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Chris Clements was born and raised in Holton, Kansas. He graduated from Holton High School in 1979. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in History. He graduated from Washburn University School of Law in 1986. He was admitted to the Kansas Bar on September 30, 1986. He began his general law practice in Garden City with the Law Office of Jerry L. Soldner. In May, 1992, he relocated to Wichita. He joined and later became a partner in Wilson, Lee & Gurney. There he limited his practice to workers compensation. In May, 1999, he opened his own office where he continues to limit his practice to the representation of injured workers. He is a member of the Kansas Bar Association, the Kansas Association for Justice and the Wichita Bar Association. He has successfully argued multiple cases before the Kansas Supreme Court and the Kansas Court of Appeals. Most recently, he argued before the Kansas Supreme Court in Saylor v. Westar Energy. In Saylor, the Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker can have a date of accident after his last day worked and more importantly, that an injured worker is free to pursue medical treatment at the employer's expense if that employer refuses or neglects to provide medical treatment following notice of the accidental injury. He is licensed in both state and federal courts in Kansas. He is also licensed in Texas and Oklahoma, but does not actively practice law in those states.

View the video of Saylor v. Westar Energy. Select appeal #100,012 and click on #4 and drag the time bar below the video to 2:40:30.