Wyoming Lawyer Not Liable For Embarrassing Claims In Trans Sorority Member Lawsuit

An attorney who tried getting a court to void the membership of a University of Wyoming transgender sorority member was found not liable Friday for personal and embarrassing claims he and his co-counsel included in the bombshell case's public court file.

Clair McFarland
May 15, 2026
5 min read


John Knepper, left, and Artemis Langford.

A Wyoming attorney who tried getting a court to void the membership of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority’s first transgender inductee in 2023 was found not liable Friday, after the sorority member accused him of launching personal and embarrassing claims into the public court file.

John Knepper declined “for now” to comment after hearing the news that he’s not liable for the more controversial claims he and another attorney, Cassie Craven, included in their 2023 lawsuit against the sorority and its transgender inductee Artemis Langford. ... His attorney Anna Reeves Olson did not return a Friday afternoon email by publication.

That lawsuit complaint covered Langford’s characteristics and alleged lifestyle as a transgender person, among other hotly contested incidents and claims.

Rachel Berkness of Freeburg Law, who represented Langford, told Cowboy State Daily on Friday that even though the plaintiff didn’t win a favorable verdict, the conduct prompting the complaint was still wrong. ... “I am incredibly proud of Artemis Langford for standing up for herself against her biggest bullies,” wrote Berkness in a Friday text message. “The jury agreed that what happened to her was wrong. They were just unable to determine whether it was legally permissible.”

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Clair McFarland can be reached at clair@cowboystatedaily.com.