State to Pay Attorneys to Practice in Rural Kansas
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The Bank of Oberlin building is a historic town landmark that previously housed the Decatur County Courthouse and now serves as a bed and breakfast. Zach Boblitt/Kansas Public Radio / Kansas News Service
As many attorneys in rural areas reach retirement age, there aren’t enough new ones that want to take on the jobs. A Kansas law will offer incentives to hopefully get a new generation of lawyers to fill the roles.
OBERLIN, Kansas — Steve Hirsch serves as county attorney in four counties and as city attorney in 20 communities in western Kansas … and he has even more jobs.