James M. Concannon
Publications
Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals
"'The ideal place . . . for the establishment of a great Law School': The Early Years of Washburn University School of Law," 42 Washburn Law Journal 803 (2004).
"The Other Law Schools of Early Day Kansas," 65 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 24 (November 1996).
Coauthored, "More Goo for Our Tort Stew: Implementing the Kansas Collateral Source Rule," 58 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 19 (February 1989).
"Admitting Government Findings in Federal Civil Cases," 6 Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association No. 6, p. 9 (1983).
"Impeaching Civil Verdicts: Juror Statements as Prejudicial Misconduct," 51 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 201 (1983).
"The Kansas Testimony," 1 Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association 16-17 (Spring 1977) [conflict of laws implications of products liability legislation]
Books and Monographs
Coauthored, Kansas Statutes of Limitations and Time Standards, Kansas Bar Association, (1988).
Coauthored, Kansas Appellate Practice Manual, Kansas Bar Association, (1979).
Vernon's Kansas Statutes Annotated Code of Civil Procedure, Pocket Parts, 1976 (with Fowks), 1977-1986.
Bar Reviews
"Evidence," Washburn (1980-1982) and Washburn/University of Kansas Bar Review, 1982-2003.
"Examination Techniques," Washburn/University of Kansas Bar Review, 1982-2003.
"Conflict of Laws," Washburn Bar Review, 1974-1976.
Torts Bar Review, University of Kansas Bar Review, 1972-1981.
Chapters in Books
"Witnesses" (chapter 18), "Relevance and Extrinsic Policies Affecting Admissibility" (chapter 19), "Judicial Notice" (chapter 22) and "Privileges" (chapter 23), Kansas Criminal Law Handbook. 4th ed. (Kansas Bar Association, 2006).
"Evidence," Kansas Annual Survey. Kansas Bar Association (2008 forthcoming June 2008).
"Evidence," Kansas Annual Survey. Kansas Bar Association, annually, 1996-
"Kansas Evidence Law" (chapter 3), Kansas Judges Manual. Kansas Supreme Court, 1990; 1996; 1999; 2002; 2004; 2006.
Senior Contributing Editor, "Evidence in America: The Federal Rules in the States, Chapter 58: Rules 803(24) and 804(b)(5)." Michie (1987). (4 v.).
"Recent Kansas Developments in Evidence and Procedure," Kansas Trial Lawyers Association Forum Reference Book 1979, pp. 181.
Other Publications
"Report of the Kansas Citizens Justice Initiative." (co-reporter) (1999).
The Courts, Kansas Bar Association Law-Related Education pamphlet (1980).
"Changes Proposed in Civil Rules," 17 The Circuit Rider, no. 2, pp. 3-4 (July, 1978).
Vernon's Kansas Forms Annotated, Code of Civil Procedure, West Publishing Co. (1980 supplements).
Presentations
Panelist, "The Judicial Process of Revising Jury Instructions for Comprehensibility," Writing to Win: Plain Language Jury Instructions, Washburn University School of Law (Topeka, Kansas), April 7, 2008.
Other Activities
Appointed as Member, Kansas Judicial Council, Civil Code Advisory Committee, 2008-
Elected Honorary President, Topeka Bar Association, 2008-2009.
Appointed to Four-year Term, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws Style Committee, 2008-
Appointed as Member, Board of Directors of Kansas Appleseed Foundation, Inc., 2008-
