Hinkle Law Firm LLC

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301 North Main St., Suite 2000
Wichita, KS 67202-4820 (map) 316.660.6220 jskolaut@hinklaw.com     vCard
 Jay Skolaut   Member

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Civil LitigationInsurance DefenseTransportation & Motor Carrier LitigationConstruction Litigation

Mr. Skolaut focuses on civil litigation and transportation law at Hinkle Law Firm LLC. While attending Creighton University School of Law, Jay earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Constitutional Law II and was a member of the advanced trial practice team. Jay participated in a constitutional law seminar taught by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Jay earned a certificate for completing an area of concentration in business, taxation, and commercial transactions.

Jay assists members of the transportation practice group’s Critical Occurrence Response Team, responding to events involving the firms motor carrier/transportation industry clients. Prior to coming to the firm, Jay served as a clerk for Union Pacific Railroad Company. He is involved in the Trucking Industry Defense Association and the trucking section of the Defense Research Institute.

In support of the firm’s insurance defense practice group, Jay is involved in the full range of property and casualty matters, insurance coverage issues, and critical occurrence investigations for fires, explosions, and other large value losses.



  • Creighton University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2005
    • CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Constitutional Law II
    • Advanced trial practice team member
  • Creighton University, B.S., Business Administration, magna cum laude, 2003
  • Kansas Supreme Court
  • Nebraska Supreme Court
  • United States District Court, District of Kansas
  • United States District Court, District of Western Missouri
  • Kansas Bar Association
  • Nebraska Bar Association
  • Wichita Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Selected to Super Lawyers-Rising Stars Edition 2009-2010 (Transportation/Maritime Law and Civil Litigation Defense)
  • ALFA International Transportation Update, Contributing Editor.
  • “USA Today highlights a new advancement in the discovery of concussions and other ‘minor’ brain injuries.” ALFA International Transportation Update, Volume 2010 Issue 4 (Fall), Contributing Author.
  • “Which Federal Statute Governs a Maritime Case About a Train (or Truck) Wreck?” ALFA International Transportation Update, Volume 2010 Issue 4 (Fall), Contributing Author.
  • "Update on Negligent Entrustment and Negligent Hiring, Retention, and Supervision Claims in Kansas." ALFA International Transportation Update, Volume 2009, Issue 2 (Spring).
  • “The Times They Are A-changin: The Politics Of Global Warming And Its Effect On The Trucking Industry.” ALFA International Transportation Update (Fall 2009).
  • Kansas Human Resources Manual. Kansas Chamber of Commerce (2008). Contributing author.
  • “Slippery When Wet...More Benefits to Getting There Early.” ALFA International Transportation Update, Volume 2008, Issue 2 (Spring).