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Defense Verdict! Hinkle Member Michelle Stewart successfully defended her client before a Johnson County jury in the case of National Surety Corporation vs. United Heating & Cooling Inc., with the jury returning a verdict 12-0 for the Defendant on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. The Plaintiff, an insurance company, sued Ms. […]

Hinkle Law Firm LLC was recognized as a Best Law Firm in a number of practice areas by US News & World Report and Best Lawyers(R) for 2018. The list, below, recognizes the hard work of our attorneys in both our Wichita and Overland Park offices. This is the eighth […]

Hinkle Law Firm was a sponsor of this year’s Wichita Business Journal HR professionals. Nearly two dozen HR professionals were recognized for their work in the field of human resources and for their work in the Wichita community at a luncheon on Tuesday, October 10.  At Hinkle, we understand that […]

Hinkle Law Firm has seventeen Attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2018 Publication. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey of 1.8 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country. They are reviewed on the basis of professional skill and undergo an authentication process […]

November 23, 2016 – Jim Spencer Late yesterday afternoon, a federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction on the Department of Labor’s overtime regulations that were set to take effect on December 1, 2016. The injunction is nationwide. Preliminary injunctions are immediately appealable, so we would not be surprised […]

An article in the Washington Post on March 14, 2017 reported the number of people defaulting on their student loans has skyrocketed in the past year. Reporting on a study conducted by The Consumer Federation of America (CFA), the Post indicated that millions of people had not made a payment […]

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 you can meet the undue hardship requirement for student loan discharge. Recently, […]

If you are a farmer facing foreclosure, you should know about Chapter 12 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Also called a “Farm Bankruptcy,” Chapter 12 was created specifically for family farmers and is designed to provide flexibility because it takes into account the seasonal nature of the farming business. Chapter […]