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John Robb has been actively practicing law since 1978 when he joined his father as a third
generation lawyer in Newton.
John's practice is concentrated in estate planning, including wills,
trusts, estate tax and probate and he also handles many business-related
matters in the legal arena for clients. An active school attorney, John has
distinguished himself in the area of school finance litigation and
negotiations as well as day-to-day advice for school administrators and
Boards.
After growing up in Newton, John attended
Kansas University and you'll find that he's still a loyal Jayhawk
fan. John has a continuing interest in business issues and puts his
undergraduate degree in Business Administration to use frequently for
clients and in his civic activities. Serving regularly on various
local organization Boards and particularly finance committees has been a
real pleasure.
Always active, John has served as President
or Chairman of the Newton Area Chamber of Commerce, the Harvey County Jobs
Development Council, The Greater Newton Foundation, the Newton Jaycees, the
Kansas Jaycee Cerebral Palsy Foundation, the Harvey County Bar Association
and Harvey County Ducks Unlimited. He's also been active on the
Boards of Mirror, Inc. a comprehensive alcohol, drug and corrections
entity, the Florence Bessmer Foundation, which financially supports the
Newton Public Library, Northview Developmental Services, Inc., an
organization dealing with developmental disabilities, Bank IV Newton, and
Harvey County United Way. His other affiliations include The
Harvey County, Wichita and Kansas Bar Associations, the Kansas School
Attorneys Association, the National Council of School Attorneys, the Ninth
Judicial District Nominating Commission, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity,
Alpha Kappa Psi Business Honorary and Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity.
He's also been active in a number of local office political campaigns.
Being named Outstanding Young Kansan,
receiving the Newton Distinguished Service Award, and the Ducks Unlimited
Conservation award and being named Newton Kansan Newsmaker of the
Year are all honors John has received.
After graduating from Washburn Law School
with honors, the return to Newton was natural for John and his wife Karen
who is also a Newton native. As you'd expect, they keep very busy
with their three daughters, Jenny, Katy and Suzy and on weekends you might
find John enjoying his Mazda Miata or sitting in a duck blind.
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