Richard N. Bien

Background

Bien, Richard N. was born on August 17, 1957 in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. Son of Bernie W. and Ruth Marie (George) Bien.

Education

University of Missouri at Columbia (B.S.P.A., 1979. Juris Doctor, 1983).

Career

Worked at Swanson, Midgley, Gangwere, Kitchin & McLarney, L.L.C. (Kansas City, Missouri) specializing in General Practice. Litigation, Corporation, Antitrust, Labor and Employee Relations, Probate, Banking, Real Estate, Sports, Taxation, Insurance, Arbitration and Mediation. Admitted to the bar, 1983, Missouri and United States.

District Court, Western District of Missouri. United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma.

Sigma Rho Sigma. Mystical Seven. Recipient: Thomas E. Deacy, Junior Award in Advocacy. American Jurisprudence Award in Torts.

Outstanding Oral Argument in First Year Moot Court Trail Practice Award, Spring, 1983. Author and Lecturer: "Hot Topics in Insurance," 1989, and "Tough Issues in Tort," 1991, University of Missouri, Columbia School of Law, Lecture delivered Kansas City, Missouri. "Evidence Issues," University of Missouri, 1992.

Member: National Moot Court Team. National Order of the Barristers. Member: Kansas City Metropolitan and American (Member: Litigation Section.

Young Lawyers Division Assembly Speaker, 1993, Assembly Clerk, 1992-1993, National Conference Chair, 1990-1991. Affiliate Outreach Project Director 1991-1992, Executive Council 1991-1994) Bar Associations. The Missouri Bar (Member: Insurance Committee, 1984—Young Lawyers Section Council Executive Council 1989-1993.

Recipient, Chairperson's Award 1988, 1989 ). Lawyers Association of Kansas City (Member, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section, 1986-1991. President-Elect 1990.

President 1991; Pro Bono Award, 1992). Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. Swanson, Midgley, Gangwere, Kitchin & McLarney, L.L.C. has been an active force in the legal community since 1886.

The firm has always had a strong insurance defense practice, with particular focus on life and health insurance law and employment cases. In recent years, the firm has represented clients in a number of complex, multiparty litigation matters, including cases involving school desegregation, television antitrust, bankruptcy, directors liability, securities fraud, products liability and RICO claims. As general counsel for a major intercollegiate athletic association, Swanson Midgley is involved in Constitutional litigation across the country.

Achievements

• Bar: Missouri 1983, United States District Court (western district) Missouri 1983, United States Court Appeals (8th circuit) 1983, United States Court Apeals (10th circuit) 1991.

Membership

President Kansas City Corporation Challenge, 1989, board directors, 1986-1990. Committee chair Greater Kansas City Sports Commission, Kansas City, 1990. Chair administrative board Country Club United Methodist Church, Kansas City.

Member American Bar Association (young lawyers' division, national conference chairman 1990-1991, affiliate outreach program director 1992, officer since 1992, executive county, cabinet 1991-1993), Lawyers Association Kansas City (president-elect 1989-1990, president 1990-1991, board directors since 1992, young lawyers' section), Missouri Bar (young lawyers' section, Executive Committee 1988-1991, chair public information committee 1992-1993, American Bar Association liaison 1990-1991, Chairperson's award 1988, 89), University Club.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, music, trout fishing, golf.

Connections

Married Cathy R. McHenry, August 9,1980. Children: Adam, Caroline, Andrew, Rebecca.

Father:

Bernie W. Bien

Mother:

Ruth Marie (George) Bien

Spouse:

Cathy R. McHenry

child:

Rebecca Bien

child:

Andrew Bien

child:

Caroline Bien

child:

Adam Bien