At the time of his appointment by Brownback , the Kansas Democratic Party issued a release criticizing Brownback for the appointment . He represented the State of Kansas in litigation with environmentalists over the permitting of coal-fired power plants . Stegall represented eight American missionaries detained in Haiti following the 2010 Haiti earthquake . In 2008 he successfully defended the former executive director of the Kansas Republican Party in a dispute over Kansas campaign finance rules . In 2007 he was the lead counsel in the Kansas Supreme Court trial of former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline . In 2008 , Stegall represented a group of residents opposed public financing of casino operations in Kansas City , Kansas
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Caleb Stegall