Family Law

• Divorce
• Adoption
• Guardianship
  Tuesday, June 16, 2009 In order to help families with special-needs children get the legal protection they need, Hugh Gill helped found the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP), a partnership between Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm, The Arc of...

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
• DUI/DWI
• White Collar Crimes
  Hinkle Law Firm LLC is pleased to announce that attorney John Rapp will join the firm as a member effective January 2, 2015. The addition of John brings strength to Hinkle’s white collar crime and criminal litigation practice areas.  “We are...
• Money Laundering
  On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The main purpose of the CTA is to protect the United States financial system from being used for money laundering and other illicit activities. Effective January 1, 2024,...

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Wichita, KS -Hinkle Law Firm LLC welcomes Travis Pfannenstiel.  He joins the firm as an associate attorney and will assist in a variety of practice areas, including business and corporate law, real estate, and commercial litigation Travis was...
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Shortly after the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, the health care industry saw an increase in mergers and acquisitions activity. Five years later, there is no sign of a slow-down. Locally, Via Christi Health’s acquisition of...
• Business Disputes
  WICHITA, Kan. – Hinkle Law Firm LLC is pleased to announce that the attorneys of Redmond & Nazar, LLP will become members of the firm effective January 1, 2015. Hinkle Law Firm is one of the state’s leading business law firms with offices in...
• Business Transactions
  Hinkle Law Firm is pleased to announce that Christopher Arellano and Matthew Holcomb have been made Members of the firm. Chris’s practice is focused on assisting clients with Healthcare Business Transactions and Corporate and Real Estate...

Employment Law

• Employment Contract
  May 9, 2024- Laura Fent Non-compete, non-solicitation (“no poaching” of patients or employees) and non-disclosure provisions are widely used in Kansas physician employment agreements. As such, it is perhaps no surprise that Kansas case law...
• Employment Litigation
  Wichita, KS - Hinkle Law Firm LLC has added Trinidad Galdean, Of Counsel attorney, to its employment law team. Galdean has extensive experience in employment law and employment litigation, including multi-state counseling on employment...
• Non-compete Agreement
  In 2013, a PEO Provider (Hinkle client) hired an employee from another PEO provider in order to start operations in the Kansas City market.  The former employer alleged the employee had a non-compete agreement that prevented him from going to work...

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  WICHITA, Kan. – Hinkle Law Firm LLC has added Christopher L. Arellano as an associate attorney. Arellano’s practice encompasses many areas of the law, including general business issues, commercial and residential real estate matters, health care...
• Construction Litigation
  Overland Park, KS - Hinkle Law Firm LLC has added Peter G. Collins, of Counsel, to its Overland Park team of attorneys. Collins has extensive litigation experience in the areas of professional negligence, construction litigation and other complex...
• Eminent Domain
  Wichita, KS -- Hinkle Law Firm has been ranked in the 2015 "Best Law Firms" list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in the following areas: Tier 1, Wichita, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Tier 1, Wichita, Public Finance...
• Land Use and Zoning

Immigration Law

• Citizenship and Naturalization

Health Law

• Personal Injury
• Medical Malpractice
  Hinkle Law Firm LLC attorney Greg Young secured a unanimous defense verdict in a case involving allegations of medical malpractice against our client. After 6 days of trial and a brief deliberation of 9 minutes, the jury of 12 unanimously returned...

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Hinkle Law Firm is pleased to announce that Ryan Farley has been named a Member of the firm. Ryan’s practice focuses on Estate Planning and Administration, and Family Business Planning. “Ryan has become an important part of our planning team. He...
• Trusts
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  Having your student loans discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case is very difficult; you must show that repayment would cause you “undue hardship.” Because of this, many courts use a three-factor test, called the Brunner Test, to determine if...
• Foreclosure
  This is an update to our previous post on March 20, 2020: Foreclosures and Evictions during COVID-19 Governor Laura Kelly has issued a new Executive Order that rescinds, and clarifies, Executive Order 20-06 previously issued on March 17, 2020. The...
• Tax Law
  There is now increased attention to income tax issues in estate planning in lieu of death tax planning. This change is due to the increase in the estate tax exemption to $11.18 million per person under the new tax law. In addition to revocable trust...