Mr. Slape has been in practice for more than 23 years. He is a founding partner in the law firm of Slape & Howard, Chartered, and has extensive emphasis and experience representing injured claimants in workers compensation cases and victims of motor vehicle collisions.  Mr. Slape is licensed in the State of Kansas and admitted to practice in the District Courts, Appellate Courts, and Administrative Courts of this State, and also admitted to practice before the United States District Court, District of Kansas, and the United States Court of Appeals, 10thth Circuit.  He is furthermore the founder and author of the APPEALS BOARD COMPUTER REGISTER, a publication indexing, summarizing, and circulating decisions of the Workers Compensation Appeals Board to attorneys representing claimants and employers throughout this State.

Education                                                                                   Bachelors of Arts, with Honors, Wichita State University (1971) Political Science/History/Economics
Juris Doctor, University of Kansas School of Law (1974)

Memberships and associations
Member of the Wichita, Sedgwick County, and Kansas Bar Associations; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors and Workers Compensation Committee; National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives.

Garry L. Howard, Partner

Mr. Howard has been in practice for more than 19 years and is founding partner in the law firm of Slape & Howard, Chartered, and has extensive experience representing claimants in workers compensation cases and social security disability claims. Additionally, he has devoted years of his practice to representing consumer debtors in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases.  Mr. Howard is licensed in the State of Kansas and admitted to practice in the District Courts, Appellate Courts, and Administrative Courts of this state, and also admitted to practice before the United States District Court, District of Kansas, and the United States Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit. 

Education
Bachelors of Arts, Cum Laude, Wichita State University (1974) History/ Philosophy
Juris Doctor, with honors, Washburn University (1979)

Memberships and associations
Member of the Wichita, Sedgwick County, and Kansas Bar Associations; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors; National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives; National Conference of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney.

Phillip B. Slape, Partner

Mr. Slape joined the law firm of Slape and Howard in 1998 and focuses his practice in the areas of Workers Compensation and Personal Injury Litigation.  Mr. Slape is licensed in the State of Kansas and admitted to practice in the District Courts, Appellate Courts, and Administrative Courts of this State, and also admitted to practice before the United States District Court, District of Kansas, and the United States Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit.  He is furthermore the co-author of the APPEALS BOARD COMPUTER REGISTER, a publication indexing, summarizing, and circulating decisions of the Workers Compensation Appeals Board to attorneys representing claimants and employers throughout this State.

Education
Bachelor of Science, University of Nevada Las Vegas, (1994)
Juris Doctorate, Washburn University School of Law, (1998)
Awarded National Bankruptcy Institute 1998 student of the Year

Memberships and associations
Member of the Wichita, Sedgwick County, and Kansas Bar Associations; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Young Lawyers Association.

Marvin R. Appling, of Counsel

Mr. Appling has been admitted to practice law for more than 39 years, all but three years in private practice. Prior to joining Slape and Howard, of Counsel, in 1997, Mr. Appling was an owner and partner in a local law firm with an emphasis in bankruptcy and workers compensation law.  He is licensed in the State of Kansas and admitted in practice in the District Courts, Appellate Courts, and Administrative Courts of this State, and also admitted to practice before the United States District Court, District of Kansas, and the United States Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit.

Education
Bachelors of Arts, Wichita State University
Juris Doctor, Washburn University (1958)

Memberships and associations
Member of the Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas and American Bar Associations.  Mr. Appling is a former Administrative Law Judge for the Kansas Division of Workers Compensation, and is now of Counsel with Slape & Howard, Chartered.

Kenneth M. Stevens

Mr. Stevens has been in practice for more than 25 years. Throughout his practice he has had extensive emphasis and experience representing claimants in workers compensation cases and personal injury litigation.  He is licensed in the State of Kansas and admitted to practice in the District Courts, Appellate Courts, and Administrative Courts of this state, and also admitted to practice before the United States District Court, District of Kansas, and the United States Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit.

Education
Bachelor of Arts, Wichita State University (1967)
Juris Doctor, Washburn University (1972)

Memberships and associations
Member of the Wichita, Sedgwick County, and Kansas Bar Associations; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association