Recognitions and Professional Memberships

RECOGNITIONS

Adams Jones lawyers have been consistently selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. Selected in 2011 were: Mert F. Buckley, real estate law; Donald E. Hill, employment law; Patrick B. Hughes, commercial litigation, land use and zoning law, and real estate law; Roger D. Hughey, banking law and real estate law; Dixie F. Madden, corporate law and health care law; Bradley A. Stout, eminent domain and condemnation law; and Monte Vines, commercial litigation, ethics and professional responsibility law, legal malpractice law and real estate law.

Mert F. Buckley was named Wichita Real Estate Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America® 2011.

Adams Jones Law Firm, Roger D. Hughey and Mert F. Buckley were named in “The Clients’ Guide to the US Legal Profession” Legal 500 U.S. 2010 publication for “their expertise in real estate, including development, commercial leasing, financing, land use, zoning, condemnation, real estate tax appeals, bankruptcy, litigation and alternative dispute resolution. No other Kansas-based firm was named in the real estate section of the book.

Chambers USA consistently lists Adams Jones in the first tier of leading firms for real estate in Kansas. Those attorneys selected from the firm in the area of real estate include Mert F. Buckley, Roger D. Hughey and Sabrina K. Standifer. Donald E. Hill was selected for employment law and Bradley A. Stout and Monte Vines were selected for general commercial litigation in Kansas. Rankings were compiled from interviews with clients and attorneys by a team of full-time researchers.

Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers publication recognizes Mert F. Buckley and Roger D. Hughey in the area of real estate; Donald E. Hill in the area of employment law; Bradley A. Stout in the area of eminent domain; and Monte Vines in the area of business litigation. Sabrina K. Standifer has been selected for the Missouri & Kansas Rising Stars in the area of real estate.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS of various attorneys

• American College of Real Estate Lawyers
• American College of Mortgage Attorneys
• International Council of Shopping Centers
• American, Kansas and Wichita Bar Associations
• Kansas Certified Commercial Investment Member
• Wichita Area Association of Realtors
• Wichita Area Builders Association
• Wichita Estate Planning Council