Richard V. Eckert

Shawnee County Counselor

Education

• University of Kansas (B.A. Political Science, 1990)
• University of Kansas School of Law (J.D. 1993)

Bar Admission

• Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Assignments

Board of County Commissioners, Legislative Coordinator, Emergency anagement, Legal Department Manager, Human Resources, Elections, Stormont Vail Events Center, Health Insurance, Open Records, Joint Economic Development Organization (JEDO), Labor & Employment Negotiations, Workers Compensation, Department of Corrections, Sheriff, Tax Foreclosures

Jonathan C. Brzon

Deputy County Counselor

Education

• University of Kansas (B.A. Political Science, 1992)
• University of Kansas School of Law (J.D. 1995)

Bar Admission

• Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
• U.S. District Court, District of Missouri
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Assignments

Audit Finance, Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Contracts, County Clerk, Department of Corrections, Equal Employment Opportunity Program, Facilities Management, IT, Open Records, Parks & Recreation, Public Works, Register of Deeds, Resolutions, Sheriff, Solid Waste, Tax Foreclosures, Weed Department

Ashley R. Biegert

Assistant County Counselor

Education

• Washburn University (B.A. Communication, 2007)
• Washburn University School of Law (J.D. 2011)

Bar Admission

• Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
• • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

Assignments

Appraiser, Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA), Civil Litigation, EEOC/KHRC Complaints, Health Department, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Negotiations, Unemployment, Personal Property Tax Collection, Treasurer

Kyle R. Edelman

Assistant County Counselor

Education

• Washburn University (B.A. of Arts in History and Political Science, 2011)
• University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D. 2014)

Bar Admission

• Kansas and U.S. District Court, District of Kansas

Assignments

Appraiser, Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA), Civil Litigation, Code Enforcement Litigation, EEOC/KHRC Complaints, Planning/Zoning, Treasurer

Tabitha Pusch

Legal Office Manager

Education

• Washburn University (B.A. Legal Studies, 2016)

Assignments

Accounts Payable, Budget, Civil Litigation Support, Claims Management, Collections, County Code, Human Resources, Joint Economic Development Organization (JEDO), Records Management & Retention, Tax Foreclosures

Cheyenne Meier

Legal Assistant

Education

• Worked in the legal field since 2016

Assignments

Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation Support, Claims Management, Collections, Mortgage Foreclosures, Unemployment, Records Management & Retention, Tax Foreclosure