Whitney Casement

Age: 32
Senior Associate Attorney
Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds & Palmer, L.L.P.

Whitney Casement defends workers compensation claims on behalf of corporate clients and represents individuals in tort actions, employment discrimination cases and professional licensure actions. She serves on the Kansas Supreme Court’s Task Force for Attorney Well-being, teaching attorneys regarding best mental health practices. As a volunteer and program facilitator with the Kansas Lawyer’s Assistance Program, she monitors impaired lawyers.

Throughout her life, basketball has provided inspiration and emotional and physical well-being. Whitney directed an Upward Basketball League that helped 200 children, and plays basketball at the Topeka Correctional Facility through Women’s Prison Basketball Ministry where she provides inspirational messages and prayer.

“Lead with confidence, but also with humility.
People who follow you need to be able to trust in your
decision-making, but to also believe that you are
human and care about them.”

What brings you joy?
Dancing in my kitchen with my husband. Getting to the end of a long hike and looking out onto God’s creation. Laughing at stupid jokes with my friends. Learning a new concept that took me years to understand. Seeing my nephew and niece learn and grow.

What do you hope your legacy will be?
I hope to show hard-working professionals that they can and should show themselves compassion. By engaging in a little self-care, they will be happier, healthier, and more effective at their jobs. I also hope I can destigmatize mental illness by talking about it out loud and showing others that individuals with mental illness, such as myself, can be hard-working professionals and even great leaders.