Kansas

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Summary

Kansas has no formal KBA ethics opinion on AI but the Kansas Supreme Court formed a 21-member Ad Hoc AI Committee in February 2025. Shawnee County District Court Rule 3.125 requires first-page AI disclosure and accuracy certification. The U.S. District Court for Kansas issued Standing Order 26-01 (January 2026) imposing verification duties on all filers using AI, and a federal judge fined five attorneys a combined $12,000 in February 2026 for an AI-hallucinated patent brief.

Applicable ABA Model Rules

Rule 1.1
Rule 1.6
Rule 3.3
Rule 5.1
Rule 5.3

Carrier Implications

ALPS is the KBA-endorsed carrier. ALPS coverage requires that AI-assisted work involve genuine attorney professional judgment and verification to avoid coverage gaps. Coverage may be denied where an attorney "blindly relied" on AI without verification.

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Kansas has no formal KBA ethics opinion on attorney AI use as of April 2026. The Kansas Supreme Court formed an Ad Hoc Artificial Intelligence Committee in late February 2025 with two subcommittees covering internal court AI use and external attorney/public AI use, and statewide rules are expected from its recommendations.

At the local level, Shawnee County District Court Rule 3.125 (effective June 14, 2024) requires attorneys to verify AI-generated content using reliable sources, mark the first page of any AI-assisted filing with a disclosure, serve the disclosure on opposing parties, and certify accuracy. The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas issued Standing Order 26-01 in January 2026 making filers personally responsible for verifying AI-generated content. In February 2026, Senior U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson fined five attorneys a combined $12,000 for submitting an AI-hallucinated patent brief in Lexos Media IP LLC v. Overstock.com.

Bottom line for a 5-50 attorney Kansas firm: Kansas has no KBA ethics opinion yet, but enforcement is already live. If you file in Shawnee County, Rule 3.125 requires a first-page AI disclosure and accuracy certification. If you file in federal court, Standing Order 26-01 makes you personally responsible for every word.

Last verified: April 23, 2026