Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
  Laurel’s family law practice includes representation in matters of divorce, custody and parenting time, child support, spousal maintenance, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, adoptions, guardianship and conservatorships, and Guardian ad Litem work. Laurel’s civil litigation practice includes representation in matters involving employment, malpractice, personal injury, and other similar matters. Laurel grew up in Salina and returned to the community to start her legal career after attending the University of Kansas for undergraduate and law school.
• Adoption
• Premarital Agreement
• Guardianship
  Jessica’s experience at preparing comprehensive estate plans; including wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives, allows her to help each client develop an estate plan that is personalized to their individual needs. She also helps her clients and their family through post death estate and trust administration issues.  In addition, she advises her clients on the issues encountered in long-term care planning, particularly access to Medicaid benefits. Jessica has experience assisting clients through the complex Division of Assets and Medicaid application process. She also counsels the families of aging and disabled clients on complicated legal issues such as: asset protection, access public benefits, special needs trusts, and guardianship and conservatorship proceedings.
• Spousal Support

Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  Obtained a defense verdict from a jury on behalf of a hospital in a wrongful death medical malpractice case in which the final demand was in excess of $1,000,000.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Our attorneys are ready to assist with all facets of corporate formation and operation. We routinely educate our clients on the advantages of various types of business entities, including corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships. Our clients then can make informed decisions regarding the best types of entities to meet their specific needs. Our skilled attorneys prepare the necessary legal documents and counsel our clients throughout the formation process.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  The firm is engaged in the general practice of law, representing leading business organizations, both private and public, from a broad range of industries, individuals, and governmental entities. We provide independent, objective counsel and expertise to clients in corporate, business and partnership transactions, mergers and acquisitions, taxation, trusts and estates, elder law, healthcare and hospital law, commercial litigation, insurance defense litigation, medical malpractice defense, products liability, employment law, banking, creditors’ rights, real estate, administrative and public utilities law, municipal law, education law, environmental law, workers compensation, labor relations, and family law.
• Business Formation
• Business Disputes
  A Salina native, Aaron received his B.S. degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in finance. Aaron then graduated magna cum laude from Washburn University School of Law, where he served as the Notes Editor for the Washburn Law Journal. Aaron is a member and director of several local organizations, and currently serves as an officer with the KBA’s Corporations, Banking, and Business Law Section.
• Business Transactions
  Peter has significant experience working with hospital administration and boards, as well as independent physician groups and other health care clients, in general corporate matters, board governance, compliance, outside investigations, risk management, EMTALA, peer review, medical staff credentialing and relations, physician contracts, information technology and privacy, tax-exempt organizational issues, and business transactions, including medical practice acquisitions and health care affiliations.
• Limited Liability Companies
  Eric has focused his practice primarily on tax, estate, and business planning for both individuals and businesses. In addition to forming numerous corporations and limited liability companies, Eric has been involved in numerous asset and stock buy/sell transactions. Eric’s practice also includes real estate and employment law. Eric was an author and presenter of a continuing legal education program for the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, and has authored and presented numerous programs on tax, general estate planning, estate planning for families with members having special needs, and corporate issues for non-lawyers. Eric is a former chairperson of the Tax Section of the Kansas Bar Association. Eric is primarily responsible for staffing the firm’s satellite office in Lindsborg, Kansas.

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  Clark, Mize & Linville has been defending employers and their insurance carriers against workers compensation claims for over forty years.  We represent governments, schools, large corporations and small employers in all aspects of workers’ compensation claims.  Our team prides itself on providing both exceptional and cost effective representation to our clients.  Our attention to detail and emphasis on client communication sets us apart from our competitors.
• Employment Discrimination
  Jared’s practice is primarily dedicated to representing Kansas employers. He advises numerous local and non-local businesses on a full range of employment law issues. Jared also defends employers and their insurance carriers against all types of claims filed by employees. In particular, Jared has substantial experience defending employers against workers’ compensation and employment discrimination claims.
• Employment Contract
  Our litigation team has experience defending employers in all aspects of the employment relationship, including claims involving alleged violations of the ADA, ADEA, FMLA, Title VII, §1981, employment contracts, public policy retaliation, workers’ compensation retaliation, and more. We work closely with our clients to determine the best outcome possible based on the unique circumstances of each case, and we endeavor to work through each case in the most cost effective manner.
• Employment Litigation
  The employment litigation group at Clark, Mize & Linville offers expertise in all forms of employment law litigation, from counseling clients on avoiding exposure to employment claims to defending clients in state and federal court in a wide array of employment law claims.
• Severance Agreement
  Drafting and updating employee handbooks; employment contracts; non-competition and non-disclosure agreements; last-chance agreements; and severance agreements
• Sexual Harassment
  Dustin is a shareholder in the firm. He specializes in civil defense litigation in state and federal courts, with a particular emphasis on the defense of health care providers, including hospitals and physicians, in medical malpractice claims. Dustin also defends employment and premises liability claims throughout the State of Kansas. He has extensive experience in counseling and defending employers on topics ranging from claims of sexual harassment, to ADA and FMLA. Dustin also represents electrical cooperatives in labor negotiations with unions.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Aaron’s practice primarily focuses on creditors’ rights and banking law, real estate law, and commercial transactions and litigation. He represents financial institutions and other creditors in all aspects of loan enforcement and bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, Aaron represents and counsels a number of individuals and businesses with respect to various commercial transactions and disputes, entity formations, and real estate matters.
• Premises Liability
  In addition to serving insurance clients and their insureds, we also provide direct representation to individuals, manufacturers, distributors, and many nationally recognized companies. Our resources and knowledge allow us to represent clients in all state and federal courts in Kansas. We have experience in handling all areas of personal injury defense, including products liability, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents and general negligence. These matters have ranged from single issue small damage cases to complex catastrophic injuries.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Our Real Estate group provides a full-spectrum of legal services involving real estate transactions, negotiations, and disputes. We provide competent legal services to purchasers, sellers, lenders, developers, contractors, landlords, and tenants with respect to various matters that arise in both the residential and commercial real estate context.
• Eminent Domain
  Greg serves on the board of the City Attorneys Association of Kansas (CAAK), was president in 2005-06, and has presented at a number of CAAK continuing legal education seminars. He also served on the Kansas Judicial Council Subcommittee on Eminent Domain and the Kansas University Law Society Board of Governors.
• Land Use and Zoning
  Municipal Law; Land Use & Zoning Law; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Real Estate Law; Public Employment Law, Intergovernmental and Public/Private Partnerships

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Since nearly its inception, a foundation of Clark, Mize & Linville has been personal injury defense. Our attorneys pride themselves in the commitment, dedication, and service they give each client and each case. Although the firm actively and aggressively pursues each matter, the philosophy of the firm is not the “traditional” defense firm. We take note of the changing nature of litigation, as well as corporate and public attitudes and trends, and encompass these factors to best meet our clients’ needs.
• Medical Malpractice
  Dustin J. Denning, with assistance from Jared T. Hiatt, successfully defended our hospital client in a very sad and emotional medical malpractice jury trial in which the parents of a deceased newborn alleged that the hospital’s labor and delivery nurse was negligent for allowing the laboring mother, whose membranes had ruptured at home prior to coming to the hospital, to get out of bed before the fetal head was engaged at zero station, and negligent for failing to educate the mother on the risks of a cord prolapse developing if she got out of bed.  The laboring mother was permitted to get out of bed when the nurse determined that the fetal head was vertex, it was well applied to the cervix and not ballotable, and fetal heart tones were reassuring.  The fetal heart tones continued to be monitored by a portable telemonitor that allows laboring mothers to get out of bed and ambulate around the room.
• Auto Accidents
• Medicaid Planning

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  CLARK, MIZE & LINVILLE, CHARTERED encourages all of its lawyers and staff to participate in continuing legal education and in professional and civic activities. Our lawyers are active in bar associations and other professional organizations as presenters at continuing education seminars, authors of teaching materials and articles, and as practice area section officers. Our team of lawyers includes a Fellow in the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel, as well as two members of the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in America publication. Our lawyers serve in leadership positions with numerous charitable and civic organizations, including the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Salina Community Foundation, the Salina Area United Way, the local March of Dimes, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and The University of Kansas Endowment Association Board of Trustees, as well as numerous churches and other groups.
• Wills
  Jessica focuses her practice in the areas of elder law, estate planning (wills & trusts), special needs planning, long-term care planning, and estate (post death) administrations.
• Trusts
  Eric was instrumental in advocating for changes in Kansas legislation concerning the requirements for creating special needs trusts.
• Power of Attorney
  Jeff primarily focuses his practice on estate planning to assist clients develop and implement a plan that best fits their needs. This includes preparing wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives. Jeff’s practice also focuses on business entity formation and maintenance, real estate transactions, and employment law issues.
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  Attorneys in our Banking, Creditors’ Rights, and Bankruptcy group competently advise and aggressively represent financial institutions to enforce their rights and avoid legal problems.  We regularly assist lenders with all aspects of creditors’ rights, bankruptcy law and regulatory matters, from answering day-to-day lending and operational questions to assisting lenders with loan documentation, loan enforcement, loan workout, bankruptcy, and collection.
• Foreclosure
  Our attorneys represent creditors in matters such as real-property foreclosures, foreclosures of security interests in personal property under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, replevin actions, lawsuits against guarantors, and various collection matters.  Because of our significant experience in the enforcement of creditors’ rights, we can offer creative and proactive insight when it comes to negotiating and preparing new loan documents, or restructuring or working-out existing loans.  In addition, we routinely represent creditors in bankruptcy proceedings, and assist secured creditors with issues such as adequate protection and relief from the automatic stay.
• Tax Law
  Our attorneys work with our clients to tailor estate plans to meet their individualized needs, whether that be a straight-forward will or a more sophisticated estate plan. Every client is unique and has different objectives and concerns. We thoroughly analyze each client’s personal, family, and economic goals and develop an estate plan that meets those goals. Our clients rely on us to guide them through wealth transfer issues, including asset protection, probate avoidance, and estate and gift tax planning. While contemplating your mortality is never pleasant, easing the transition of your property and providing for the handling of your affairs can give you peace of mind. For young families, we are sure to nominate guardians to raise minor children if the need were to arise. Our attorneys utilize the available legal tools to meet your family’s specific needs.