Wyandotte County Bar Association

WELCOME WYCOBAR MEMBERS!

While this site looks mostly unchanged, the underlying system has been upgraded!

If you are a member of the Wyandotte County Bar Association, you must update your account. Please follow the following steps:

Please search the directory to make sure you are listed.
If you are listed, please go to the My Account page.
–   Your login credentials from the old site will not work.
–   Use the “Request Password” feature and enter the email address where we send your WyCoBar updates.
–   Your password will be emailed to you. (Be sure to check your spam folder.)
When you have your password, you can go back to the My Account page and log in. You can update your profile, bio and pay your membership dues!
If you are NOT listed and are a member of WyCoBar, please contact us so we can get you set up!

This year we unfortunately cannot fundraise in person at our annual Christmas caroling social. However, the need in our community has only grown since last year. This year, our holiday fundraiser will benefit Hands to Hearts. Hands to Hearts in a nonprofit partner of the KCK Public Schools homeless liaison office. Dollars raised during our holiday fundraiser will go toward purchasing food, warm clothing, and personal care products to distribute to children and families in Wyandotte County.

Hands to Hearts was started in 2009 by purchasing and packing 150 weekend backpacks with food for children. By 2011, Hands to Hearts were filling 1600 backpacks for children at 23 schools. Since then, Hands to Hearts has expanded to providing closets of clothing at schools for students in need and compiling care packages with basic necessities to distribute. More information about Hands to Hearts can be found at their website, www.handstoheartskc.org.

Donations of any amount are appreciated and can be made below. The Wyandotte County Bar Association is matching the total donations up to $1,000. This is a great opportunity to have your donation dollars stretch a little further this year. Your support all year by attending CLE’s has also made it possible for the Wyandotte County Bar Association to donate $1,000 to help purchase gifts, warm clothing, food, and other items for KCK families in need this holiday season.

The Board of Directors and Officers of the Wyandotte County Bar Association wishes you a very merry Christmas and happiest of new years.

Please donate now!

WyCoBar will MATCH up to $1000 in donations!
Deadline is Wednesday, December 23rd!

Effective Co-Parenting Techniques (ECT)

Please click here to download the updated order for Effective Co-Parenting Techniques (ECT) class. This order has been approved by Chief Judge Burns and is now being issued by the Clerk’s office to pro-se litigants who come to file. This order can also be found on KSCourts.org:

https://www.kscourts.org/Ecourt/Kansas-Courts-eFiling/Rules

This class had previously been offered in person twice a month, but we have currently moved it to Zoom and will need parents to contact our office to register and obtain a Zoom log-in. Please feel free to contact me with any questions/concerns.

Thank you,

Erin Barnes
Director of Domestic Court Services
29th Judicial District Wyandotte County
710 N. 7th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101
ebarnes@wycokck.org
913-573-8190

HomeWav

Attorneys may now conduct non-monitored, non-recorded attorney/client visits via Homewav, the jail’s video visitation provider. These will be visits that attorneys can conduct remotely with their clients by use of the attorney’s iPad, tablet, computer or other electronic device. Keep in mind that, for the time being, although the visits will not be monitored or recorded, they will not be completely private, meaning that others within the inmate’s pod that happen to be standing around may be able to overhear what is said. This is because, at this point in time, the Homewav visitation kiosks are not enclosed but, rather, a standing unit in each of the pods. If these visitations gain traction with counsel, there is a possibility that the Sheriff’s Office will look at adding additional kiosks and then also enclosing some kiosks for full privacy in the pods for the attorney-client video visitations. At this point, the goal is to add some accessibility for attorneys to contact their clients housed in our facility, particularly in the early stages of the case.Continue Reading

Wyandotte County Bar Association Statement on George Floyd

The Wyandotte County Bar Association is deeply saddened and disturbed by the death of George Floyd. We stand united in condemnation of any form of racism or discrimination. Members of our community have suffered injustices from overt and implicit bias for far too long. We are committed to listening, learning, and progressing together as a community to root out institutional racism and prejudice.

Security Changes at Municipal Office Buildings

Effective Monday, November 4, 2019, several changes were be made to the entrance points of several of the downtown municipal office buildings. These changes were made to increase the security, accessibility and efficiency of these buildings. The following changes are in effect:

City Hall (701 N. 7th Street)

Public/ADA may enter through the front doors located on 7th Street
ADA/Wheelchair accessibility enter through the rear doors located between City Hall and the Health Department

Wyandotte County Courthouse (710 N. 7th Street)

Public/ADA may enter through the front doors located on 7th Street
ADA/Wheelchair accessibility enter through the south circle drive located on Barnett Ave.
The north circle drive entrance on Ann Avenue will be closed

Court Services Building (812 N. 7th Street)

Public/ADA may enter through the front doors located on 7th Street
ADA/Wheelchair accessibility enter through the north doors located on Armstrong Ave.