Diane H. Sorensen

About Diane

Ms. Sorensen, who was born and raised in a small western Kansas town, has been practicing in the area of employment law at Morris Laing for over 35 years. A 1984 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law, she completed two judicial clerkships (one for the Kansas Supreme Court, and the other for the United States District Court for the District of Kansas) prior to joining the firm in 1988. Diane is active in the legal community (she currently serves on the Kansas Commission on Judicial Conduct and is an editor of the Kansas Annual Survey), as well as the Wichita community. Diane has received Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory’s highest AV®* rating for lawyers. Diane’s practice includes litigation in state and federal court of employment matters for both plaintiffs and defendants, from non-compete agreement enforcement to discrimination claims. Her work also includes non-litigation matters such as advising employer clients on all aspects of employment law, handling of administrative complaints, drafting of employment contracts, drafting employee handbooks, and conducting management training. Diane is a frequent speaker at employment law seminars, and has published numerous articles on employment law topics. Diane has extensive experience in conducting both sensitive workplace and school investigations in situations where there are allegations of unlawful harassment or discrimination. She endeavors to build trust, determine underlying issues, and recommend responses that will improve the workplace or school environment going forward. Diane has successfully handled sexual abuse/Title IX litigation on behalf of student victims of abuse by teachers. These cases are sensitive, as well as complex, and Diane is skilled in handling these cases and the special concerns such cases present. Diane is also involved in alternative dispute resolution, and is skilled at helping litigants reach resolution of disputes. She is an approved federal mediator and frequently mediates civil lawsuits, and was also inducted to the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. Diane is the only female in Kansas who is a member of this prestigious organization, and the only member located in Wichita. She is an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and is frequently hired to arbitrate employment law matters.

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Colleagues at Morris Laing

Robert I. Guenthner

Retired

John W. Johnson

John J. Ambrosio

Michael Lennen

Of Counsel

H. Hurst Coffman

Roger N. Walter