J. Lyn Entrikin Goering
Associate Professor of Law

Photograph: J. Lyn Entrikin Goering.
B.G.S., University of Kansas, 1976
M.P.A., University of Kansas, 1982
J.D., Washburn University Law School, 1987
Contact Information:
lyn.goering [at] washburn.edu
(785) 670-1665
Office 208
Support Staff:
Penny Fell
penny.fell [at] washburn.edu
(785) 670-1669
Office 301
Teaching Responsibilities:
Legislation
Legal Analysis, Research, & Writing
Writing for Law Practice
"Teaching legal research and writing is a dream come true for me. I am especially pleased to join the faculty of Washburn University School of Law, which is ideally located near the Kansas Judicial Center, the Frank Carlson Federal Courthouse, and the Kansas Capitol Building. Law students at Washburn have a unique opportunity to observe the process of law in the making. Because the faculty place a high priority on effective teaching and student-faculty interaction, Washburn Law provides a conducive academic environment enriched with real-life learning opportunities."

Before attending law school, Professor Goering was employed as a legislative fiscal analyst for the Kansas Legislature. During law school she was editor-in-chief of the Washburn Law Journal. She later worked as a research attorney for Justice Richard Holmes of the Kansas Supreme Court. Thereafter, she served as administrative assistant to Chief Justice Robert Miller and then to Chief Justice Holmes. She was a law clerk to federal district court Judge Dale Saffels before joining the Topeka law firm of Wright, Henson, Somers, Sebelius, Clark & Baker. She was later an Assistant Attorney General in the Legal Opinions and Government Counsel Division.

In 1996 she was appointed to the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals, which adjudicates state and local tax disputes. After completing her term, she established a solo law practice in Topeka, focusing primarily on ad valorem tax litigation and appellate practice. She has also worked for Lexis-Nexis as a Senior Case Law Editor. A native Kansan, Professor Goering grew up in Iowa, Ohio, and Michigan before moving back to Kansas as an undergraduate. She is licensed to practice in Kansas and Colorado and has been admitted to practice before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.