While Joni Franklin is an avid world traveler, she is originally from Council Grove, Kansas and has always been a Kansas girl at heart. She attended high school in Kansas City, Kansas and then went on to complete her Bachelor of Arts degree from Kansas State University, and later her law degree from Kansas University.

During law school, Joni studied abroad one semester in Nairobi, Africa where she did relief work for the U.N. in Somalia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Zaire. She worked in refugee camps, and helped give nutritional assistance to under-nourished children. As an avid traveler, Joni has continued to travel the world

Joni is very devoted to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and dedicates much of her time and energy to that mission including providing assistance in Washington D.C. during mission day.

Joni is a mother of an active toddler and has a wonderful husband who is also a public servant.

Areas of Practice

• Labor Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Medical Malpractice
• State, Local & Municipal Law

Bar Admissions

• Kansas, 1996

Education

• University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas, 1996
  Juris Doctor
  
  
• Kansas State University, 1993
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year, 2005
• President's Award for Outstanding Service, 2002
• 1999 Big Heart Award from MDA, 1999

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Kansas Bar Association
  
  
• Kansas Bar Association, 2005 - Present
  Trustee at Large
  
  
• KBA Young Lawyers Association, 2003 - 2004
  President
  
  
• Kansas Bar Association, Kansas Young Lawyers Section, 2004 - 2005
  ABA Delegate
  
  
• Kansas Bar Association, 2003
  Delegate to the American Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting
  
  
• Kansas Bar Association, 2000 - 2002
  Trustee
  
  
• Kansas Bar Association, 2004 - 2007
  Trustee
  
  
• Wichita Bar Association, 2002 - 2004
  Board of Governors
  
  
• Wichita Bar Association
  Chairperson, Membership Committee
  
  
• Wichita Young Lawyers, 2000 - 2001
  President
  
  
• Wichita Young Lawyers, 1998 - 1999
  Social Chairperson
  
  
• Wichita Bar Show, 1999
  Actress/Dancer
  
  
• Wichita Bar Show, 2003
  Actress/Dancer
  
  
• Wichita Women Attorneys Association, 2001 - 2002
  Membership Chair
  
  
• Wichita Women Attorneys Association KBA, 2002 - Present
  Liaison
  
  
• Wichita Women Attorneys Association, 2001 - Present
  Executive Committee
  
  
• Kansas Trial Lawyers Board of Governors, 1998 - 2002
  
  
• Wichita Business Journal 40 Under 40 Recipient, 2003 - Present
  
  
• Wichita Bar Association's Publication - Bar-O-Meter
  Columnist & Reporter
  
  
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2005 - 2006
  National Board of Representatives
  
  
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2005 - 2006
  President of the Kansas Chapter
  
  
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2000 - 2002
  Presidential Citation (Wichita)
  
  
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2001 - Present
  Member Board of Trustees
  
  
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2003
  Vice President (Wichita)
  
  
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2000 - 2001
  Chairperson of Man/Woman of the Year Campaign
  
  
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2003
  Chairperson of Man/Woman of the Year Campaign
  
  
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 1999
  Leukemia Society Woman of the Year
  
  
• Chicago Marathon as part of the Team -N- Training, 2001
  
  
• Junior League of Wichita, 2002 - Present
  Provisional Member
  
  
• Arthritis Foundation
  Host for the 2003 Annual Arthritis Foundation Gala
  
  
• Humane Society
  Member
  
  
• Cystic Fibrosis
  Volunteer
  
  
• Katelyn's Hope, 1997 - 2002
  Volunteer, Board of Trustee member
  
  
• Habitat for Humanity, 1998 - 2003
  Volunteer
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Kansas Lottery Commissioner, Governor of the State of Kansas, 2005 - Present
• Alexander, Floodman & Casey, Chtd., Attorney, Partner, 2002 - 2003
• Render Kamas, L.C., Senior Associate Attorney, 1997 - 2002

Pro Bono Activities

• Certificate for Pro Bono Commitment, 2002
• Attorney, Wichita Lawyers Who Care
• Representing Economically Underprivileged Clients
• Representing Abused Spouses and Significant Others Free of Charge for the PFA (Protection from Abuse) Docket
• Habitat for Humanity, 1998
• Habitat for Humanity, 2003

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Beta Kappa