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Joan K. Archer

Education
  • University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1992
  • University of Kansas, Ph.D., Communication Studies, 1991
  • Wayne State University, M.A., Communication Studies, 1984
  • Gonzaga University, B.A., Speech Communication, summa cum laude, 1982
Admissions
  • Missouri, 1993
  • Kansas, 1992
Court Memberships
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2000
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1997
  • Missouri Supreme Court, 1993
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, 1993
  • Kansas Supreme Court, 1992
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, 1992
Professional Affiliations

Professional Memberships

  • Round Table Group Expert Network -- Trademark Law
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas Bench Bar Committee Member, 2005-2008 
  • Earl E. O'Connor Kansas Inn of Court, Master, Board Member, 2008 Ethics Seminar Chair and Current Co-Chair Community Outreach
  • American Bar Association
  • Kansas Bar Association
  • The Missouri Bar
  • Association of Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  • ABA Section of Litigation, Special Committee on Jury Innovations, 2009
  • ABA Section of Litigation, Co-Chair Expert Witness Committee, 2008 to present
  • ABA Section of Litigation, Task Force on Expert Witness Code of Ethics, Member, 2010
  • ABA Section of Litigation, Expert Witness Committee, Program Subcommittee Co-Chair, 2006-2008 
  • ABA Section of Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation Committee, Trademarks Subcommittee, Co-Chair, 2008-Present
  • ABA Section of Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation Committee, Internet & Computer Litigation Subcommittee, Co-Chair, 2006-2008

Civic Activities

  • Folly Theater, President, Board of Directors, 2007-present
  • Metropolitan Performing Arts Center Ambassador, 2006-2008
  • Kansas Masonic Center Foundation Uncork the Cure Fundraiser Committee Member, 2004-2006
  • Leadership Overland Park, Graduate, 2000
  • City Attorney for City of Countryside, Kansas, 1997-1998




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