Attorneys S. Eric Steinle

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Email: eric.steinle@martindell.com

Direct Line: 620.694.6109

Cell: 620.921.5807

Principal Areas of Practice

Labor and Employment
Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Business, Banking and Corporation
Agricultural Law
Education

Bar Admissions

Kansas
10th Circuit Court of Appeals
8th Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas

Professional Memberships, Affiliations and Honors

American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section Member, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Member.
Kansas Bar Association.
Defense Research Institute, Employment Law Section Member.
Reno County Bar Association (Treasurer 1998 - 1999; Chair of Reno County Ethics and Grievance Committee 2005 - present).
Topeka Bar Association, past member (1991 - 1998).
Topeka American Inn of Court (1992 - 1996).

National Seminars Attended

"Employment Law," Defense Research Institute, Scottsdale, AZ 2010
"Employment Law," Defense Research Institute, Chicago, IL 2008.
"Preeminent Lawyers - Superstars of Trial," Defense Research Institute, Chicago, IL 2007.
"ADA and FMLA Compliance," National Employment Law Institute, Chicago, IL 2005.

Publications

"On Further Review: Supreme Court Expands the Role of the Gatekeeper," Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (March, 1998).
"Expert Witnesses in Civil Litigation: What Every CPA Should Know," KSCPA Newsletter (August/September 1997).
"Limited Liability Company Update: Proposed IRS Regulations May Clear the Way for LLC Partnership Tax Treatment," KSCPA Newsletter (July 1996).
"An Overview of Kansas Limited Liability Companies," KSCPA Newsletter (September 1995).
"Kansas Court Rules that Accountants Have No Obligation to ‘Just Say No'," KSCPA Newsletter (September 1995).
"Employment at Will in Kansas: A Rule of Exceptions," KSCPA Newsletter (December 1993).
"The Permissible Scope of Employment Non-Competition Agreements: Important Considerations for CPA/Employers," KSCPA Newsletter (August 1993).
"Kansas Legislature Limits Accountant Liability for Services Performed for Financial Institutions," KSCPA Newsletter (August 1993).
"United States Supreme Court Limits Scope of RICO Liability in Recent CPA Case," KSCPA Newsletter (April 1993).
"The CPA as Expert Witness in Civil Litigation," KSCPA Newsletter (January 1993).
"United States Supreme Court Agrees to Hear RICO Case Involving Accountants," KSCPA Newsletter (October 1992).
"Government Access Amendment to CPA-Client Privilege: What You Should Know," KSCPA Newsletter (July 1992).

Seminar Presentations

"Employee Handbooks: Tips from the Trenches," Presented at the SHRMINAR sponsored by the Central Kansas Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, July 2010.
"Crossroads: The Intersection of the ADA Amendments Act, FMLA, and Workers Compensation- Updated," - Presented to the Reno County Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, May 2010.
"A Brief History of the Workers Compensation System or Those Who Forget History are Doomed to Repeat It," - Presented to the Reno County Safety Council, June 2008.
"Crossroads: The Intersection of ADA, FMLA, and Workers Compensation," - Presented to the Reno County Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, August 2006.
"Minimizing Workers Compensation Liability," - Presented to the Reno County Safety Council, February 2007.
"Minimizing Workers Compensation Liability," - Presented to the National Federation of Independent Business, August 2006.
"A Brief History of the Workers Compensation System or Those Who Forget History Are Doomed To Repeat It," - Presented to the Reno County Safety Council, June 2008.
"Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in Kansas," Lorman Education Services.
"Employment Compensation: Issues for Kansas Employers," Lorman Education Services.
"Employee Discharge and Documentation - Wrongful Discharge in Kansas, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act," Lorman Education Services.
"Employee Discharge and Documentation - Family and Medical Leave Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act," Lorman Education Services.
"Employee Discharge and Documentation - Internal Employment Investigations and Performance Appraisals," Lorman Education Services.
"Hot Topics in School Law - Sexual Harassment in the Public Schools," Lorman Education Services.

Community Involvement

Hutchinson Chapter of AMBUCS (Board member 1999-2000; Officer 2000-2003; President 2003-2004; Committee Chair 2006-2009).
Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce, member.
Reno County United Way, past volunteer.
American Heart Association, past volunteer.
Washburn University School of Law Mentor Program, past mentor.
Washburn University School of Law Career Services, past volunteer.

Education

Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., cum laude, 1991), Recipient J. Richard Foth Writing Award.
Bethany College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988), Beta Tau Sigma, Phi Alpha Theta, Alpha Mu Gamma.