Grabbe Law Office

11/01/2026

Couldn't resist!! Happy Halloween y'all!

10/29/2026

The Office of Rural Prosperity at the Kansas Department of Commerce is now accepting applications for the new Rural Attorney Student Loan Repayment program, which they are calling ARRIVE (Attorney Retention and Recruitment Incentive for Vibrant Economies).

Applications are due by November 20, so this is a tight turnaround. The program provides up to $20,000 per year for up to five years for student loan repayment for attorneys living and practicing in rural Kansas (any Kansas county, but Johnson, Shawnee, Douglas, Wyandotte, or Sedgwick). If you or anyone you know is interested, you can learn more about the program on the ARRIVE website at the Kansas Department of Commerce

10/29/2026

I'm saying goodbye this month to the Hadley after over 7 years as a tenant (Grabbe Law has moved!!), but it was a great experience. And this makes it even cooler!!! Encourage you to check it out if you need office space!

10/27/2026

Teachers (homeschool too!)
More fun from the Energy in Action Workshop by STEM Harvest and the Kansas Energy Program.

Make48 lets students solve real problems from industry. A company will submit a challenge. And students can compete against each other in small teams to design, build, test, and pitch a new product idea to solve that problem.

They also provide teacher training and support, along with ready-to-use student materials, all of which align to national standards. And (my favorite nerdy part because-duh IP law) they provide IP support if students create a patentable product to solve that problem.

In rural Kansas, Make48 is supported by the Patterson Family Foundation. So you can bring these experiences to your classroom AT NO COST.

https://www.make48.com/pff

Currently, I do not believe there is a homeschool cohort that is making use of this experience. I suspect to pilot this with a homeschool cohort, we would have to have a significant amount of interested and committed teachers and students who would commit to a semester-long experience, with interest in continuing the experience beyond the first year. I'm putting it here because I think this would be an incredible opportunity for our homeschool kids if there is interest. I'd also be interested in having the conversation with Make48, STEM Harvest and Patterson if we have enough homeschoolers who are interested and committed to this idea.

You can see my post in the Hays Homeschoolers page, or if you aren't a part of that group, and you are in charge of a homeschool co-op in the Hays or Ellis County or surrounding areas, or are individually homeschooling and might be interested, please comment below (and let me know how many kids)!

Make48 in the Classroom

10/27/2026

Teachers (homeschool too!)
More fun from the Energy in Action Workshop by STEM Harvest and the Kansas Energy Program.

Rise on Main is a nonprofit retail incubator in partnership with Grow Hays - Investing in Ellis County and Network Kansas and is located in the 500 block of Main Street in the same building as STEM Harvest, TreeTop Security and Cold Stone Creamery.

If your kids have created a uniquely made product as part of their classroom learning, RISE On Main provides the retail location for students to sell the product and test the brand under real world conditions. They offer guidance from professionals with business experience, market testing and connection to a local, student entrepreneurial network and supportive patrons.

RISE on Main - The premier storefront for Kansas-grown innovation and student-led retail in downtown Hays, KS.

10/14/2026

There's a few spots left!

10/12/2026

Quit horsing around.

10/07/2026

It's a wrap! Thanks to all the food businesses and my colleagues for a great event, and thanks as always to K-State Extension Community Food Systems for inviting me to facilitate. Until next time!

10/06/2026

Getting to facilitate food entrepreneurs is always fulfilling for me, but getting to do it locally just makes me happy!

Food businesses learned:
*Foresight, planning and persistence from Israel Luna from
*Funding for food businesses
*Food Safety from the KDA, the KS Value Added Foods Lab, & the KDA food inspector
*And anything else you wanted to know including From the Land of KS, Accelefund, KS Micro Internship Program, & Technical Assistance including 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

10/05/2026

Have high school students that want to learn about the law in a fun interactive way?! Yes, I said FUN! I'll be there!