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Dylan Avery joined the Patterson Legal Group team in 2020, practicing personal injury law and worker’s compensation. Prior to joining the firm, Dylan attended Washburn University School of Law where he graduated with his Juris Doctorate degree in 2019. While attending Washburn, Dylan served a term as Vice President of the Labor and Employment Group of Washburn.. Dylan received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Washburn University after spending three years at the University of Kansas as a football walk-on. While at Washburn, Dylan was selected for the Clyde Hill Legislative Leadership internship through the political science department.. Dylan enjoys frequent visits to the dog park with his beloved furry companion and closely follows KU basketball and football. Film and art are also among Dylan’s interests, as he is always looking for new museums, galleries, and theatres to explore. Dylan also often travels to Iowa to fish with his brother.

Monique Centeno joined the Patterson Legal Group team in 2021. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our team.. Prior to joining the firm, Monique was a District Court Judge in the 18th Judicial District of Kansas. She presided over trials, issued thoughtful rulings and was known for having a compassionate ear for all litigants. Prior to serving on the bench, Monique was a trial attorney at Wall Huntington Trial Law. She represented individuals and families that were harmed in medical malpractice cases, wrongful death cases, race and gender discrimination, bus collisions, auto accidents, homeowner negligence and many others.. In 2005, Monique graduated from Washburn University School of Law. While in law school, she learned that trial advocacy was her “calling”. She mastered the art of persuasion and thinking quickly on her feet. She was a natural advocate. After graduation, she used those skills by representing clients facing high level felonies, termination of parental rights, and consumer protection cases.. When the office doors close, Monique’s greatest joy is volunteering in her community. She is a Commissioner on the State of Kansas’ Commission on Racial Equity and Justice. She mentors high school students, college students and law school students. She regularly distributes free food to people in need through Common Ground (a mobile farmer’s market) and Salvation Army.

Born and raised in McPherson, Kansas in 1968, E. Thomas Pyle III was admitted to the Kansas Bar and the U.S. District Court of Kansas in 1996. This graduate of Bethany College and magna cum laude graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law received numerous awards and commendations while at school, including the American Jurisprudence Awards for Excellence in Torts, Business Entities, Legal Malpractice, Interviewing and Counseling and Banking Law, as well as the Greenhill Award for Torts from the Texas Supreme Court. He was a Board of Regents Scholar at Texas Tech University School of Law. He is a member of the McPherson, Kan. and American Bar Associations, the Kansas Association for Justice (Eagle) and the American Association for Justice.. E. Thomas Pyle III also helps clients with wills and estates, divorce law and business law on an hourly or fee-based basis. We work tirelessly to make certain that we have all avenues of your case covered so as to ensure a higher success rate. Most of our personal injury cases are handled on a contingency basis. If you don't get paid, we don't get paid.

Kelly is a natural problem-solver.  When it comes to difficult legal issues, she uses her research, writing, and communication skills to come to the best conclusion.  Her background in theatre and acting serves her well when telling the client’s story.  “Through advocacy, we give a voice, and hope, to those who need it most.”  Dedicated and energetic, Kelly will pull out all the stops when fighting for her clients and their needs.

I am a trial and appellate lawyer who focuses his practice on complex civil litigation.

Mr. Walker has over 30 years of courtroom experience in family law and other civil litigation.  The primary emphasis of his practice is family law, including divorce and dissolution, paternity, custody, child support, and visitation and parenting time.  He is a candidate for admission to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He also litigates personal injury matters for people hurt in auto collisions, by medical negligence, and defective products. He has collected over one million dollars for the injured people he represents.  He is a trial lawyer who also presents commercial and business cases in court.. He is a member of the Kansas Bar Association, of which he is a past president of its litigation section; the Missouri Bar Association; the Kansas Association for Justice; and county bar associations and foundations, in which he has held offices including their presidencies.  He is admitted to practice in the state and federal district courts of Kansas and Missouri; the federal Eighth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal; and the United States Supreme Court.. Mr. Walker is rated "A-V Preeminent" by Martindale Hubbell, an independent reviewing agency whose rating is based on the opinions of judges and lawyers with whom lawyers work and before whom they appear, which means he meets very high criteria of general ethical standards and has the highest ratings in his legal knowledge, analytical capabilities, judgment, communication abiilty, and legal experience.  He is listed in Who's Who in American Law 2014-2015.

In private practice since 1995, Rob has focused on all aspects of civil litigation, serving as lead counsel in state and federal trial and appellate courts for cases involving personal injury, medical malpractice, civil rights, wrongful death, products liability, insurance disputes, and commercial litigation. Since 2000, Rob’s practice has been focused on representing individuals and families in all types of personal injury and wrongful death claims.. Rob is admitted to practice before all Missouri courts, all Kansas courts, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, and the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He has argued cases before the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western and Eastern Districts, as well as the Kansas Court of Appeals. He has also handled matters or been admitted to practice pro hac vice before state and federal courts in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, and Nevada.

Tai "Ty" J. Vokins has been practing law since 2008. In his early career, Mr. Vokins spent nearly three years as an Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Kansas Attorney General. After leaving the Attorney General's office, Mr. Vokins spent some time as a vVisiting Associate Professor at Washburn School of Law (in the Washburn Law Clinic), and started started his own practice to focus on litigation. Serving all of Kansas (primarliy Johnson County, Douglas County, and Shawnee Count) his practice focuses on personal injury for seriously injured people, general litigation, and real estate litigation —along with, as he puts it, "anything I find interesting."

Blake A. Bittel was born in WaKeeney, Kansas in 1971 and was raised in Ellis, Kansas. He graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science from Fort Hays State University in 1994. He received a Juris Doctor in 1997 from Oklahoma City University School of Law and practiced in Oklahoma for several years after graduating. Blake was the 1995-97 Staff Editor of the Oklahoma City University Law Review and 1997 Recipient of the CALI Award for Pretrial Litigation. Blake is also admitted to practice before Kansas Federal District Court, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court; Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma.. Blake’s practice focuses on all aspects of litigation, personal injury, family law, criminal and commercial law. Blake is a member of the Kansas and Oklahoma Bar Associations; Kansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; and Defense Research Institute, Inc.