipal Law
West Practice Categories
Employment Law -- Employer, Insurance Law, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice, State, Local & Municipal Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Kansas, 1996
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Kansas Bar Association
- Kansas Bar Association, 2005 - Present (Trustee at Large)
- KBA Young Lawyers Association, 2003 - 2004 (President)
- Kansas Bar Association, Kansas Young Lawyers Section, 2004 - 2005 (ABA Delegate)
- Kansas Bar Association, 2003 (Delegate to the American Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting)
- Kansas Bar Association, 2000 - 2002 (Trustee)
- Kansas Bar Association, 2004 - 2007 (Trustee)
- Wichita Bar Association, 2002 - 2004 (Board of Governors)
- Wichita Bar Association (Chairperson, Membership Committee)
- Wichita Young Lawyers, 2000 - 2001 (President)
- Wichita Young Lawyers, 1998 - 1999 (Social Chairperson)
- Wichita Bar Show, 1999 (Actress/Dancer)
- Wichita Bar Show, 2003 (Actress/Dancer)
- Wichita Women Attorneys Association, 2001 - 2002 (Membership Chair)
- Wichita Women Attorneys Association KBA, 2002 - Present (Liaison)
- Wichita Women Attorneys Association, 2001 - Present (Executive Committee)
- Kansas Trial Lawyers Board of Governors, 1998 - 2002
- Wichita Business Journal 40 Under 40 Recipient, 2003 - Present
- Wichita Bar Association's Publication - Bar-O-Meter (Columnist & Reporter)
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2005 - 2006 (National Board of Representatives)
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2005 - 2006 (President of the Kansas Chapter)
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2000 - 2002 (Presidential Citation (Wichita))
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2001 - Present (Member Board of Trustees)
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2003 (Vice President (Wichita))
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2000 - 2001 (Chairperson of Man/Woman of the Year Campaign)
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2003 (Chairperson of Man/Woman of the Year Campaign)
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 1999 (Leukemia Society Woman of the Year)
- Chicago Marathon as part of the Team -N- Training, 2001
- Junior League of Wichita, 2002 - Present (Provisional Member)
- Arthritis Foundation (Host for the 2003 Annual Arthritis Foundation Gala)
- Humane Society (Member)
- Cystic Fibrosis (Volunteer)
- Katelyn's Hope, 1997 - 2002 (Volunteer, Board of Trustee member)
- Habitat for Humanity, 1998 - 2003 (Volunteer)
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year, 2005
- President's Award for Outstanding Service, 2002
- 1999 Big Heart Award from MDA, 1999
Pro Bono Activities
- Certificate for Pro Bono Commitment, 2002
- Attorney, Wichita Lawyers Who Care
- Representing Economically Underprivileged Clients
- Representing Abused Spouses and Significant Others Free of Charge for the PFA (Protection from Abuse) Docket
- Habitat for Humanity, 1998
- Habitat for Humanity, 2003
Past Employment Positions
- Kansas Lottery Commissioner, Governor of the State of Kansas, 2005 - Present
- Alexander, Floodman & Casey, Chtd., Attorney, Partner, 2002 - 2003
- Render Kamas, L.C., Senior Associate Attorney, 1997 - 2002
Education
- University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas,
1996
Juris Doctor - Kansas State University,
1993
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: cum laude
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Beta Kappa
Office Information
Address
727 North Waco, Suite 560
Wichita, KS 67203
Phones
(316) 264-2664
Faxes
(316) 264-2016
