Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm L.L.C.

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2000 Epic Center - 301 North Main St.
Wichita, KS 67202 (map) 316-267-2000 rrutter@hinklaw.com     vCard
Ruhe C. Wadud Rutter   Associate

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Employee Benefits & ERISA

Since joining the firm in 2003, Ms. Rutter has practiced exclusively in employee benefit matters. Ruhe advises business clients on compliance with federal laws affecting all types of employee benefit plans. She also assists employers in correcting plan defects through IRS and DOL correction programs. While at the University of North Carolina, Ruhe authored a note selected for publication in the North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation.



•    University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2002
•    University of Kansas, B.A., French, B.S., Business Administration, with honors, 1996
•    Kansas Supreme Court
•    Virginia Supreme Court
•    United States District Court, District of Kansas
•    “Wichita Bar Association Family Law Seminar” Wichita, Kansas, February 2009.
•    “Rejected Again! Understanding Qualified Domestic Relations Orders.” Wichita Bar Association, February 2009.
•    “What Employers Need to Know About the HIPAA Medical Privacy Regulations.” Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm L.L.C. Client Workshops,
     Spring 2004.
•    American Bar Association
•    Kansas Bar Association
•    Wichita Bar Association
•    Kansas Human Resources Manual. Kansas Chamber of Commerce (2008). Contributing author.
•    “Allowing Employers to Discriminate in the Hiring Process Under the Age Discrimination in
     Employment Act: the Case of Reyes-Gaona.” North Carolina Journal of International Law and
     Commercial Regulation
27:2 (2001), 301-334.