Name:  Michael P. Joyce

Date of Birth:  1960

Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska

When Appointed:  October 24th, 2012

By Whom Appointed:  Governor Sam Brownback

City of Residence:  Leawood, Kansas

Education:

• University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1988
• Creighton University, B.A., 1982

Career History:

• Koenigsdorf & Wyrsch, PC, Wyrsch, Hobbs, Mirakian & Lee, PC, 1988-1997
• The Joyce Law Firm, LLC, 1997-2000
• Van Osdol, Magruder, Erickson & Redmond, PC, Van Osdol & Magruder, PC, 2000-2012

Civic and Professional Activities:

• Member of the Johnson County, Missouri, Kansas and Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Associations
• Johnson County Bar Association Community Outreach Committee, Co-Chair, 2009 to present
• Member of the Board of Directors for the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2007
• KCMBA Bar Leadership Academy, Program Co-chair 2004-2005; graduate 2004
• Teacher, University of Missouri – Kansas City Law School, Criminal Sentencing: Theory, Practice and Procedure, 1997-2001

Awards and Recognitions:

• Named a “Super Lawyer” (the top 5% of lawyers in Kansas and Missouri) by Law & Politics/KC Magazine’s Super Lawyers Magazine in 2008-2012
• Rated as an AV Preeminent Lawyer in Martindale-Hubbell
• President’s Award from the KCMBA in 2000