Welcome to Joseph Ledbetter Law

Joseph Ledbetter’s private law practice is located at: 1734 SW VanBuren St, Topeka, KS 66612

Give us a call today: (785) 506-5968 or email: joe@josephledbetter.com

Emphasizing in:

• Licensed by the Kansas Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court.
• Accredited as a Lawyer to prosecute VA claims on behalf of Veterans.

Joseph’s greatest leadership skill is problem solving, then advocating and communications skills. Additionally, I have years of practice with reading and making sense of complex budgets.

• State KDOT budget
• Shawnee County budget
• City of Topeka budget
• City Utilities budgets
• Metropolitan Transit Authority budget

Our most recent achievements are listed below:

• Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority Board Member | 2023 – Present
• Topeka Metro Transit Authority Board Member | 2019 – Present
• Washburn Tech East Advisory Board member | 2018 – Present
• Shawnee County Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Member | 2016 – Present
• Momentum 2022 East Topeka Council 2017 – 2018: One of the three Tri-Chairs for the East Topeka Task Force
• Momentum 2022 Vice-Chair of Place Committee | 2017 – 2018
• Chair of the Infrastructure Subcommittee | The Place Committee facilitated the set up for the first place grants process through JEDO (Downtown Plaza and NOTO Park)
• Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce Momentum 2022 Board Member 2017-2018
• Hi-Crest NIA President | Accomplishments include lobbying for $13.5 Million for a park expansion, new playground equipment and road infrastructure through the NIA, including the new Freemont Hill Road and Betty Phillips Park.
• Click here to read more accomplishments.

Joseph’s Lobbying Successes:

• 2018-2021: Successful lobbying of the Kansas Department of Transportation highway funds to support the Topeka Downtown Viaduct rerouting project.
• 2013: Successfully lobbied 501 School District to repurpose the Avondale East School for use by the public and local non-profit organizations in the community.
• 1999: Came up with the idea for a Washburn University Sales Tax and helped write it, and lobby it into law within one legislative session. It gives Washburn University county-wide tax support,  and it has relieved Topeka property tax payers of 15 1/3 mils of taxes annually.
• Click here to read more Lobbying Success

Joseph enjoys lobbying, negotiating, legal research, legal analysis, budget analysis, and political analysis and is married, a father of three sons and one daughter. Joseph currently resides in his hometown of Topeka, Kansas.

Education

• BA Political Science
  Cum Laude. Departmental Honors Washburn University
  1981 – 1985
• Masters in Public Administration
  Pi Alpha Alpha Honors
  University of Kansas
  1994
• Juris Doctorate Law Degree
  Barristers Award
  Washburn University, School of Law
  2006 – 2009

Military Service

• Honorable Discharge United States Marine Corps
  • Team Leader
  • Force Reconnaissance
  • Special Operations
• Honorable Discharge U.S. Navy Reserves