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One of the most complex problems lawmakers must resolve during the COVID-19 pandemic is what to do about criminal defendants awaiting trial, especially when disruptions to courts’ standard operating procedures occur. Member John Rapp and summer law clerk Ben Bigham authored an article for the Kansas Bar Journal titled ‘Covid-19 […]

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 2021. The list, below, recognizes the hard work of our attorneys in our Wichita and Lenexa offices. This is the eleventh consecutive year […]

While student loan debt continues to be a hot political topic recently there have been changes to student loan forgiveness, particularly those from a private, for-profit school. The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals (which sits in Denver and covers Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Utah) issued an important […]

At a time when some firms national have paused hiring, Hinkle Law Firm continues its growth by adding six new attorneys. Blair C. Bohm, Lindsey R. Freihoff, Jesse J. Gutierrez, and Kayla L. Stavinoha have joined the firm as Associate Attorneys. Suzanne R. Bruss and Melissa A. Moodie join the […]

Hinkle Law Firm has twenty-three attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 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 […]

We are pleased to share that on Friday, July 24, Mitchell L. Herren was confirmed by the United States 10th Circuit Court of Appeals as the newest Federal bankruptcy judge for the District of Kansas. He replaces Judge Robert Nugent who retired earlier this month. We are very happy for […]

If your business has been struggling and you have considered seeking help in a bankruptcy, you may wonder whether the Means Test would apply to your case. The short answer is “No.” What is the Means Test? It was added to the Bankruptcy Code in 2005 as part of the […]

Hinkle Law Firm LLC has relocated their office from 6800 College Boulevard in Overland Park to the fourth floor of Penn I in City Center Lenexa. The first day of business in the new office was Monday, April 27, 2020. The Lenexa office is home to four attorneys and their […]

Update as of March 27, 2020: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed in to law on Friday, March 27, 2020. It contains important changes in the Bankruptcy Code aimed at assisting small businesses and consumers. Those changes include the following. Amending the Small Business Reorganization […]

KANSAS ESTABLISHES “STAY HOME” ORDER – EFFECTIVE MARCH 30, 2020 On March 28, 2020, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued Executive Order No. 20-16 to be effective March 30, 2020.  The order notes that several Kansas counties have already issued differing “stay home” orders and seeks to “create uniformity in the […]