A.H.A! Board Members

Joan Heffington, C.E.O.

As C.E.O. and Founder of the A.H.A! in 2003, Joan Heffington has over 34 years experience and observation of the United States legal system.  From 2001-2002, she spent an estimated 2200 hours and $20,000 acting as her own attorney in a negligence-fraud lawsuit which she petitioned to the United States Supreme Court.  In 2003, she wrote and published TEN SECRETS You Must Know Before Hiring a Lawyer.  Joan received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Administration of Justice from Wichita State University in 1977 and 1981, respectively.  From 1982-1984, she served as a traffic investigator for the City of Wichita.  Joan was the first female builder to join the Wichita Area Builders Association in 1999.  As President of Heffington Homes, Inc. from 1999-2005, she designed, built and decorated speculative homes for resale.  Joan is listed as an Honored Professional in the National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals and is a 2001 Honoree of the International Who’s Who of Professional and Business Women.  Joan was selected as the 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006 Kansas Businesswoman of the Year by the National Business Advisory Council, and has past served as their Honorary Chairman for Kansas.  In 2005, she received the Ronald Reagan Gold Medal Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence.  Joan currently lives in Sedgwick County, Kansas, with her three sons.
 

Cortland Berry, Director

An experienced attorney for 27 years, Cortland voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law on April 30, 2003. On that date, he decided to dedicate himself to making the law work for all American citizens. Cortland received a Bachelor's Degree in English and American Studies in 1970, and graduated from Kansas University Law School in 1973. He has worked as a state parole officer, taught English composition for two years, and has practiced law in a variety of locales, including the Virgin Islands and an Indian reservation in Arizona. Cortland tried over 100 jury trials during the period he practiced law. He has been involved in private investing and currently travels extensively .

GOD

God is all about truth, love and justice, so He fits right in with the A.H.A!  He has been our unofficial guiding force since we began in 2003, and we look to Him to guide us in all of our decisions.  God is our most trustworthy board member, and we know that He will never leave us nor forsake us.  He helps us speak the truth in love, and protects us for doing what is right.  God is the author of “The Holy Bible,” which is the standard of living for all mankind.  Like us, it is not His desire that anyone should perish, even lawyers whom he especially tries to warn (Luke 11:52).  His laws under the Ten Commandments are the foundation of the United States of America.  His son Jesus gave us two more, that we “love God and love our neighbor as ourself.” We hope these two commandments will also be written on the halls of justice in our country.  In seeking His will, God is highly in favor of our proposed “justice amendment.” We are thankful that His love for us never ends.  God lives up in heaven with his son, Jesus, and in our hearts if we will let Him.