Philip Bowman is one of the premier real estate lawyers in Kansas. Recently, he was identified as one of 40 "Senior Statesmen" in the country by Chambers USA Client's Guide.  He began practice in Bushton, Kansas (population 500) as a jack-of-all-trades; vice president of the local bank, insurance agent, tax return preparer and lawyer. After a year of little real legal experience and little prospect of any (all the potential litigants were customers and you couldn’t sue them), he joined Adams & Jones. During his 40 years of practice – all with Adams & Jones – Phil has worked on all kinds of matters, but now concentrates on real estate, banking, insurance, and commercial litigation.

His real estate and business practice runs the gamut: eminent domain, mortgage enforcement and priority litigation, title examinations, documentation of purchase, and financing transactions and closings. He has served as general counsel to a title insurance company and a savings and loan association, litigated values of real estate, and “made new law” in condemnation and mortgage issues in bankruptcy court and the Kansas Supreme Court, Kansas Court of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10^th Circuit. He has defended institutional lenders against negligence and lender liability claims. He has represented municipalities, lawyers, doctors, banks, a recycling company, manufacturers, and pipeline operating companies.

Phil is an experienced commercial arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and is often called upon to mediate pending lawsuits. He has also testified as an expert on real estate law, legal malpractice, and attorney fee disputes.

Real Estate Transactions (Kansas Bar Association)
Real Estate Annual Survey (Kansas Bar Association)
Real Estate Update (Kansas Bar Association, Wichita Bar Association)
Real Estate Issues (Wichita Bar Association)
Redemption Statutes, Plaza Lights Seminar (Kansas Bar Association)
Mortgage Foreclosure Institute (Kansas Bar Association)

Publications

Kansas Real Estate Practice and Procedures Handbook (co-author of chapter on mortgages) by Kansas Bar Association
Kansas Annual Survey (chapter co-author in annual commentary on recent real estate cases and statutes) by Kansas Bar Association (1990-present)

Organizations

Wichita Bar Association (President, 1985-86)
Kansas Bar Association (Board of Governors, 1988-94)
American College of Mortgage Attorneys (President, 1989-90)
American College of Real Estate Lawyers (1987-present)
American Arbitration Association, Commercial Arbitrator Panelist
Kansas Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1995-98)
Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission (1976-86)
Kansas Continuing Legal Education Commission (Chair, 1999-2001)