Background
Toepfer, Thomas Lyle was born on October 4, 1950 in Hays, Kansas, United States. Son of Anthony Lyle and Mary Alice (Clark) Toepfer.
Toepfer, Thomas Lyle was born on October 4, 1950 in Hays, Kansas, United States. Son of Anthony Lyle and Mary Alice (Clark) Toepfer.
Fort Hays Kansas State College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1972). Washburn University of Topeka (Juris Doctor, 1975). Phi Kappa Phi. Assistant City Attorney, City of Hays.
Admitted to the bar, 1975, Kansas and United States. District Court, District of Kansas. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
Phi Kappa Phi.
Assistant City Attorney, City of Hays, 1977. Special Administrative Law Judge, Workers Compensation, 1992. Member: Ellis County (Secretary-Treasurer, 1976-1977.
President, 1984-1985), Kansas and American Bar Associations.
Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1987). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Major clients of Thomas L. Toepfer: James Motor Company, Incorporated. McDonald"s Restaurants of Hays and Russell.
Western Investments, Incorporated.
Wet Walnut Watershed District Number. 58; KJLS Radio Station. Heartland Building Center, Incorporated.
City of Hays.
Hays Medical Center. High Plains Cardiology. Media Net; Radio, Incorporated.
Member Hays Board Education, 1985-1993. Treasurer Ellis County Democrats, Hays, 1980. President St. Nicholas Church Parish Council, Hays, 1985-1986.
Trustee Hays Medical Center, Hays, since 1987, Cancer Council Ellis County. Member American Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, Ellis County Bar Association (president 1984-1985), Association Trial Lawyers American, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association.
Married Karen L. Culley, May 20, 1972. 1 child, Russell Thomas.