Attorneys
Eric D. Bruce
Education:University of Chicago (B.A., 1974); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 1977).
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Collections, Real Estate, Financial Institutions.
Fellowships:Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy
Elective Office: President, Bankruptcy Section, Kansas Bar Association, 1997-98.
Publications & Presentations: Presenter, Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Issues in Kansas, National Business Institute 1999; Presenter, Commercial Lending in Kansas Seminar, National Business Institute, 1999; Best of 1994 & 1995 CLE, Kansas Bar Association; Author, Creditor Representation – Basics of Bankruptcy, Kansas Bar Association 1994; Co-Author, Kansas Personal Property Secured Transactions Handbook, Second Edition, Kansas Bar Association, 1994; Texas Personal Property Secured Transactions Handbook, PESI Legal Publishing, 1991; Co-Editor, Kansas Bankruptcy Handbook, Second Edition, Kansas Bar Association, 1990; Author, Chapter 5A of Kansas Bankruptcy Handbook, Second Edition, Kansas Bar Association, 1990; Co-Author, Secured Transactions Handbook for Wisconsin Lawyers and Lenders, University of Wisconsin Law School and University of Wisconsin Extension, 1990; Co-Author, Kansas Personal Property Secured Transactions Handbook, Kansas Bar Association, 1989; Co-Author, Kansas Personal Property Secured Transactions Handbook, Kansas Bar Association, 1988; Author, Chapter 5, Representing Creditors in Chapter 7 & 13 Proceedings, Kansas Bankruptcy Handbook, Second Edition, Kansas Bar Association, 1986.
Director & Trusteeships: Trustee Washburn University of Topeka n/k/a The Washburn Endowment Association, 1975–; Member of Board of Directors of Consumer Credit Counseling Service, Salina, Kansas, 1998-current.
Memberships: Wichita, Kansas and American Bar Associations and American Bankruptcy Institute; Associate Member National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees.
Email: EBruce@KsAdvocates.com
J. Michael Lehman
Education: Macalester College, St. Paul, MN (B.A., 1973);Missouri University, Columbia (J.D., 1977).
Practice Areas: Corporation, Real Estate/Landlord/Tenant, Probate, Commercial Law, Bankruptcy and Financial Institution Law.
Publications & Presentations: Co-Author, “Evictions and Landlord/Tenant Law in Kansas,” National Business Institute, 2000; Co-Author, “Residential and Commercial Evictions in Kansas,” National Business Institute, 1998.
Memberships: Wichita Bar Association; Law in Education Committee, from 1985, chairman in 1995-96.
Email: MLehman@ksadvocates.com