Month: August 2014

Shaun E. Moton, 36, was charged with second-degree murder, leaving the scene of an accident involving an injury, both felonies, and driving under the influence of alcohol, a misdemeanor.

Just because some people do not take into consideration the safety of others doesn’t mean you don’t have to. Staying safe, regardless of the vehicle you drive or ride should be the first thought in your head before you set off on your journey. Sites like Identoo can also appreacite how important the safety aspect of any motorcyclists is, which is why investing in the necessary gear would work out in your favour, by helping to reduce the result of any form of impact from a collision. But we hope no one has to go through something as serious as this.

The charges were filed in connection with an Aug. 3 collision on northbound I-635 at Kansas Avenue in Kansas City, Kan., according to Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome Gorman.

The vehicle Moton was driving, a 2012 Ford Focus, struck a Kawasaki motorcycle, driven by Melody C. Hinshaw, 61, who was killed.

Moton is in custody in the Wyandotte County Jail. Bond was set at $500,000. He is presumed innocent until proven guilty, the district attorney’s office stated.

Gregory P. Goheen, Kansas City, Kan., was elected secretary-treasurer of the Kansas Bar Association recently.

Goheen, a partner in the Kansas City, Kan., law firm of McAnany, VanCleave and Phillips, has previously served as KBA district 1 governor, and currently serves on the Kansas Bar Foundation board of trustees.

He serves as a member of the KBF’s Scholarship Committee, the KBA’s Executive Committee, Board of Publishers, and Federal and State Jurisdiction Committee.

He represents a number of Kansas public school districts as outside general counsel and is a past president of the Kansas Association of School Attorneys.

He is also an active in numerous other professional and community organizations, including the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, where he has served as past president of its Federal Courts’ Advocates Section. Goheen has served on the United Way of Greater Kansas City’s Community Investment Team, as a tutor for economically disadvantaged students through the Kauffman Foundation’s Project Choice, as a mentor through the Overcoming Diversity Mentor Program sponsored by the city of Kansas City, Kan., African-American History Steering Committee, and as a board member for the KCK YMCA. He also serves on the James R. Goheen Memorial Scholarship Committee, which has provided 20 scholarships to graduating high school seniors to date.

Goheen attended college at the University of Kansas before attending law school at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Other Kansas Bar Association officers include Gary Ayers, of Wichita, recently elected a district 7 governor; Gerald L. “Jerry” Green, of Hutchinson, president of the Kansas Bar Association; Natalie Haag, of Topeka, president-elect; and Stephen N. Six, vice president of the KBA, and a partner in the Kansas City, Mo., law firm of Stueve Siegal Hanson.