{"id":677,"date":"2022-06-15T20:56:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T20:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.wcrf.com\/?page_id=677"},"modified":"2022-06-16T14:17:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T14:17:03","slug":"mark-d-calcara","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.wcrf.com\/?page_id=677","title":{"rendered":"Mark D. 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Calcara<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1fef6e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1fef6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57be550\" data-id=\"57be550\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f32127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f32127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.wcrf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_4404_calcara_5x7_400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-683\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.wcrf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_4404_calcara_5x7_400.jpg 315w, https:\/\/staging.wcrf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_4404_calcara_5x7_400-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990164a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"990164a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"mailto:mcalcara@wcrf.com\">mcalcara@wcrf.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2417931\" data-id=\"2417931\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1482e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1482e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>EXPERIENCE:<\/strong><\/h4><h4>Mark Calcara has over forty years of experience in the practice of law with emphasis in the areas of estate planning, business, banking, utility and agricultural law.\u00a0 With a Masters in Business Administration, he has the unique ability to apply both his business and legal education to address his clients&#8217; business challenges.\u00a0 Mr. Calcara has the ability to understand the needs of business in a way most legal practitioners rarely are able.\u00a0 He is adept in meeting clients&#8217; business objectives within the framework of the law. Mr. Calcara believes clients need and deserve a legal counsel who is a facilitator, not an obstructionist, when it comes to solving their problems.\u00a0 This client-oriented approach is the strength of his practice and client satisfaction.<\/h4><h4>His approach is the same to all legal matters which enables him to comprehensively address the needs of clients in their estate planning, farm operations, medical practices and other areas of advice.\u00a0 The combination of his adept legal skills and client centered approach makes him a valuable business partner and appreciated family advisor.<\/h4><h4><b>FOCUS OF PRACTICE:<\/b><\/h4><h4>Corporate and Agricultural Law, Trust and Estate Planning, School Law, Banking Law and Utility Law.<\/h4><h4><b>SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS:<\/b><\/h4><h4>Washburn University School Law Journal, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Past Member of Kansas State University Alumni Board, Past Board Member of the Great Bend Coop; Past Chairman of the Golden Belt Community Foundation; Past Chairman of Great Bend Chamber of Commerce; and Outstanding Chamber of Commerce Member, Past Chairman of the Great Bend Economic Development, Inc.<\/h4><h4><b>PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:<\/b><\/h4><h4>Barton County and Kansas Bar Association; Kansas Association of School Attorneys; Kansas Association of School Boards.<\/h4><h4><b>EDUCATION AND BAR ADMISSIONS:<\/b><\/h4><h4>B.S. in Business, 1971, Kansas State University; M.B.A. 1975, University of Southern Mississippi; J.D. 1978, Washburn University.\u00a0 Admitted to practice in both Federal and State Courts in Kansas, 1978.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark D. 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