Two appointed to Client Protection Fund Commission

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court appointed Christopher Sook, an attorney from Hays, and David Trevino, an attorney from Lawrence, to three-year terms on the Client Protection Fund Commission. Their terms begin July 1 and end June 30, 2021.

The two succeed Charles “Ed” Watson, an attorney from Wichita, and Aaron Kite, an attorney from Dodge City, who completed their terms on the commission.

The Lawyers Fund for Client Protection, which the board oversees, compensates people who suffer economic loss as a result of dishonest actions by Kansas lawyers. The fund is financed by annual registration fees paid by attorneys to practice law in the state.

Out of nearly 11,000 lawyers actively licensed to practice in the state, typically fewer than 15 lawyers each year have been subject to claims made to the client protection fund.

The commission is composed of one judge, four actively practicing attorneys, and two nonattorneys.

Other members of the commission are:

• Carrie Allton, attorney, Lawrence;

• Douglas Anstaett, nonattorney, Topeka;

• Thomas Hammond II, attorney, Overland Park;

• Beth Love, nonattorney, Dodge City; and

• District Judge Michael Ward, who serves in Butler County of the 13th Judicial District.

Douglas Shima, clerk of the appellate courts, serves as secretary of the commission.